However, that changed when he heard Shankar’s music for the first time. George explained what happened next to VH1’s John Fugelsang in 1997 (per George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews ...

But none more famous than sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar who died Tuesday at age 92. From his tiny Riki Ram's Music shop tucked into the crowded lanes of central Delhi's Bhagat Singh market, Sharma ...

George Harrison lacked something in the mid-1960s, but legendary sitarist, Ravi Shankar, filled that void with Indian music. In 1965, nothing impressed George, not even his idols like Elvis ...

What was Ravi Shankar famous for? Ravi Shankar was born in Benares, India, on April 7, 1920. He spent his childhood studying music and dance, but he gave up the latter when he turned 18. He ...

George Harrison and Ravi Shankar | Central Press/Getty Images In the late 1960s, George Harrison became incredibly passionate about expanding his consciousness and spirituality. He used music as a ...

Ravi Shankar impressed The Beatles’ George Harrison George first heard Indian music in utero. His mother used to play Radio India while she was pregnant with him.

Ravi Shankar took Indian classical music to world stages and introduced the sitar to Western audiences. His influence can still be felt today, 100 years after his birth.

A Life in Music Ravi Shankar was born in Varanasi, India on April 7, 1920 and spent his youth performing across Europe and India as a member of his brother Uday's dance troupe. He gave up dancing in ...

Ravi Shankar passed away this week at the age of 92. ... But there is a tension in much of the music most obviously derived from Shankar's, a sometimes lazy attempt to be exotic.

For more than 50 years, Ravi Shankar has been the man responsible for bringing Indian classical music to the West. Hear Shankar, in conversation, as he reminisces on his life and explains the ...