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2012-05-21 01:58
Robin Gibb, 62, Member of the Bee Gees, Dies at 62
Mr. Gibb was the second member of this brother act, whose sound helped define…
2012-05-19 22:42
Herbert Breslin, Pavarotti’s Publicist and Manager Dies at 87
Mr. Breslin was the brash publicist and manager of the tenor Luciano Pavarotti…
2012-05-19 06:33
An Appraisal: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s Incomparable Voice
For countless listeners, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, with his vocal beauty and…
2012-05-18 18:19
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bountiful German Baritone, Dies at 86
Mr. Fischer-Dieskau made hundreds of recordings, setting the modern standard…
2012-05-18 07:14
Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, Dies at 75
Mr. Brown became a local hero in Washington for creating a strutting funk…
2012-05-17 20:04
Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, Dies at 63
Ms. Summer was a five-time Grammy winner who became a superstar in the 1970s…
2012-05-17 02:33
Chuck Brown, Pioneer of 'Go-Go' Funk Music, Dies
Mr. Brown styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create…
2012-05-15 22:38
Carlos Fuentes, Mexican Novelist, Dies at 83
Mr. Fuentes, one the most admired writers in the Spanish-speaking world…
2012-05-14 04:16
Everett Lilly, Bluegrass Musician, Dies at 87
When Mr. Lilly and his brother moved from West Virginia to Boston in 1952 they…
2012-05-14 03:23
Duck Dunn, Bassist in Booker T. and the MG’s, Dies at 70
Mr. Dunn’s simple but inventive bass playing helped define the sound of…
2012-05-09 16:55
Mort Lindsey, Musical Director, Dies at 89
Working with luminaries like Merv Griffin on television, Barbra Streisand in…
2012-05-09 05:12
Roman Totenberg, Violinist and Teacher, Dies at 101
Mr. Totenberg influenced generations of musicians, and appeared on countless…
2012-05-05 05:49
Zvi Zeitlin, Violinist Who Championed Modernist Composers, Dies at 90
Mr. Zeitlin was an internationally renowned violinist who was closely…
2012-05-05 05:35
Phoebe Jacobs, Publicist for Jazz Greats, Is Dead at 93
In a sprawling behind-the-scenes career in jazz, primarily in publicity, Ms…
2012-05-05 04:18
Adam Yauch, 1964-2012: Adam Yauch, a Founder of the Beastie Boys, Dies at 47
Mr. Yauch, whose nom de rap was MCA, helped make the first hip-hop album to…
2012-05-04 05:24
Lloyd Brevett, Bassist With Skatalites, Dies at 80
Mr. Brevett was a double bassist who helped carry ska music from Jamaica to…
2012-04-28 06:43
Joe Muranyi, Clarinetist With Louis Armstrong, Dies at 84
Mr. Muranyi was among a handful of jazz musicians who began their careers in…
2012-04-27 06:02
Pete Fornatale, a Pioneer of FM Rock, Dies at 66
Mr. Fornatale was a free-form disc jockey when FM was coming of age in the…
2012-04-25 00:59
Chris Ethridge, a Flying Burrito Brother, Dies at 65
Mr. Ethridge, a bassist and songwriter, also played with Willie Nelson…
2012-04-22 00:06
Bert Weedon, Guitar Teacher to a Generation, Dies at 91
Mr. Weedon’s instructional manual “Play in a Day” taught the instrument to…
2012-04-21 03:17
Greg Ham, Musician on Men at Work’s ’80s Hits, Dies at 58
Mr. Ham played saxophone and flute for the Australian band Men at Work, which…
2012-04-21 02:51
Teddy Charles, Jazz Musician Turned Sea Captain, Dies at 84
Mr. Charles was a gifted vibraphonist who teamed up with many of the musicians…
2012-04-19 21:40
Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer, Dies at 71
Mr. Helm was the American linchpin for the Band, an otherwise Canadian group…
2012-04-14 06:43
Andrew Love, Saxophonist With the Memphis Horns, Dies at 70
Mr. Love, with his musical partner, the trumpeter Wayne Jackson, added blast…
2012-04-13 01:53
Jane Taylor, Bassoonist of Dorian Wind Quintet, Dies at 79
Ms. Taylor co-founded the Dorian Wind Quintet in 1961, and remained with it…
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