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Kathryn Grayson Sing Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood 1922-2010
Kathryn Grayson, the petite singer and actress whose operatic voice and campus-sweetheart beauty embodied the glamour of Hollywood movie musicals in the 1940s and 50s, died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 88. Ms. Grayson, a coloratura soprano, was best known for three film roles: the movie hopeful who attracts the attentions of ...
Accordion Jazz Legend Art Van Damme, 1920-2010
By Rob Howard Art Van Damme died on February 15th 2010 after being ill with pneumonia for several weeks. A Memorial to this great accordion jazz legend is now online and you can add your Tribute to his Tribute Wall on the Art Van Damme memorials site. Art Van Damme was born on April 9th 1920 ...
Kathryn Grayson MGM Singing Star Dies
Kathryn Grayson, who became a top MGM box office attraction in the 1940's and early '50s as the star of musicals such as Show Boat and Kiss Me Kate, has died. She was 88. Grayson died Wednesday of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, Sally Sherman, Grayson's longtime companion and secretary, told Associated Press. ...
Doug Fieger the Knack Lead Singer Dies
Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack who sang on the 1979 hit “My Sharona," died Sunday. He was 57. Fieger, a Detroit-area native, died at his home in Woodland Hills near Los Angeles after battling cancer, according to The Knack's manager, Jake Hooker. Fieger formed The Knack in Los Angeles 1978, and ...
Jake Hanna Versatile Jazz Drummer Was in Merv Griffin's TV Show Band Dies
Hanna, known for his unerring sense of time, was at home playing with big bands and small groups. He performed with Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Duke Ellington, among others. Jake Hanna, a versatile drummer who played with such jazz figures as Woody Herman and was a longtime member of the band on Merv Griffin's television ...
Dale Hawkins Early Rock Musician Wrote 'Susie-Q' Dies
The singer-guitarist's 1957 hit became a rock anthem and was covered by many artists, including the Rolling Stones and Creedence Clearwater Revival. The raw, bluesy swamp-rock sound of the original “Suzy Susie-Q" grew out of Dale Hawkin's childhood experience, steeped in rural country and blues music. Dale Hawkins, a singer-guitarist best known for his 1957 hit ...
Jake Hanna, 1931-2010
Drummer Jake Hanna died last night in Los Angeles of complications from a blood disease. He was 78. Versatile across all jazz styles, in small groups and large Hanna swung with unremitting flexibility and power. He was the spark plug of big bands led by Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Toshiko Akiyoshi. Here is Hanna in ...
Surf-Rock Pioneer Richard Delvy Dies
Richard Delvy, a pioneering surf-rock drummer, composer, arranger, publisher and producer, died Feb. 6 at West Hills Hospital in California after a long illness. He was 67. Born on April 20, 1942, in Bridgeport, Conn., Delvy relocated to Southern California and became the drummer for the Bel-Airs, one of the earliest surf-rock groups. The band had ...
Fashion Diary: Alexander McQueen, an Appreciation
Alexander McQueen, the fashion world's reigning provocateur, was found dead Thursday morning at his home in London. He was 40. The police have not released an official report on the cause of death, but his press representatives at KCD Worldwide said it appeared to be suicide. McQueen's death comes days after his mother's death on Feb. ...
