The New York Times – Music:
A British Beat poet, he wrote lyrics for the band Cream and, after it broke up, continued to collaborate with Jack Bruce, the group’s lead singer and bassist.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Sixties
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Jim Brown Should Be Seen Fully, Flaws and All
The New York Times – Sports:
Brown, who died on Thursday, demanded that people see more to him than strong athletic performances. In the 1960s, that was unusual for athletes.
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Rita Lee, Brazil’s Queen of Rock, Is Dead at 75
The New York Times – Music:
As a member the 1960s band Os Mutantes and later as a solo artist, she drew a following that included Kurt Cobain, Beck and the Prince of Wales.
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Moogs and Muppets: Record Shopping in Brooklyn
The New York Times – Music:
Picking through the bins at the Academy Records Annex, and rediscovering “Switched-On Rock,” as well as albums by Tim Hardin and Otis Redding.
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Alexandra Auder, Daughter of Viva, Tells Her Story in a New Memoir
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After an unruly childhood in the Chelsea Hotel and online fame as a yoga parodist, Alexandra Auder writes an ode to bohemian Manhattan and her singular mother, Viva.
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April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit
The New York Times – Music:
Her unusual version of the standard, which she recorded with her brother, Nino Tempo, reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1963 and won a Grammy.
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Mary Quant, British Fashion Revolutionary, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
As a designer, clad in her signature play clothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a distinctive bob, she epitomized the style of London’s Swinging Sixties.
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Keith Reid, Who Brought Poetry to Procol Harum, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:
He did not perform with the group, but his impressionistic words made it one of the leading acts of the progressive-rock era.
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Bobbi Ercoline, Whose Hug Became a Symbol of Woodstock, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:
Embracing her boyfriend, a blanket around them, she appeared on the cover of the ubiquitous soundtrack album of “Woodstock,” the 1970 documentary film about the music festival.