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Chicago Blues Legend Koko Taylor Dies at 80
Koko Taylor more than once said she hoped that when she died, it would be on stage, doing the thing she loved most: Singing the blues. She nearly got her wish. The Chicago musical icon died Wednesday at age 80 of complications from gastrointestinal surgery less than four weeks after her last performance, at the Blues ...
Henry 'Butch' Stone Big-Band Singer, Saxophonist with Les Brown Dies
Henry “Butch" Stone, 96, a big-band singer and saxophonist who had a long association with Les Brown and his Band of Renown, died May 19 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Woodland Hills, according to a friend, songwriter and band leader Van Alexander. A native of New York City, Stone learned baritone saxophone as a boy and ...
Julie Coryell, Jazz-Rock Historian, Dies at 61
Julie Coryell, who wrote a seminal history of jazz-rock fusion and while married to the guitarist Larry Coryell, managed his career and contributed to his recordings, died on May 10 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She was 61 and lived in Hyde Park, N.Y. The cause was undetermined, said her son Murali. Ms. Coryell’s book, “Jazz-Rock Fusion: The ...
Julie Coryell – Jazz Author, Manager, Singer
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 ...
Jay Bennett Ex-Member of Wilco Dies
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 ...
Natalie Cole Loses Sister to Cancer
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, ...
Roy Talbot Calypso Musician Dies at 94
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 ...
Joan A. Stanton, Radio Voice of Lois Lane, Dies at 94
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 ...
Buddy Montgomery Jazz Pianist and Vibraphonist Dies
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 ...
Carol Cole Daughter of Nat King Cole Dies
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 ...
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