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Walter Cronkite: And That's the Way It Was
The mix of eloquence and authority that the CBS newsman embodied is a far cry from today's anxiety-provoking TV outlets. For many who grew up in the 1960s and '70s, Walter Cronkite was the voice of unfolding history. On the “ CBS Evening News" and on the spot, his eloquent mediation of the great events of ...
Legendary CBS Anchor Walter Cronkite Dies at 92
EW YORK – Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks' golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called “the most trusted man in America," died Friday. He was 92. Cronkite's longtime chief of staff, Marlene Adler, said Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. at his Manhattan home surrounded ...
British Conductor Sir Edward Downes and His Wife Die at Swiss Clinic
The distinguished British conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife Lady Joan have ended their lives at the Dignitas clinic in Zurich, their children revealed today. The 85-year-old maestro had become virtually blind and had lost some of his hearing, while his 74-year-old wife had been suffering from cancer, according to a statement released by their ...
Michael Jackson's Death Might Be Ruled Homicide, Police Chief Says
Investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson are awaiting the results of a toxicology report before determining whether the superstars sudden cardiac arrest on June 25th can be ruled an accidental overdose or homicide. Los Angeles Police chief William Bratton told CNN: We are still awaiting corroboration from the coroners office as to cause ...
Tom Wilkes Grammy Award-Winning Art Director and Album Cover Designer Dies
Wilkes designed album covers for the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Janis Joplin and other legendary musicians. Tom Wilkes, a Grammy Award-winning art director and album cover designer whose work included albums for the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Neil Young and other music legends, has died. He was 69. Wilkes, who was diagnosed with a form of ...
Len Dobbin: Montreal jazz connoisseur Len Dobbin Dies
Len Dobbin, one of Montreal's best known jazz experts, died in hospital early Thursday after suffering a stroke. He was 74. Dobbin fell ill Wednesday night, while waiting for a show to begin at the Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. Passionate about jazz ever since he was a teenager, Dobbin went on to have a long ...
Marl Young Pianist and Arranger Memorial Service Set
A memorial service for Marl Young, a pianist and arranger Young who died April 29 at the age of 92, memorial will be held by Professional Musicians, Local 47, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Local 47 auditorium, 817 Vine St., in Hollywood. Young played an important role in the merger of the black ...
300 Graves Tampered with at Historic Cemetery
As frantic relatives of the deceased descended on the Burr Oak Cemetery the final resting place of lynching victim Emmett Till, blues singers Willie Dixon and Dinah Washington investigators said it could be months before they fully understand what took place. Prosecutors on Thursday charged three gravediggers and a manager in an elaborate scheme in which ...
Bob Mitchell Silent-Movie Organist Was House Musician for Dodgers
Bob Mitchell improvised soundtracks for silent movies, starting when he was 12 years old at Strand Theater in Pasadena. The longtime director of the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir played at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles. Bob Mitchell, an organist who was the first such house musician at Dodger Stadium and the last surviving working ...
George Fullerton Musician Helped Leo Fender Create His Unique Guitars Dies
George Fullerton, a longtime associate of Leo Fender who played a crucial role in the electric-guitar innovator's extraordinary success through his broad-based skills as a musician, artist and technician, has died. He was 86. Fullerton died Saturday of congestive heart failure at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, said his son Geoff. While Fender tinkered away, ...
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