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Travis Edmonson Half of Folk Duo Bud & Travis Dies
They influenced other musicians during the folk revival of the late-50s and early 60s with their trademark harmonies, electrifying guitar work and embrace of Spanish folk music. Travis Edmonson, a singer-songwriter who as part of the duo Bud & Travis influenced other folk musicians and helped expand the audience for Spanish- language songs, has died. He ...
Bonnie Raitt and Friends Remember Guitarist Stephen Bruton
I've been crying all day and never thought I'd get through this show, Bonnie Raitt told an Austin audience Sunday night at the end of her Mothers Day performance. She was talking about the impact on her of the death on Saturday of Texas guitarist-songwriter-producer-actor Stephen Bruton, who'd once been a member of her band and ...
Linda Dangcil Actress Played Sister Ana on TV's 'The Flying Nun' Dies
Linda Dangcil, 67, a versatile actress, singer and dancer whose roles included Sister Ana on the 1960s TV series “The Flying Nun," died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after an eight-year battle with tonsillar cancer, her daughter Linda Casto said. Dangcil's career began at age 12, when she appeared as an Indian American ...
Stephen Bruton Texas Musician Played with Kris Kristofferson, T Bone Burnett Dies
Stephen Bruton, a Texas musician long admired and much in demand as much for his astute guitar work as for his insights as a songwriter, died Saturday in Los Angeles of complications of cancer that he'd been battling for several years. He was 60. Bruton, who had played with Kris Kristofferson for nearly 40 years and ...
A Bud Shank Memorial
Ken Poston of the Los Angeles Jazz Institute sent information about the tribute later this month to Bud Shank. The great alto saxophonist and flutist died on April 2. The Bud Shank Memorial Concert is scheduled to take place May 23rd at 7:00pm at The Four Points Sheraton at LAX 9750 Airport Blvd. It's happening during ...
Donald 'Ean' Evans Bassist for Band Lynyrd Skynyrd Dies
Donald “Ean" Evans, 48, bassist for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Wednesday at his home in eastern Mississippi after a battle with cancer. In a statement posted on lynyrdskynyrd.com, the band said, “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Ean Evans. Ean put up a valiant ...
Mickey Carroll Munchkin in 'Wizard of Oz' Dies
Mickey Carroll, 89, one of the last surviving Munchkins from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz," died in his sleep Thursday in suburban St. Louis. His caretaker, Linda Dodge, said Carroll had heart problems and received a pacemaker in February, but she attributed his death at her home in Crestwood, Mo., to natural causes. ...
Sam Cohn New York Talent Agent Dies
Sam Cohn was dubbed by Time magazine in 1993 the first super agent of the modern age. During his more than three decades at International Creative Management, he dominated the business, representing the likes of Paul Newman, Woody Allen, Meryl Streep and Susan Sarandon. Sam Cohn, a powerful talent agent who dominated New York's talent business ...
Jazz Memorial Set for Freddie Hubbard
A memorial service for the jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who died on Dec. 29, will be held on Monday. Service May 4th at 6:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street, in Manhattan. Scheduled speakers include the drummer Ray Appleton, the bassist Larry Ridley and the writer Stanley Crouch. ...
Marl Young Pianist Was Key in Desegregating L.A. Musicians Unions
Pianist and arranger Marl Young, who also had a law degree, helped integrate Los Angeles' all-black Local 767 and all-white Local 47. He later became the first black music director of a major network TV series, 'Here's Lucy.' Marl Young, a musician who was instrumental in the merger of the all-black and all-white musicians unions in ...
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