Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92

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SAN DIEGO - Pandit Ravi Shankar, the best known contemporary Indian musician, died Tuesday evening in San Diego, Calif. He was 92.

The sitar star's website announced his death. "Shankar had suffered from upper-respiratory and heart issues over the past year and underwent heart-valve replacement surgery last Thursday. Though the surgery was successful, recovery proved too difficult for the 92-year-old musician."

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

R.I.P Ravi  v_v :beer:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Sad... he taught George Harrison... and was Nora Jones' father. Also a fine musician.

R.I.P. Ravi Shankar.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

RIP Ravi.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Another legend gone. It's been a bad year :(

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Major part of my formative years...

We have another guardian angel. O:)

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yeah guys...some of us are at the age where everything that life gave us...it is now taking it all back. :'(

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

One things for sure, the band in Heaven must really Rock. 

RIP

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

somewhere on a cloud.... he and George are a strummin'.....  :)

RIP