A traditional Indian instrument used by George Harrison to record a Beatles song has sold for over £53,000. Harrison bought the 4ft long sitar from a small Oxford Street shop named Indiacraft ...

When Ravi Shankar introduced Western musicians in the 1960s to Indian classical music, he couldn’t have imagined he’d change rock music history forever. Shankar inspired George Harrison, and ...

George Harrison – influenced by Ravi Shankar – introduced Indian elements such as playing on the sitar to Beatles music (Norwegian Wood, Within You Without You). Yet despite Harrison’s popularity and ...

Many groups also looked to India, using 12-string guitars to mimic the drone of a sitar, as in “Ticket to Ride” by The Beatles. And The Kinks’ “See My Friends” helped establish what beca ...

In the 1960s Beatles guitarist George Harrison was introduced to Shankar’s music. He used the sitar in some recordings and, along with other groups like the Rolling Stones, helped Indian music ...

The Beatles make their first visit to Hamburg. The 17-year-old Harrison is later deported for being under-age. 1965: Becomes interested in the sitar and becomes the first Western musician to play ...

In the 1960s Beatles guitarist George Harrison was introduced to Shankar’s music. He used the sitar in some recordings and, along with other groups like the Rolling Stones, helped Indian music ...