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Beatles Collaborator Ravi Shankar Dead at 92 [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:33:46 +0000

Collaborator, teacher and friend of former Beatles guitarist George Harrison, Ravi Shankar has died. The Indian Sitar player was 92 years old. The Hindustan Times reported that he died in a U.S. Hospital on Tuesday, Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, 92, died in a hospital in United States on Tuesday. He was hospitalised on Thursday [...]

Roberta Flack Releases Beatles Tribute Album

Dave Lifton — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:05:17 +0000

Ever since the Beatles first arrived on the scene, interpretive singers have plucked through their catalog for material, either as one-offs or full-blown tribute albums. The latest comes from an unlikely source: Roberta Flack, whose latest album, ‘Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles,’ is her take on the Fab Four’s songbook.

Flaming Lips Offer Up Bizarre Cover of the Beatles' 'I Am the Walrus'

Jon Wiederhorn — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:30:46 +0000

Maybe the Flaming Lips decided to record a crazy, bass-heavy, guitar-free video for the Beatles psychedelic masterpiece ‘I Am the Walrus’ as a way to prepare for their upcoming New Year’s Eve concerts with Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band in their hometown of Oklahoma City. More likely, they’re weirding out in the clip because, well, that’s what they do best.

Beatles Rare Autographed Single Sells for Five Figures on eBay

Karen 'Gilly' Laney — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:32:31 +0000

An autographed Beatles ‘Please Please Me’ Red Parlophone single sold on Ebay on Nov. 14 for approximately $12,720.00. This rarity was signed on the A-side by George Harrison and John Lennon while signatures from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were on the B-side of the record, which plays ‘Ask Me Why.’

R & B Legend Roberta Flack To Cover The Beatles

Jon Michaels — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:15:11 +0000

Roberta Flack was blessed to be gifted with an angelic singing voice. A singer-songwriter who can easily adapt to many different music styles. Flack is a four time Grammy winner that easily commands the world of Pop, R & B, and Jazz. Roberta is prepping her first album in more than 8 years. February is the target date [...]