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Drummer Wilby Fletcher, Jr., Dead at 54
Wilbert B. Fletcher “Wilby" age 54, passed away suddenly, October 15, 2009, in Wilmington. Father of Jumbe, Jeffrey, Jermaine and Cheo Fletcher, Quinn Jackson, and Spencer Hill. Son of Betty Fletcher and the late Wilbert Fletcher. Brother of Anthony and Jamil Fletcher and Sharon Turner. He is also survived by 2 grandchildren, Laila and Camille Jackson; ...
Blue Cheer's Dickie Peterson Rip Bassist/Vocalist Dead at 63
BLUE CHEER'S DICKIE PETERSON DEAD AT 63 From roadrunnerrecords.com: Dickie Peterson - Blue Cheer Dickie Peterson, the bassist/vocalist and founding member of Blue Cheer, passed away Monday morning (October 12) at 5 a.m. in Germany. He was 63 years old. Peterson had reportedly been battling prostate and liver cancer, and according to Blue Cheer's message board, ...
'Godfather' Actor Al Martino Dies in Pa. at 82
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) -- Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in “The Godfather" and recorded hits including “Spanish Eyes" and the Italian ballad “Volare" in a 50-year musical career, died Tuesday. He was 82. Martino died at his childhood home in the Philadelphia suburb of Springfield, in Delaware County, according ...
John Lennon Re-Imagining Himself, then Gone
Robert Hilburn, former pop music critic for the Los Angeles Times, is author of “Corn Flakes With John Lennon (and Other Tales From a Rock 'n' Roll Life)." An excerpt in Sunday Calendar recalled his relationship with Lennon after the Beatles' breakup. In today's abridged excerpt, he writes about Lennon's murder. In 1980, after 10 years ...
Shelby Singleton Maverick Country Music Mogul Dies
Shelby Singleton, a maverick country music mogul and talent scout who launched the careers of Roger Miller and Ray Stevens before resuscitating the fabled Sun Records label to give new life to recordings by 1950s Sun discoveries including Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, has died. He was 77. Singleton died Wednesday in Nashville following a ...
Irving Penn Dies at 92; a Giant of Photography
Irving Penn, a grand master of American fashion photography whose “less is more" aesthetic, combined with a startling sensuality, defined a visual style that he applied to such varied subjects as designer dresses, cigarette butts and cosmetics jars, many of them now-famous photographs owned by leading art museums, has died. He was 92. Penn died Wednesday ...
Laura Mae Gross, 'Mama' Nurtured the Blues at Babe's and Ricky's Inn in L.A. Dies
In Laura Mae Gross' club, bluesman Ray Bailey said, “it didn't matter if you were a total amateur or a seasoned professional. Everybody gave you the same respect." Laura Mae Gross, a strong-willed Mississippi woman who came to the West Coast and founded a club that became a staple of Los Angeles' blues scene, died Saturday ...
Argentine Folk Singer Mercedes Sosa Dies
The latest album by the “voice of Latin America" is nominated for three prizes in next month's Latin Grammy awards in Las Vegas. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, the “voice of Latin America" whose music inspired opponents of South America's brutal military regimes and led to her forced exile in Europe, died today, ...
Amy Farris Fiddler-Singer Part of L.A. Roots Music Scene Dies
Amy Farris was much sought after for session and touring work. She also was a singer and songwriter who had come to L.A. from Austin, Texas, to pursue a solo career. Fiddler, singer and songwriter Amy Farris, an in-demand session and touring musician who became a regular presence on the Los Angeles roots music scene after ...
John Wilson Silhouettes Last Member Dies
The Rev. John Bootsie Wilson, a former lead singer and last surviving member of the soul group The Silhouettes, has died. He was 69. Wilson died Sept. 21 at his home in Spartanburg, S.C., after batting cancer and a kidney ailment, his wife, Pauline, said. The Philadelphia native joined The Silhouettes in 1961, after the original ...
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