Here is The New York Times obituary and a nice piece at NPR about Ravi Shankar, who died today at age 92.
A previous post containing a clip of Shankar on The Dick Cavett Show — in which the fact that Shankar’s daughter is Norah Jones is discussed — may have gotten the most traffic this site has even gotten. Above, Shankar plays an unnamed song with daughter Anoushka and Tanmoy Bose on tabla in Santa Cruz in 2007, according to the notes.
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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