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Originally Posted by Necromancer
The first known use of the sitar in a pop music recording session was made by the Yardbirds when they hired a sitar player to play the main riff for their single "Heart Full of Soul" before the Beatles.
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It did mention them on the Wikipedia page I linked to. I didn't claim The Beatles were the first, but they were before The Rolling Stones.
And I agree with Unknown Soldier what matters is the success of the effort. Paint it Black I don't like that much, too repetitive and simple. Far too long for the music in it. Harrison did some interesting ones like 'Love You To' on Revolver, which I think is quite a successful effort.