The New York Times – Music:
A British singer who found worldwide fame with her sassy, hip-hop-inflected take on retro soul, she became a tabloid fixture because of addiction problems.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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From 2000: Hedy Lamarr, Sultry Star Who Reigned in Hollywood
The New York Times – Film:
A temptress on the silver screen in the 1930s and ’40s, she later became an inventor.
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From 2018: Aretha Franklin, Indomitable ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:
With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ultimately indomitable.
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From 1975: Josephine Baker Is Dead in Paris at 68
The New York Times – Film:
She performed with a string of bananas tied around her waist, an electrifying act that led her to become first a local sensation in Paris, and then an international star.
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Christian Astuguevieille, 79, Dies; Created Strange Scents and Enigmatic Objects
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
For Commes des Garçons, he designed improbable perfumes that conjured burning rubber and cars leaking oil. His uncanny art pieces were equally contrarian.
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Bob Power, Engineer and A Tribe Called Quest Collaborator, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:
A producer, recording engineer and sound mixer, he helped pioneer the use of sampling in rap music, including on the influential album “The Low End Theory” by A Tribe Called Quest.
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Christian Astuguevieille, 79, Dies; Created Strange Scents and Enigmatic Objects
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
For Commes des Garçons, he designed improbable perfumes that conjured burning rubber and cars leaking oil. His uncanny art pieces were equally contrarian.
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John P. Hammond, Pioneer in 1960s Blues Renaissance, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades.
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Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.