The New York Times – Music:
As a founder of the San Francisco band It’s a Beautiful Day, he was at the center, if not in the forefront, of the Haight-Ashbury acid-rock explosion.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Sixties
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Robbie Robertson’s 12 Essential Songs
The New York Times – Music:
The Band’s arrangements evoked bygone eras but weren’t limited by them. Hear some of the best tracks led by the songwriter and guitarist, who died this week at 80, alongside standout solo material.
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Why Nina Simone Was Always Ahead of Her Time
The New York Times – Music:
A recently unearthed live version of “Blues for Mama,” written by Simone and Abbey Lincoln in the 1960s, took on domestic abuse in a momentous way.
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Tiny Modern Love Stories: ‘Her Smooth Leg Brushing Mine’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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John Uelses, First to Pole-Vault 16 Feet, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Sports:
In an era when track and field athletes could rise to national celebrity, Uelses became a newsreel idol and made the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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Astrud Gilberto, Who Sang ‘The Girl From Ipanema,’ Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
It was the first song she ever recorded, and it played a key role in making the Brazilian sound known as bossa nova a phenomenon in the United States.
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Redd Holt, Drummer on Instrumentals That Became Pop Hits, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Music:
He played in the Ramsey Lewis Trio when it released “The ‘In’ Crowd” in 1965, and a group he co-led recorded the funky hit “Soulful Strut.”