The New York Times – Music:
He was an elite studio musician who played with A-list artists and helped write the Eric Clapton hit “Layla.” But his life was shattered by mental illness and a murder conviction.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Sixties
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Jerry Samuels, Creator of a Novelty Hit, Is Dead at 84
The New York Times – Music:
Under the name Napoleon XIV, he recorded “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” and, to almost everyone’s surprise, it stormed the charts in 1966.
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Joe Pepitone, Rowdy Star When the Yankees Faded, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Sports:
He had All-Star years, won three Gold Gloves, hit with power and was a fan favorite, but as the team’s fortunes dimmed, his renegade lifestyle had its costs.
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In Watchmaking, the ’60s Are Sizzling
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
As in fashion, design and cars, watches from the brands Breitling, Grand Seiko, TAG Heuer and Omega are revisiting the glamorous decade.
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Raquel Welch, Actress and ’60s Sex Symbol, Is Dead at 82
The New York Times – Film:
Beginning with a doeskin bikini in “One Million Years B.C.,” she built a celebrated show business career around sex appeal and, sometimes, a comic touch.
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Julian Wasser, the ‘Photographer Laureate’ of L.A., Dies at 89
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
In the 1960s and ’70s, he created indelible images of the city’s combustible mix of art, rock ’n’ roll, new Hollywood and social ferment.
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Soul Told Black Musicians’ Stories. Its Archives Are Going Digital.
The New York Times – Music:
The newspaper, which started in 1966 with a focus on R&B, funk and disco, shut down in 1982. But one of its founders’ grandsons is devoted to finding it a new online audience.