tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-4961784999140225092007-12-08T14:42:00.000Z2007-12-08T14:42:00.000Z2007-12-08T14:42:00.000Z<I>...how many readers will agree with all the thirty-six names in the list? Shouldn't contemporary music be represented by more than Ravi Shankar?</I><BR/><BR/>Hmmm ... I'd be interested to understand what sort of definition of "contemporary music" you had in mind that would include Ravi Shankar but none of <BR/>Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Berry Gordy Jr., Bill Graham, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Les Paul.<BR/><BR/>Without ignoring things like his work with Menuhin, much of Shankar's renown during that period came from his involvement with the musical culture represented by many of the names which are on the list (John Lennon being the most obvious example).Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00914563821350955193noreply@blogger.com