Ravi Shankar was playing quite a big part in the Beatles and stuff. And I used to sit...
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Jeff Beck, Himself: Ravi Shankar was playing quite a big part in the Beatles and stuff. And I used to sit over at Page's house listening to ragas, you know, Vilayat Khan and Ravi Shankar and just marveling how could this be adopted in the guitar - this bending of the string, to such an extent you could play a melody with one bend
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Ravi Shankar was playing
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quite a big part in The Beatles and stuff
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and I used to sit over at Page's house
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listening to ragas Vilayat Khan and Ravi Shankar
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and just marvelling
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How could this be adopted in the guitar
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This bending of the string
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to such an extent that you could play a melody with one bend
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Movie Summary
Documentary on the life and musical evolution of Jeff Beck, one of most innovative guitarists in history. The film covers his early days, his tenure with The Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group, and his subsequent projects over the ...
