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Jazz Pianist Hilton Ruiz Dies at 54

June 7, 2006

Jazz Pianist and Composer Hilton Ruiz Dies at 54 After Fall in Front of New Orleans Bar By JANET McCONNAUGHEY NEW ORLEANS Jun 6, 2006 (AP)-- Jazz pianist and composer Hilton Ruiz, who excelled in a wide variety of styles from Afro-Cuban rhythms to the blues, died early Tuesday, never regaining consciousness after a fall in ...

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Latinjazz Pianist Hilton Ruiz Passes

June 6, 2006

Pianist Hilton Ruiz Passes this Morning Latin music and Jazz artists get together for Hilton New York, NYJune 6, 2006Famed Puerto Rican/New York Composer, Pianist and Jazz musician Hilton Ruiz passed away this morning at 3:51 a.m. at the East Jefferson General Hospital, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was still on life support when ...

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Jazzman Hilton Ruiz Dies

June 6, 2006

JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - Jazz pianist and composer Hilton Ruiz, who came to New Orleans to work on a Hurricane Katrina benefit recording, died early Tuesday, his agent and manager said. Ruiz, who turned 54 on May 29, had been comatose at East Jefferson General Hospital since he fell early May ...

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Singer-Songwriter Billy Preston Dead at 59

June 6, 2006

Billy Preston, the exuberant keyboardist who landed dream gigs with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and enjoyed his own series of hit singles, including “Outta Space" and “Nothing From Nothing," died Tuesday at 59. Preston's longtime manager, Joyce Moore, said Preston had been in a coma since November in a care facility and was taken ...

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Ken Crawford, 80, Hosted "Rhythm Sweet and Hot"

May 19, 2006

By Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Every Saturday night for 25 years, the echoes of a bygone era in music returned to the airwaves with WDUQ-FM's “Rhythm Sweet and Hot." Ken Crawford of Mt. Lebanon, who was one of the forces behind the long-running radio program, died Friday after a long battle with kidney ailments and other ...

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John Hicks: Prolific Pianist

May 16, 2006

Born: December 21, 1942 in Atlanta, GA Died: May 10, 2006 in New York, NY By Todd S. Jenkins John Hicks, one of the most versatile and prolific jazz pianists of the past four decades, died of internal bleeding in New York City on May 10, 2006. He was sixty-four years of age. Born ...

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Pianist John Hicks Dies

May 12, 2006

John Hicks, a bop-based pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the Woody Herman Big Band and the Betty Carter Trio during the 1960s, in addition to performing with Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, Etta Jones and innumerable others, died yesterday morning after being hospitalized with internal bleeding on May 9. He was 65. ...

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William P. Gottlieb, Jazz Photographer

April 24, 2006

Born: Feb. 28, 1917 Died: Apr. 23, 2006 Married Delia Potofsky in 1939 Beloved by: wife Delia; children Barbara, Steven, Richard, Edward & spouses Teri & Jacki; sister-in-law Jacqueline; grandchildren Leah, Sara, Brian, Jason,Celia,& Noah; and great grandchildren Evan, Lily, & Enzo. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, April ...

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Don Alias, 66, Percussionist and Sideman

April 5, 2006

Don Alias, 66, Percussionist and Sideman, Is Dead By NATE CHINEN NY Times Published: April 5, 2006 Don Alias, a percussionist who had a long career as a sought-after sideman, working with an illustrious array of artists in jazz and pop including Nina Simone, Miles Davis and Joni Mitchell, died ...

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Len Hendry, 78, Pittsburgh Radio Personality

April 5, 2006

Obituary: Leonard R. Hendry / Hosted swing music program on WDUQ June 23, 1927 - March 31, 2006 Sunday, April 02, 2006 By Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Saturday nights won't be the same for area swing music fans who tuned in Len Hendry's “Let's Dance" on WDUQ-FM. His weekly program was a habit for nostalgic listeners ...