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Amy Farris Fiddler-Singer Part of L.A. Roots Music Scene Dies
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Michael Ricci
Amy Farris was much sought after for session and touring work. She also was a singer and songwriter who had come to L.A. from Austin, Texas, to pursue a solo career.
Fiddler, singer and songwriter Amy Farris, an in-demand session and touring musician who became a regular presence on the Los Angeles roots music scene after moving from Austin, Texas, to launch a solo career, has died. She was 40.
Her body was found in her home in Los Angeles ...
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John Wilson Silhouettes Last Member Dies
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All About Jazz
The Rev. John Bootsie Wilson, a former lead singer and last surviving member of the soul group The Silhouettes, has died. He was 69.
Wilson died Sept. 21 at his home in Spartanburg, S.C., after batting cancer and a kidney ailment, his wife, Pauline, said.
The Philadelphia native joined The Silhouettes in 1961, after the original lead singer left the group, perhaps best known for the 1958 smash hit “Get a Job", which stayed at No. 1 for 13 consecutive ...
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Greg Ladanyi Grammy-Winning Rock Producer Dies
Source:
Michael Ricci
Greg Ladanyi, 57, a Grammy Award-winning producer who worked with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Fleetwood Mac and other rock bands, died Tuesday at a hospital in the Republic of Cyprus, according to his record company, Maple Jam Music Group.
Ladanyi suffered severe head trauma Friday during an on-stage accident while on tour with singer Anna Vissi.
An engineer, mixer and producer, Ladanyi shared a Grammy in 1982 with three others for engineering Toto's album Toto IV.
He received more than ...
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Alicia de Larrocha Renowned Spanish Pianist Dies
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Michael Ricci
Her first record was released before she was 10; later she toured with the L.A. Philharmonic and performed regularly at New York's Lincoln Center, featured in its Mostly Mozart Festival.
Alicia de Larrocha's style combined poetic interpretation, grace and subtlety with technical virtuosity and remarkable focus.
Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, who thrilled music listeners for decades with polished and enthralling interpretations of great classical works, has died. She was 86.
De Larrocha died late Friday in a Barcelona hospital, ...
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Julian Lennon Saddened over Death of Real Life Lucy
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Michael Ricci
John Lennon's son Julian 'saddened' over death of the real 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds'
The real life woman -- Lucy Vodden -- who inspired the Beatles' song “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," has died after a years-long battle with lupus. Vodden died at age 46 at St. Thomas' Hospital in London.
A young Julian Lennon once brought home a drawing of his classmate, Lucy, titled “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." His father, John Lennon, used the ...
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Sam Carr Drummer Known for Delta Blues Dies
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Michael Ricci
Sam Carr, 83, a drummer who was considered an anchor in the blues scene that continues to draw fans to the poverty-stricken Mississippi Delta region where the music form was born, died Monday of congestive heart failure at a nursing home in Clarksdale, Miss.
Carr had a reputation as one of the best blues drummers in the country and, at one time or another, had backed big names including Sonny Boy Williamson II and Buddy Guy.
Carr's father was 1930s ...
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Arthur Ferrante Half of the Popular Piano Duo Ferrante and Teicher Dies
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Michael Ricci
Their lush orchestral recordings of 1960s movie themes propelled them to popular and commercial success. The classically trained pair met at the Juilliard School in New York.
Over the course of their 40-year partnership, Arthur Ferrante and Lou Teicher recorded 150 albums, racking up 22 gold and platinum records and selling 90 million records worldwide, and performed 5,200 concerts before retiring in 1989.
Arthur Ferrante, one half of the piano duo Ferrante and Teicher whose lush orchestral recordings of 1960s ...
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