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John Stubblefield Feb. 4, 1945-July 4, 2005
5 July 2005 At five minutes before seven on the evening of the forth July 2005, after enduring great suffering with remarkable strength and courage, our beloved John Stubblefield left us on a soft note held gently at the end of a bitter sweet ballad. Surrounded with love by wife Katherine Gogel, sister Joyce Pattillo, cousins ...
Bass great Pierre Michelot dead at 77
PARIS (AP) - Jazz bassist Pierre Michelot, who recorded with Miles Davis and arranged music for Chet Baker, has died, a fellow musician said Monday. He was 77. The bass player, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, died in Paris on Sunday, said pianist Rene Urtreger, a member of Michelot's longtime jazz trio, HUM. Michelot played with ...
Reggae producer Clancy Eccles dead at 64
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Clancy Eccles, a pioneer Jamaican reggae singer and producer, died Thursday. He was 64. Mr. Eccles died at a hospital in Spanish Town, outside the capital of Kingston, five days after suffering a stroke, said his son Clancy Eccles Jr. Mr. Eccles started his career as a singer in the 1950s and rose ...
Four Tops singer 'Obie' Benson dead at 69
DETROIT (AP) — Renaldo “Obie" Benson, a member of the legendary Motown singing group the Four Tops, died Friday. He was 69. Benson died of lung cancer that was discovered when he had a leg amputated several weeks ago because of circulation problems, said his publicist, Matt Lee. The Four Tops sold more than 50 million ...
Gary Frommer dead at 70
Gary Frommer, 70 Anchorage resident Gary Martin Frommer, 70, died May 6, 2005, at home. Mr. Frommer was born Feb. 23, 1935, in Los Angeles. He moved to Anchorage in 2000. Mr. Frommer was a member of Skyline Foursquare Church and did volunteer work at the Loussac Library. He was a professional jazz drummer. His family ...
Alto saxophonist Dale Norris dead at 68
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Dale Norris, an alto saxophonist who played in the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the early 1960s and toured with the big bands of Tommy Dorsey and Henry Mancini, died of lung cancer Tuesday. He was 68. Family members said Mr. Norris was diagnosed with the disease in April. He went on to perform ...
Big band trumpeter Chris Griffin dead at 89
DANBURY, Conn. -- Chris Griffin, a member of the acclaimed trumpet section in Benny Goodman's big-band orchestra, has died. Griffin, 89, died June 18 at Danbury Hospital. The cause was melanoma, according to his fiancee, Louise Baranger. Griffin was a member of what critics called “The Biting Brass" trumpet threesome in Goodman's orchestra, playing alongside Harry ...
Legendary rock promoter Chet Helms dead at 62
SAN FRANCISCO -- Chet Helms, the revered father of the 1967 Summer of Love and a music promoter who launched the career of singer Janis Joplin, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 62. Helms, who once stood at the center of the 1960s Bay Area music scene, died Saturday surrounded by friends and ...
Jazz guitarist Billy Bauer dead at 89
MELVILLE, N.Y.- Billy Bauer, a jazz guitarist who worked with Lennie Tristano, Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker, has died in Melville. He was 89. Bauer, who lived in Albertson, N.Y., died Friday of complications from pneumonia, said his daughter, Pamela. He developed much of his solo technique while playing with Tristano's group, which he joined in ...
Philly soul DJ Georgie Woods dead at 78
PHILADELPHIA - Radio broadcaster Georgie Woods, who introduced Philadelphia to the sounds of Stevie Wonder and the Temptations and was active in the 1960s civil-rights movement, has died. He was 78. Woods died Saturday in Boynton Beach, Fla., likely the victim of a heart attack, according to his longtime companion, Doris Harris. He had moved to ...
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