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Leslie Gourse, Jazz Author Dies at 65
Leslie Gourse, 65, who died of a respiratory ailment Dec. 23 at a hospital in New York, was a biographer of jazz greats, including Louis Armstrong, Nat “King" Cole, Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Thelonious Monk, Joe Williams, Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. Ms. Gourse, a freelance writer and an author of more than 20 ...
Artie Shaw: Legendary Clarinetist and Bandleader
Born: May 23, 1910 in New York, NY Died: December 30, 2004 in Thousand Oaks, CA Clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw, who sold 100 million records before quitting the music business half a century ago, died on December 30, 2004, at his home in Thousand Oaks, California. He was 94 years old. Born Arthur ...
Big band legend Artie Shaw dies at 94
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Artie Shaw, the clarinetist and bandleader whose recording of “Begin the Beguine" epitomized the Big Band era, died Thursday at his home. He was 94. Shaw had been in declining health for some time and apparently died of natural causes, his attorney and longtime friend Eddie Ezor said. Shaw's caregiver was with ...
Blues icon Son Seals dies at 62
CHICAGO - Blues singer-guitarist Son Seals, one of the most distinctive voices to emerge in the genre during the 1970s, died Monday, Dec. 21, of complications from diabetes. He was 62. Seals helped establish Chicago-based Alligator Records as the era's premier blues label with a run of albums featuring his tough songs, brooding vocals and spikey ...
Bluesman Richard 'Big Boy' Henry dead at 83
BEAUFORT, N.C. -- Blues musician Richard 'Big Boy' Henry died Sunday after several years of declining health. He was 83. “Mr. Henry was a master musician in the blues tradition from eastern North Carolina, which is one of the important parts of the roots of blues in our state," said Wayne Martin, folklife director of the ...
Gospel great Ethel Elliott dead at 76
CHAPEL HILL -- Ethel Elliott, half of The Branchettes gospel singing duo, has died at the age of 76, the N.C. Arts Council said Monday. Elliott suffered a stroke during an appearance Nov. 29 and died Wednesday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, council spokesman Joe Newberry said. Elliott was born near Benson in rural Johnston ...
Jazz journalist, broadcaster David Grierson dead at 49
VICTORIA, British Columbia -- David Grierson, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio and television host, jazz writer and book author, is dead at age 49. Grierson, author of “The Expo Celebration," a Canadian best-seller featuring the work of Canadian photographers on the world's fair in Vancouver in 1986, died Saturday of a heart attack, professional colleagues said. ...
Pete Jolly, 72, Keyboardist in Jazz and TV, Is Dead
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pete Jolly, a keyboardist who was a regular on the Southern California jazz scene for 40 years and whose playing was heard on some of television's most popular theme songs, died on Saturday in Pasadena. He was 72. The cause was complications of bone marrow cancer and irregular heartbeat, The Los Angeles ...
Saxophone great Robin Kenyatta dead at 62
NEW YORK (AP)- Robin Kenyatta, a jazz saxophonist known for his free style of jazz and bop, died in his sleep Oct. 26 in Lausanne, Switzerland, said his daughter Ayo Kenyatta Haynes. He was 62 and a resident of Manhattan. Kenyatta collaborated with musicians like saxophonists Archie Shepp, Sonny Stitt, trumpeter Bill Dixon, and trombonist Roswell ...
Robin Kenyatta Memorial Service Sunday Nov.14th @ 7:30PM at Saint Peter's Church
Robin Kenyatta Memorial Service Sunday Nov. 14th @ 7:30PM at Saint Peter's Church. 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street in New York City (54th & Lex Citi Corp Ctr.) 212-935-2200 First of all, thank you to all of you who have reached out to me to express your condolences for the loss ...
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