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| Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies at 92 (Update) Posted: 11 Dec 2012 10:33 PM PST LOS ANGELES: Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar, who helped introduce the sitar to the Western world through his collaborations with The Beatles, died near his home in Southern California, his family said. He was 92. Shankar, a three-time Grammy winner with legendary appearances at the 1967 Monterey Festival and Woodstock, had been in fragile health for several years and last Thursday underwent surgery, his family said in a statement. "Although it is a time for sorrow and sadness, it is also a time for all of us to give thanks and to be grateful that we were able to have him as a part of our lives," the family said. "He will live forever in our hearts and in his music." The statement said Shankar had suffered from upper respiratory and heart issues over the past year and underwent heart-valve replacement surgery last week. The surgery was successful but he was unable to recover. "Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the surgeons and doctors taking care of him, his body was not able to withstand the strain of the surgery. We were at his side when he passed away," his wife Sukanya and daughter Anoushka said. Shankar lived in both India and the United States. He is also survived by his daughter, Grammy-winning singer Norah Jones, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Shankar performed his last concert with his daughter Anoushka Shankar on November 4 in Long Beach, California, the statement said. The night before he underwent surgery, he was nominated for a Grammy for his latest album "The Living Room Sessions, Part 1." Shankar is credited with popularizing Indian music through his work with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and The Beatles in the late 1960s. - AFP |
| Disco queen Donna Summer to join rock Hall of Fame Posted: 11 Dec 2012 07:32 PM PST LOS ANGELES: Disco queen Donna Summer, who died in May, is to join the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Canadian rockers Rush and hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy, it was announced Tuesday. Veteran female rockers Heart, blues legend Albert King and singer-songwriter Randy Newman will also join the music pantheon, while producers Lou Adler and Quincy Jones will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award, given to non-performers. "This year's class of inductees ... again represents the broad, compelling and significant definition of rock and roll," said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation boss Joel Peresman. Grammy-winning disco diva Summer, who topped the charts repeatedly in the 1970s and '80s with raunchy hits like "Love to Love You Baby" and "Hot Stuff," died of lung cancer in May, aged 63. Progressive rock group Rush, formed in Toronto in 1968 and known for classic albums including "2112" from 1976 and 1981's "Moving Pictures," were already inducted into Canada's Music Hall of Fame in 1994. Hip hop veterans Public Enemy, known for politically-charged lyrics, were formed in New York in 1982 and were named among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004. Heart, led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, have been together for four decades, hit the big time with their debut 1976 album "Dreamboat Annie." The band returned to the Billboard Top 10 with 2010's "Red Velvet Car." Sixty-nine year-old Newman's career ranges from pop ballads to Oscar-winning songs for movies including "Toy Story 3," while blues guitarist King, who died in 1992, was a major influence on generations of musicians. Producers Adler and Jones will receive an award named after Ertegun, the Turkish-American music entrepreneur who founded Atlantic Records and championed artists from Led Zeppelin to the Rolling Stones and Aretha Franklin. The stars will be inducted into the Cleveland, Ohio-based Hall of Fame in Los Angeles on April 18 next year, the first time the ceremony has been held on the West Coast since 1993. - AFP |
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