Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies

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"If you like our tuning so much, I hope you will enjoy the playing more," he told the confused crowd, and then launched into his set.

In this Aug. 3, 1967 file photo, George Harrison, of the Beatles, left, sits cross-legged with his musical mentor, Ravi Shankar of India, in Los Angeles, as Harrison explains to newsmen that Shankar is teaching him to play the sitar.
In this Dec. 19, 2002 file photo, Indian Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, right, and daughter Anoushka Shankar smile during a press conference in Calcutta, India.

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