Ravi Shankar – A World Music Legend, Dies at 92

On the day we are headed to Madison Square Garden for the 12/12/12 Concert, I think back to that summer day in 1971 where in the same venue, I first saw Ravi Shankar in Concert at the Concert For Bangla Desh. That was the first big rock benefit concert and tonight’s may be the biggest ever. But Ravi opened the show that night – an Indian musician who asked his friend George Harrison to help his country. Although it was something I had not experienced before, I remember really listening to him and enjoying the set, even though the entire audience was waiting for the ‘rest’ of the show. We now all know so well how this man singlehandedly influenced George, who singlehandedly exposed the western hemisphere to this music. This was never a passing fad for George. It stayed with him his entire life. They worked on quite a few projects together over the years – Albums, Films, Concerts, Special & more. We mourn the passing of another singular music legend, at the age of 92. As George put it so well, All Things Must Pass.