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.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Dean Tavoularis, Oscar-Winning Production Designer for Coppola, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Film:
He worked on 13 Francis Ford Coppola films, including “The Godfather” trilogy and “Apocalypse Now,” and recreated the Las Vegas Strip for “One From the Heart.”
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David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Everyone Was a Few Drinks In’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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Nedra Talley Ross, Last Surviving Member of the Ronettes, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:
With towering hairdos and perfect harmonies, she and her cousins Ronnie and Estelle brought a fresh edge to the girl-group sound in hits like “Be My Baby.”
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Luis Puenzo, Director of Oscar-Winning Argentine Film, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Film:
“The Official Story,” set during Argentina’s brutal military dictatorship, won the country its first Academy Award for best foreign language film, in 1986.
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Wayne Moss, Guitarist Who Helped Broaden Country Sound, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A top Nashville musician, he played for Bob Dylan and on “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “Jolene,” and was in the country-rock groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.
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Aldwyth, Ascetic Whose Artwork Reordered the World, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
An austere lifestyle allowed her to make epic collages and Joseph Cornell-like contraptions that told stories about art history and her place in — and outside — it.
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Michael Harrison, 67, Dies; Composer (and Inventor) Played With Tuning
The New York Times – Music:
Influenced by Indian raga and nontraditional tuning systems, he created hypnotic works with a spiritual bent and created an unconventional piano.