The New York Times – Music:
A soprano who rose from South Philadelphia to the opera houses of Europe, she was memorably seen and heard in a 1981 film considered a paragon of cinematic style.
Author: Alex Williams
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Dick Waterman, Promoter and Photographer of the Blues, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A “crackpot eccentric Yankee” from Massachusetts, he revived the careers of long-forgotten Southern artists during the blues boom of the 1960s.
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Toni Stern, Who Wrote Songs With Carole King, Dies at 79
The New York Times – Music:
A sunny California poet, she provided the words to songs on “Tapestry” and other albums, including the enduring hit “It’s Too Late.”
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Bill Hayes, Longtime Star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ Dies at 98
The New York Times – Music:
He logged more than 2,000 episodes on the enduring soap opera. He also rode the Davy Crockett craze to a hit single in 1955.
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Phill Niblock, Dedicated Avant-Gardist of Music and Film, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:
Making music with no melody or rhythm and films with no plot, he became a darling of New York’s experimental underground.
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Marisa Pavan, Oscar Nominee for ‘The Rose Tattoo,’ Dies at 91
The New York Times – Film:
The twin sister of the Italian ingénue Pier Angeli, she attempted to avoid the pitfalls of fame that befell her sister’s career.
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David Soul, a Star of the Hit Cop Show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:
An actor and singer, he rose to fame in the 1970s as one half of popular television crime-fighting duo. He also notched a No. 1 hit single.
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Willie Ruff, Jazz Missionary and Professor, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Music:
A master of the French horn, a rarity in jazz, he toured the world with the pianist Dwike Mitchell and taught music at Yale.
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Jim Ladd, Free-Form Radio Trailblazer, Is Dead at 75
The New York Times – Music:
An institution of the airwaves in Los Angeles and beyond, he capitalized on the freedom the FM band offered in the 1970s to blaze his own path.