George Harrison performs at the Concert for Bangladesh, held at Madison Square Garden on August 1, 1971 in New York City. Asked why he joined in organizing the event, he said, "Because I was asked by a friend if I'd help, that's all." Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images hide caption

Ravi Shankar
George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Leon Russell perform at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. GAB Archive/Redferns hide caption
Pictured here in his late 20s, Ravi Shankar was hugely important in popularizing Indian classical music in Western pop music. He would have turned 100 years old today. Courtesy of the Shankar family hide caption
Anoushka Shankar's new album, Home, marks a return to the Indian classical music her father, Ravi Shankar, taught her. Laura Lewis / Deutsche Grammophon/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A Return To Ragas: Family Matters For Sitar Player Anoushka Shankar
The late sitarist, composer and musical ambassador Ravi Shankar, who died Tuesday at age 92. Carolyn Jones/courtesy of EMI Classics hide caption
Ravi Shankar circa 1960 in the U.K. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption
Ravi Shankar is the sitar master who brought Indian classical music to the West. Hulton Archive/Getty hide caption
Ravi Shankar performs with his daughter, Anoushka Shankar. Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images hide caption