| Macca's first guitar up for auction
The first guitar Paul McCartney ever played is up for sale. Schoolboy McCartney learned his first chords on the Rex acoustic guitar belonging to his best friend Ian James. Now the instrument is expected to fetch over 100,000 at auction later this month. It comes with a letter from the former Beatles which states: "The above guitar belonging to my old school pal Ian James was the first guitar I ever held. "It was also the guitar on which I learnt my first chords in his house at 43 Elswich Street, Liverpool 8." Ian's guitar lessons helped shape the course of music history. On July 6, 1957, 15-year-old McCartney attended a summer fete at St Peter's Church Hall in Woolton, Liverpool. A young John Lennon was playing there with his band, The Quarrymen.
Viveik signs up for guitar lessons
In Vishal Bharadwajs Omkara, an adaptation of Shakespeares Othello, Viveik essays the character of Kesu Phirangi (Cassio). In his bid to develop the character and heighten the authenticity of certain scenes, where he is seen strumming a guitar, Viveik has taken up guitar lessons. Hes got his musician friend to travel all the way to Wai, near Mahabaleshwar, where they were shooting, to help him out. Reminiscent of his Company days, Viveik seems to be back with his erstwhile perfectionist zeal. His director Bharadwaj is ready to give praise where it is due, Viveik is a very dedicated actor. He has done a good job in Omkara. MEANWHILE... Salim Khan gets a piece of Omkara This may come as a bit of a surprise, but Salman Khans father Salim Khan has acquired the distribution rights of Vishal Bharadwajs Omkara in Central Indian (CI) territories. These include Indore, Gwalior and Bhopal and other parts of Madhya Pradesh.
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This is an arrangement of Stanley Turrentine's classic song. The jazz duo consists of Kevin Pike on alto sax and John Kregor on guitar.
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