Obituary News

Peter Gowland Innovative Glamour Photographer

Source: Michael Ricci
March 29, 2010

Peter Gowland, whose exuberant, sun-drenched swimsuit photos and self-designed large-format cameras helped define glamour photography for six decades, has died. He was 93. Gowland died March 17 at his Pacific Palisades home of complications from surgery for a broken hip, said his wife of 68 years, Alice. The son of actors Gibson Gowland and Sylvia Andrew, Gowland was born in Hollywood on April 3, 1916, and grew up on motion picture sets. After attending Hollywood High School, he worked as ...

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Drummer-Actor Bernard 'Bunchy' Johnson Dies

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2010

Drummer and actor Bernard “Bunchy" Johnson, died of a heart attack March 21. He was 58.

Johnson, a native of New Orleans, had just finished filming scenes for David Simon's new HBO series, “Treme," which was shot in his childhood neighborhood. Nicknamed “Bunchy" because of his size, Johnson's feature acting credits included “Monster's Ball," “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," and “Love Song for Bobby Long." On TV, he appeared in Fox's “K-Ville." He also appeared in Off Broadway's ...

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John Ciambotti Bass Player for Rock Band Clover Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2010

John Ciambotti, bass player for the 1970s Bay Area rock band Clover, which backed Elvis Costello on his debut album, and a session musician for acclaimed folk-rockers including Lucinda Williams, John Prine and Carlene Carter, died Wednesday in Glendale. He was 67. Ciambotti, who became a chiropractor specializing in musicians' injuries, apparently died from an abdominal aneurysm after surgery for an unspecified condition, a spokeswoman at his Glendale office said Friday. As a member of Clover, Ciambotti plugged away for ...

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Canadian Jazz Legend Eugene Amaro Passes

Source: CHC Network
March 27, 2010

RIP: Eugene Amaro (tenor saxophonist, alto saxophonist, flutist) passed away on Tuesday, march 23 in his 74th year.

The popular jazz musician was leader of his own Eugene Amaro Quartet, and long-time member of Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass.

He also co-led the Sam Noto/Eugene Amaro Quintet, and performed with the Ron Rully Sextet and Ian McDougalls Dectet in Sound of Toronto Jazz Concerts.

His name is synonymous with the golden age of big band jazz in Canada.

For ...

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Dorothy Thompson, Force Behind Noted Hula Festival in Hawaii, Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Dorothy “Auntie Dottie" Thompson, who helped found and direct the Merrie Monarch Festival, Hawaii's most prestigious showcase for hula, died March 19 in Hilo after a long illness. She was 88. Thompson and George Na'ope cofounded the festival in 1964 with the intention of boosting tourism and cultural pride. Na'ope died in October at 81. The weeklong Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo's Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium, celebrates its 47th anniversary this year beginning April 4. Under Thompson's determined leadership, the ...

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Singer Johnny Maestro Dies in Fla., Battled Cancer

Source: All About Jazz
March 25, 2010

Singer Johnny Maestro of the rock 'n' roll and doo-wop band The Brooklyn Bridge has died.

Original band member Les Cauchi says Maestro died late Wednesday in Florida. Maestro was 70 and had been battling cancer. His last residence was in Cape Coral, Fla. Maestro begin his career in the 1950s with The Crests, whose hits included “16 Candles." The Brooklyn Bridge was formed in 1968 by the merger of two other bands and continues to perform. Cauchi said ...

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Legendary Rock Photographer Jim Marshall Dies at 74

Source: JamBase
March 25, 2010

Legendary Rock Photographer Jim Marshall Dies at 74

Legendary rock photographer Jim Marshall passed away in his sleep last night (March 23, 2010) in a New York hotel room. He was 74 years old.

Marshall is one of the most famous and most talented photographers to have documented rock & roll. His photos include Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival, The Allman Brothers' At Fillmore East album cover, Johnny Cash giving the middle finger at San ...

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Photographer Jim Marshall Dies

Source: All About Jazz
March 24, 2010

Rock and jazz photographer Jim Marshall died in his sleep Tuesday. Cause of death was unknown. He was 74.

The stocky, pugnacious Marshall was best known for his iconic pictures of such rockers as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Rolling Stones. Probably his most famous single shot was of Johnny Cash giving a one-fingered salute to the camera during a 1969 concert at San Quentin Prison; he frequently complained that he never received a penny ...

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