The New York Times – Music:
He won a Grammy for the Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler,” and also wrote for Randy Travis, the Judds and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Paul Waldman, Creator and Curator of Art Museum for Birds, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A dyslexic teenager, he reinvented himself as a bodybuilder. Then he turned to art, producing transgressive paintings and elaborate birdhouses.
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Roger Adams Dies at 71; Invented the Rolling Sneakers Known as Heelys
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In the early 2000s, the company sold millions.
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Adriano Goldschmied, ‘Godfather’ of Modern Denim, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
An Italian entrepreneur, he developed more than 50 brands of jeans, including Gap 1969 and other cult classics.
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Hilde Limondjian, Met Museum’s Longtime Concert Impresario, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:
She gave New York debuts to artists like Cecilia Bartoli and Peter Serkin, and introduced new music by Philip Glass and others.
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Afrika Bambaataa, Often Called the ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop,’ Is Dead
The New York Times – Music:
A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.
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Wayne Perkins, Guitarist to the Stars, Dies at 74
The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Perkins worked with Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell and many others, almost joined the Rolling Stones and turned down an offer from Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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Nathan Farb, 85, Dies; Photographed Hippies, Siberians and Mountains
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
His camera captured subjects as diverse as New York City during the Summer of Love in 1967, Siberia under Soviet rule and the Adirondacks in upstate New York.