'Idol' idles along
Ann Powers looks at singers under a pop-culture microscope.
Parker became a sensation among young baby boomers as the 'King of the Wild Frontier.' He went on to become a hotel developer and Santa Ynez winery owner.
He was just 16 when he burst from the Memphis music scene in 1967 singing 'The Letter' in the smoke-gravel voice of a grizzled soul man. Later, he inspired the alternative-rock world with Big Star.
York, an Apple Inc. board member since 1997, led an investigation of the firm's stock option practices. He worked with all three Detroit automakers starting in the 1960s. |
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Ann Powers looks at singers under a pop-culture microscope.
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The retired lieutenant general is credited with helping to organize and supply the breakout that inspired 'The Great Escape.'
Delibes, a prolific writer whose books include 'The Innocent Saints' and 'Five Hours With Mario,' won the Spanish-speaking world's top literary award, the Cervantes Prize, in 1993.
He led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe's largest financial groups. He recently was appointed chairman of Virgin Money and was an advisor to Morgan Stanley International.
Anne Volk Finn, widow of L.A. councilman, dies at 94; Henry Wittenberg, amateur wrestler, dies at 91
Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, cleric, dies at 81; Roger Newman, actor, dies at 69; Andree Peel, Resistance heroine, dies at 105
At age 89, the New Hampshire woman walked across the United States to push campaign finance reform. She ran for public office at 94.
He rose through the ranks of the Mossad intelligence agency in the 1950s and later served as director-general of the Foreign Ministry. He was Israel's point man in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Charles B. Pierce, independent filmmaker, dies at 71; Aaron Cohen, former Johnson Space Center director, dies at 79; Paul Serchia, AIDS activist and blogger, dies at 52
Langridge studied at the Royal Academy of Music and had roles in numerous operas, including Strauss' 'Capriccio,' 'Peter Grimes' and 'Das Rheingold.'