The New York Times – Music:
Part of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, he went on to reclaim a leading musician of the psychedelic era as a distinctly African American artist.
Author: Alex Williams
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Jack Douglas, Producer for Aerosmith and Lennon, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:
A onetime Beatlemaniac, he helped shape the sound of hits like “Walk This Way” and “(Just Like) Starting Over.”
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16 Photos That Captured the Dawn of Punk
The New York Times – Music:
In the 1970s and ’80s, Stephanie Chernikowski, who has died at 84, shot bands like the Ramones and Blondie at CBGB and other downtown clubs.
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Stephanie Chernikowski, 84, Dies; Photographed the ‘Rough Magic’ of Punk
The New York Times – Music:
She captured the radiant chaos at New York City clubs like CBGB in the 1970s, when bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Patti Smith Group were emerging.
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Joy Harmon, Car-Washing Temptress in ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ Dies at 87
The New York Times – Film:
All it took was a bucket of soapy water and a slinky housedress for her to achieve movie immortality in the 1967 Paul Newman classic.
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Gwendolyn Chisolm, Who Rhymed on Rap’s First Female Hit, Dies at 66
The New York Times – Music:
A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.
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Mike Vernon, Who Helped Spark the British Blues Boom, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:
He produced albums — by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, with Eric Clapton, and the early Fleetwood Mac — that defined 1960s blues rock. He also shepherded David Bowie’s debut disk.
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Valerie Perrine, Screen Siren Who Won Critical Acclaim, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Film:
Known early on for skin-baring temptress roles, she later earned rave reviews, a Cannes award and an Oscar nomination for her performance in the Lenny Bruce biopic “Lenny.”
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Augie Meyers, Pioneer of Tex-Mex Music, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Music:
His carnival-like swirls on the Vox organ helped define the sound of the border with groups like the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados.