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Ravi Shankar's impact went beyond the Beatles
The Fox News Web headline Wednesday morning captured something in the air despite its utter wrongness: "Beatles' sitar player Ravi Shankar dies at 92." Well, first, the Beatles' sitar player was George Harrison. Shankar, who died Tuesday in his...
Tags: Norah Jones, Fox News Channel (tv network), University of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philip Glass
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Britney Spears tops Forbes' highest-earning women in music
Forbes has just issued its annual ranking of the highest-earning women in music, and heading the list is Britney Spears, whose $58 million from May 2011 through May 2012 outranked all others. It is, however, about 30% less than the $90 million that Lady...
Tags: Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Sony Corp., Britney Spears
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Paul McCartney and the pope are making 12/12/12 a day to remember
Happy 12/12/12! Enjoy the quirky numerical day while it lasts because it won't happen again for another hundred years. (Or never if the Mayan Apocalypse actually happens) Possibly fueled by this unique bit of numerology, the Internet is buzzing with...
Tags: North Korea, Bryan Singer, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Madison Square Garden, Google Inc.
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From the archives: Ravi Shankar a commanding presence
On Sept. 28, 2011, Ravi Shankar was 91 and frail when he took the stage for an unforgettable night in Los Angeles. With Shankar's death at 92 on Tuesday, we share the review of that performance from Times music critic Mark Swed. I come to praise a...
Tags: Dance, Philip Glass, Al Pacino, Martin Scorsese, Entertainment
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Glorious sounds soar above season of economic gloom
No musical news story in 2012 drew greater media attention, inside and outside Chicago, than the strike that silenced the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 48 hours in late September. The cliffhanger was resolved just in time for the CSO to fulfill a...
Tags: University of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, Entertainment, Carnegie Hall
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2012 Grammy Nominations
KTLA News1. Record Of The Year Lonely Boy The Black Keys The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer Track from: El Camino [Nonesuch] Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) Kelly Clarkson...Tags: Sparrow (music group), Deadmau5 (music group), Major Lazer (music group), Kanye West, Rebecca Pidgeon
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The Sunday Conversation: Ravi Shankar 'fell in love' with California
Ravi Shankar, 91, India's most famous classical musician in the West since his collaborations with Beatle George Harrison and violinist Yehudi Menuhin in the 1960s, makes an infrequent concert appearance when he performs at the Terrace Theater in Long...
Tags: Norah Jones, Philip Glass, Entertainment, Music Industry, Religion and Belief
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Hansen: The real thing is always king
If given the choice, would you want butter or margarine? Sugar or artificial sweetener? Vinyl or digital music? The answer to all, of course, is, yes. Give me the real thing. And for obvious reasons. Butter doesn't have the trans fatty acids that...Tags: Louis Armstrong, Heart Attack, Tom Waits, Jim Otto, Otis Redding
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2011 year in review: Best in classical music
Culture MonsterMusic critic Mark Swed highlights the best of the year in classical music and opera.... -
CD review: A rare, revealing intimate outing from sitar legend Ravi Shankar
Lehigh Valley MusicIn October of 2011, legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, 91, invited his long-time tabla accompanist, Tanmoy Bose, to his home in Encitas, Calif., for an informal recording project. The result was a high-energy jam session over a four-day period in...
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