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John Barry - R.I.P.
The film world lost one of its greatest composers with the death of John Barry, who died yesterday in New York at age 77. Barry, who had long lived in New York, is said to have died of a heart attack. But official details have not yet been released. John Barry, born November 3, 1933, in ...
Dr. Billy Taylor's Memorial Service in NYC - Video
Any thought that the Harlem memorial service for Dr. Billy Taylor would be a somber, mournful affair was dispelled after the opening prayers at Riverside Church of New York. First, Reverend Calvin O. Butts (from the nearby Abyssinian Baptist Church) delivered the evening's gathering prayer; then, he said, “One of the ...
Correspondence (Illustrated): RIP Margaret Whiting
Rifftides reader Mark Stryker sent this reaction to the previous entry. Mr. Stryker is the music critic of The Detroit Free Press. He has good ears.Just a coda re: “Moonlight in Vermont," whose unusual lyrics were written by John Blackburn. The A section words are actually in the form of a haiku, with 5-7-5 syllable pattern. ...
Margaret Whiting
News of Margaret Whiting's death at 86 on Monday must have sent her fans to the shelves in search of her recording of “Moonlight in Vermont." She recorded the song in 1943 when she was 19. It helped make her a star, and she stayed on the charts well into the 1960s, surviving even as rock ...
Gerry Rafferty (1947-2011): An Appreciation
Editor's note: Here's a repost of our review of 1978's City to City By Gerry Rafferty, who died today in London from liver failure after a lengthy battle with alcoholism. Rafferty scored Top 10 hits first with Stealers Wheel ("Stuck in the Middle") and then with his own “Baker Street" from this recording.City to City sold ...
Gerry Rafferty (1947-2010): An Appreciation
Editor's note: Here's a repost of our review of 1978's City to City By Gerry Rafferty, who died today in London from liver failure after a lengthy battle with alcoholism. Rafferty scored Top 10 hits first with Stealers Wheel ("Stuck in the Middle") and then with his own “Baker Street" from this recording.City to City sold ...
Hip Hop Legend, Artist and Jazz Saxophonist Richard Lee Sisco Jr. Passed Away at 50
Richard Lee Sisco Jr. a jazz saxophonist, artist and hip hop legend celebrated for his early contributions to the hip hop culture since the early 70's passed away on Tuesday, December 14th 2010 at Albert Einstein Hospital in the Bronx, from colon cancer, he was 50. Known as one of the hip hop flyer kings through-out ...
Jazz Pianist Billy Taylor, Rest in Peace
Legendary jazz pianist, composer and educator Dr. Billy Taylor died on December 28, 2010 at age 89. He was long admired throughout his career as an innovative musician who composed over 300 tunes. Taylor had an illustrious career as a jazz pianist, getting his start with the Ben Webster Quartet in New York City, and was ...
Charles Fambrough - R.I.P.
After a long bout battling liver disease and many years of suffering, the great jazz bassist Charles Fambrough passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2011. Fambrough had apparently been awaiting a transplant match. Several musical tributes were held in Philadelphia over the last several years to help Fambrough and his family pay the bassist's outrageous medical ...
