The New York Times – Music:
He had his first hit in 1959. Six decades later, teamed with his fellow singers Frankie Avalon and Fabian, he was still drawing crowds.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Sixties
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Tommy Davis, Batting Star With the ’60s Dodgers, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Sports:
A two-time batting champion, he helped power a dominant Los Angeles team, but a serious injury derailed his career, and he fell short of the Hall of Fame.
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‘Summer of Soul’ Reclaims a Concert Documentary Tradition
The New York Times – Music:
As music stars turn to movies as promotional tools, the Questlove project looks back to a golden age of filmed performances that the academy rarely acknowledges.
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Sandy Nelson, Drummer Who Turned His Rhythms Into Hits, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
His “Teen Beat” hit No. 4 in 1959. More than 30 albums followed.
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Graeme Edge, Drummer and Co-Founder of the Moody Blues, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:
Many of their songs incorporated his spoken-word poetry, making them pioneers in the prog-rock movement of the late-1960s and ’70s.