Obituary News

Julie Coryell – Jazz Author, Manager, Singer

Source: All About Jazz
May 28, 2009

By Bill Siegel Julie Coryell – jazz author, manager, singer, songwriter, actress, and more – passed away unexpectedly on May 10, at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was 61 years old, and had been living at the Victory Lake Nursing Home in Hyde Park, NY. She collaborated with award-winning photographer Laura Friedman on the book, Jazz Rock Fusion: The People, The Music, first published in 1978 (republished in 2000), and containing in-depth interviews with 58 musicians associated with ...

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Jay Bennett Ex-Member of Wilco Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
May 25, 2009

Jay Bennett, a singer and songwriter who was a former member of the alternative-country band Wilco, died early on Sunday in Urbana, Ill., where he lived. He was 45.

The cause was undetermined. According to a statement posted on undertowmusic.com, the Web site of his management company, Mr. Bennett died in his sleep. Edward Burch, a friend and frequent collaborator, told The Chicago Sun-Times that an autopsy was being performed.

Last month Mr. Bennett complained on his MySpace page about ...

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Natalie Cole Loses Sister to Cancer

Source: All About Jazz
May 24, 2009

Cole had her kidney transplant surgery, while her sister was dying. Natalie Cole had successful surgery, but lost her older sister to cancer.

While Natalie Cole was having a life saving kidney transplant surgery earlier this week, her older sister died, according to the New York Post.

Carole Cookie Coles cause of death was not reported, but Timolin Colin, Natalies younger sister, told the Post, Carole had a cancerous spot.

Our sister Cookie hadnt been to a doctor in 30 ...

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Roy Talbot Calypso Musician Dies at 94

Source: Michael Ricci
May 24, 2009

Roy Talbot, the last surviving member of the original Talbot Brothers of Bermuda, one of the top calypso groups of the 1950s, died on May 15 in Paget, Bermuda. He was 94 and lived in Harris Bay.

Mr. Talbot lent his voice to the Talbots distinctive blended harmonies and cut a striking figure onstage with his homemade bass. Called the doghouse or the Bermudavarius, it was fashioned from a Swift meatpacking crate and had a single string made from fishing ...

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Joan A. Stanton, Radio Voice of Lois Lane, Dies at 94

Source: Michael Ricci
May 23, 2009

Joan A. Stanton, who was known as Joan Alexander in the 1940s when she was the voice of Lois Lane on the radio version of The Adventures of Superman, died on Thursday in Manhattan.

She was 94 and lived in Manhattan and East Hampton, N.Y. The cause was an intestinal blockage, said her daughter, Jane Stanton Hitchcock.

Mrs. Stanton was a dark-haired beauty, model and stage actress before she became a radio star, performing on many shows, including Perry Mason, ...

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Buddy Montgomery Jazz Pianist and Vibraphonist Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
May 22, 2009

Buddy Montgomery, a jazz pianist and vibraphonist best known for his work with the guitarist Wes Montgomery, his older brother, died on May 14 at his home in Palmdale, Calif. He was 79.

The cause was a heart attack, said his granddaughter Mykah Montgomery.

Mr. Montgomery and another brother, the bassist Monk Montgomery, were members of Wes Montgomerys quartet on and off during the 1960s. They first worked with him when he was critically acclaimed but little known outside the ...

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Carol Cole Daughter of Nat King Cole Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
May 22, 2009

Carol Cole, 65, sister of Natalie, had been in charge of their father's estate and recordings and had recently overseen production of Re: Generations.

The collection released in February of Cole's recordings remixed in a variety of new R&B, hip-hop, Latin and rock treatments. She also had been a stage, TV and screen actress in the 1960s and '70s before retiring from performing.

Natalie Cole receives kidney

Singer Natalie Cole got a new kidney this week, her representatives said Wednesday. ...

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Wayne Allwine Voice of Mickey Mouse Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
May 20, 2009

Allwine got the role in 1976. He was only the third person -- Walt Disney was the first -- to voice the character. 'It's really not about me; it's about Mickey, and Mickey is Walt's,' he once said.

Wayne Allwine, a Walt Disney Studios voice-over artist who was the voice of Mickey Mouse for more than three decades, has died. He was 62.

Allwine, an Emmy Award-winning former sound effects editor and foley artist, died of complications of diabetes early ...

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