If I Were a Rich Man I would Have No Reason to Play the Sitar

Well maybe I was a mite cranky when I wrote the post below, but now just one song has turned my frown upside-down into a more comfortable mocking sneer. Nothing like a Tijuana Brass-esque version of If I Were a Rich Man, with tuba and sitar solo by Lord Sitar himself to start the day off right. Daydream Believer and I Can See For Miles, too!

Modern Sitar Rocks The U.S in 1967

Vinnie Bell plays his electric sitar.

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"Bill Plummer, is a master of the String Bass. Any kind of Bass Instrument, and any style of music. Upright Bass, Contra Bass, Double Bass, Electric Bass, and East Indian Sitar, Bill Plummer has had a legendary career performing with such noted artists as The Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, Nancy Wilson, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, Ry Cooder, Pat Boone, Paul Horn, Spanky & Our Gang, Charles Lloyd, and The Jazz Corps just to name a few.
Bill Plummer And The Cosmic Brotherhood is a great West Coast Psychedelic/Jazz Sitar album!!!"

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