The New York Times – Film:
Christened “the Bosom” by Playboy magazine, she rode her voluptuous figure to fame and became known as “the most photographed nude in America.”
Author: Alex Williams
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Tom Shipley, Whose Ode to Weed Reached the Top 10, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:
With their “One Toke Over the Line,” he and Michael Brewer saw a musical in-joke turn into a timeless cultural phenomenon.
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Susan Alcorn, Voyager on Pedal Steel Guitar, Dies at 71
The New York Times – Music:
With a daring avant-garde approach, she pushed the frontiers of an instrument best known for speaking with a down-home accent.
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Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82
The New York Times – Film:
The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer.
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Daniel Kramer, Who Photographed Bob Dylan’s Rise, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:
For 366 days, he captured intimate images of the singer-songwriter as he changed the look and sound of the 1960s.
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David Sanborn, Saxophonist Who Defied Pigeonholing, Dies at 78
The New York Times – Music:
He was best known as a jazz musician, but his shimmering sound was also heard on classic albums by David Bowie, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen.
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Bob Heil, Whose Innovations Enhanced the Sound of Rock, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
A groundbreaking audio engineer, he provided the large-scale systems that brought tours by the Who and the Grateful Dead to life.