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BMG buys control of Chess publisher

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** BMG BUYS CONTROL OF CHESS RECORDS PUBLISHING COMPANY ARC
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BMG has acquired a majority interest in the ARC Music publishing catalogue, originally founded in 1948 by the Chess brothers Leonard and Phil Chess as the music publishing counterpart of their Chess Records label.

BMG made the acquisition from Fuji Music Group (FMG).

The ARC repertoire includes many of the greats of US blues and rock ‘n’ roll, including songs made famous by Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys (pictured), Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker.

ARC Music holds the rights to some of the most well-known American music of the past five decades including blues and rock n’ roll songs such as ‘Surfin’ USA’, ‘Johnny B. Goode’, ‘See You Later Alligator’, ‘Book Of Love’ and ‘Roll Over Beethoven’.

Following the deal BMG and FMG have agreed they will work together to ‘explore additional opportunities with the intention of creating a portfolio of evergreen copyrights’.

BMG already publishes songs from the classic American songbook by the likes of Willie Dixon, plus much of the Johnny Cash catalogue. Last year it acquired rights in the Buddy Holly estate controlled by the star’s widow, Maria Elena Holly.

“Both culturally and commercially, this is one of the most significant acquisitions in the development of BMG so far.”

Hartwig Masuch, BMG

BMG and FMG have a long-running relationship.

FMG’s affiliate, Fujipacific Music, administers BMG’s catalogue in Japan and Southeast Asia, while BMG administers FMG’s catalogue in the rest of the world.

FMG will continue to handle administration for the catalogue in Japan and Southeast Asia.

BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch said, “The Chess brothers and their successors brought blues and rock ‘n’ roll to the world.

“The artists and songwriters they discovered still resonate through the decades. Both culturally and commercially, the acquisition of this majority stake in ARC is one of the most significant acquisitions in the development of BMG so far.”

Laurent Hubert, President of Creative and Marketing at BMG commented, “The ARC catalog represents timeless music that is a centerpiece of American culture. We are pleased to join forces with Fuji and deepen our relationship with them in Japan and Southeast Asia to bring these songs new life across the globe.”

Ichiro Asatsuma, Chairman of Fuji Music Group commented, “I am confident that this partnership with BMG will not only increase the commercial value of the ARC songs, but also strengthen the cultural legacy the catalog represents.”

Hico Koike, President of Fuji Music Group added, “FMG and BMG share the same philosophies in maximizing exposure for music. With our combined global resources we look forward to expanded business opportunities for the catalog.”

Selected highlights from the Arc catalogue include:
* ‘I’m A Man’ (made famous by Bo Diddley, The Yardbirds)
* ‘Johnny B. Goode’ (Chuck Berry)
* ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ (Chuck Berry)
* ‘No Particular Place To Go’ (Chuck Berry)
* ‘Surfin’ USA’ (The Beach Boys)
* ‘Mannish Boy’ (Muddy Waters, The Band)
* ‘Susie-Q’ (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
* ‘See You Later Alligator’ (Billy Haley & The Comets)
* ‘Road Runner’ (Bo Diddley, The Animals, The Zombies, Aerosmith, The Who)
* ‘Smokestack Lightning’ (Howlin’ Wolf, Cream)
* ‘At The Hop’ (Danny & The Juniors)
* ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ (Etta James)

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Ravi Shankar & Dizzy Gillespie: LIFE – Google Books

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Now on tour in the U.S., Shankar with his sitar was guest of honor at a party for … jazz notables as Dizzy Gillespie and Willy the Lion Smith played for Shankar. … his bebop trumpet in Night in Tunisia at a party which honored Ravi Shankar.

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Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar maestro, dies – BBC News

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** Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar maestro, dies
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A look back at the life of Ravi Shankar

Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar has died in a hospital in the US, aged 92.

His family said he had been admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego last week, but had failed to recover fully from surgery.

Shankar gained widespread international recognition through his association with The Beatles.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described him as a “national treasure and global ambassador of India’s cultural heritage”.

In a statement quoted by Reuters, Shankar’s wife Sukanya and daughter Anoushka said he had recently undergone surgery which would have “potentially given him a new lease of life”.

“Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the surgeons and doctors taking care of him, his body was not able to withstand the strain of the surgery,” they said.

“We were at his side when he passed away.

“Although it is a time for sorrow and sadness, it is also a time for all of us to give thanks and to be grateful that we were able to have him as a part of our lives. He will live forever in our hearts and in his music.”

Anoushka Shankar is herself a sitar player. Shankar’s other daughter is Grammy award-winning singer Norah Jones.

** ‘Respect for music’
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George Harrison of the Beatles once called Shankar “the godfather of world music”.

He played at Woodstock and the 1967 Monterey Pop festival, and also collaborated with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.
Ravi Shankar teaches George Harrison the sitar

Shankar also composed a number of film scores – notably Satyajit Ray’s celebrated Apu trilogy (1951-55) and Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi (1982) – and collaborated with US composer Philip Glass in Passages in 1990.

Talking in later life about his experiences at the influential Monterey Pop festival, Ravi Shankar said he was “shocked to see people dressing so flamboyantly”.

He told Rolling Stone magazine that he was horrified when Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire on stage.

“That was too much for me. In our culture, we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God,” he said.

In 1999, Shankar was awarded the highest civilian citation in India – the Bharat Ratna, or Jewel of India.

On Wednesday morning, shortly after his death, the Recording Academy of America announced the musician would receive a lifetime achievement award at next year’s Grammys.

The Academy’s President Neil Portnow said he had been able to inform Shankar of the honour last week.

“He was deeply touched and so pleased,” he said, adding, “we have lost an innovative and exceptional talent and a true ambassador of international music”.

Born into a Bengali family in the ancient Indian city of Varanasi, Ravi Shankar was originally a dancer with his brother’s troupe.

He gave up dancing to study the sitar at the age of 18.

For seven years Shankar studied under Baba Allauddin Khan, founder of the Maihar Gharana style of Hindustani classical music, and became well-known in India for his virtuoso sitar playing.

For the last years of his life, Ravi Shankar lived in Encinitas, California, with his wife.

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