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Clea Bradford, 67; Jazz Singer Was Known for Her Versatility
Clea Bradford, 67, a versatile jazz singer who toured the Soviet Union with Earl “Fatha" Hines and recorded with Clark Terry in the 1960s, died Aug. 19 of complications from breast cancer at Holy Cross Hospital. She lived in Silver Spring. Ms. Bradford, who settled into a second career as a voice coach in the Washington ...
Singer-Actor Jerry Reed Dies at the Age of 71
Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like “Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no relation to the star, said Reed died early Monday. “He's one of the greatest entertainers in the world. That's the way ...
Don Lafontaine King of Voiceovers and Movie Trailers Dies
The “King of Voiceovers" died Monday in Los Angeles at age 68. Don LaFontaine, whose voice was on nearly 5,000 movie trailers, died Monday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. As the originator of the movie trailer catch-phrase, “In a world where," LaFontaine dominated the voiceover industry. He made more than 5,000 trailers in his ...
The Replacements Drummer Steve Foley Dead at 49
Drummer Steve Foley, who played drums on the Replacements' final All Shook Down tour, died last weekend in Minneapolis after accidentally overdosing on prescription medicine. He was 49. Foley was recruited to join the Replacements after original drummer Chris Mars left following the All Shook Down sessions. Foley joined the band after meeting Paul Westerberg and ...
San Jose Music Pioneer Henry Schiro Dies
JAZZ FESTIVAL AMONG PROGRAMS HE DEVELOPED Henry Schiro's mark on San Jose's music scene is everywhere. He developed the San Jose Jazz Festival into the largest free jazz series in the country. He supported, and personally bailed out, the famed Children's Musical Theater San Jose. He brought Broadway shows to town, created a Christmas music series ...
Buddy Harman 1928-2008
Buddy Harman, a prolific and influential drummer whose rhythmic signature can be heard on thousands of recordings by the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and Simon and Garfunkel, died on Thursday at his home in Nashville. He was 79. He had been suffering from congestive heart failure, said his daughter Summer Harman, who ...
Buddy Harman Popular Nashville Session Drummer Dies
Buddy Harman, 79, one of Nashville's most-recorded drummers, died Thursday at his home there. He suffered from congestive heart failure. Harman played on more than 18,000 recordings, including Roy Orbison's “Pretty Woman," Johnny Cash's “Ring of Fire," Tammy Wynette's “Stand by Your Man" and Elvis Presley's “Little Sister." “He's Nashville's all-around drummer, and he's the best ...
Ralph Young Half of the Sandler & Young Singing Duo Dies
He was born in New York and joined Les Brown's Band of Renown in 1940. He teamed with Tony Sandler in 1965. They made more than 20 albums. Ralph Young, a former big-band singer who became half of the internationally popular singing duo Sandler & Young, has died. He was 90.Young died after a brief illness ...
Johnny Griffin Memorial Tribute
Readers in and around New York City may be interested in this announcement sent by Michael Weiss. CELEBRATING JOHNNY GRIFFIN: A TRIBUTE IN WORDS AND MUSIC Reminiscences from fellow musicians, family and friends. Johnny Griffin's compositions performed by Johnny's longtime rhythm section (Michael Weiss, John Webber and Kenny Washington) with Eric Alexander. Additional performances ...
Morrissey, Punk Producer Jerry Finn Passes Away at 39
Record producer Jerry Finn passed away on Thursday after being taken off life support following a severe brain hemorrhage in July that left him in a coma. He was 39. During his 15-year career, Finn worked with some of the biggest acts in music, mixing Green Day's Dookie and Insomniac and producing punk acts like Rancid, ...
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