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    Jun 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. PASSINGS: Yvette Wilson, Margie Hyams

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    Yvette Wilson Actress on 'Moesha,' 'The Parkers' Yvette Wilson, 48, a stand-up comedian and actress best known for her roles on the TV sitcom "Moesha" and its spinoff, "The Parkers," died Thursday after a battle with cervical cancer. Wilson's friend...

    Tags: Brandy (singer), Yvette Wilson, Cancer, Entertainment Events, Entertainment

    2. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Bert Weedon dies at 91; guitarist and author of 'Play in a Day' book

    Bert Weedon was a legendary British guitar player who influenced a generation of budding rock stars with his popular "Play in a Day" instructional book.
    Bert Weedon was a legendary British guitar player who influenced a generation of budding rock stars with his popular "Play in a Day" instructional book. Eric Clapton, Brian May, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison are among...

    Tags: George Harrison, London (England), Paul McCartney, Music Industry, Judy Garland

    3. Jan 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. John Levy dies at 99; personal manager for jazz greats

    John Levy, an accomplished bassist who became the first African American personal manager in the jazz field, has died. He was 99.
    John Levy, an accomplished bassist who became the first African American personal manager in the jazz field, has died. He was 99. Levy, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, died in his sleep Friday at his Altadena home, said his wife, writer...

    Tags: Erroll Garner, Carnegie Hall, Obituaries, Music, Music Industry

    4. Jan 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Clare Fischer dies at 83; versatile pianist, composer, arranger

    Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger who crossed freely from jazz to Latin and pop music, working with such names as Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing and Natalie Cole as well as Paul McCartney, Prince and Michael Jackson, has died. He was 83.
    Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger who crossed freely from jazz to Latin and pop music, working with such names as Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing and Natalie Cole as well as Paul McCartney, Prince and Michael Jackson, has...

    Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Natalie Cole, Popular Music (genre), Brandy (singer), Spike Lee

    5. Nov 1, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Beryl Davis dies at 87; British-born singer became a star in America

    Beryl Davis, a British-born singer who became a star in America performing with Frank Sinatra and Benny Goodman during the big-band era, died Friday in Los Angeles. She was 87.
    Beryl Davis, a British-born singer who became a star in America performing with Frank Sinatra and Benny Goodman during the big-band era, died Friday in Los Angeles. She was 87. The cause of death was complications from Alzheimer's disease, according to...

    Tags: England, World War II (1939-1945), Bars and Clubs, Glenn Miller, Bob Hope

    6. Feb 15, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. George Shearing dies at 91; jazz pianist

    George Shearing, the elegant pianist who expanded the boundaries of jazz by adding an orchestral sensibility and a mellow aesthetic to the music, has died. He was 91.
    George Shearing, the elegant pianist who expanded the boundaries of jazz by adding an orchestral sensibility and a mellow aesthetic to the music, has died. He was 91. Shearing died Monday of congestive heart failure at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York,...

    Tags: Ella Fitzgerald, England, London (England), Art Tatum, Jimmy Carter

    7. Feb 15, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Monster Mash: Obama proposes reductions in arts funding for 2012; Van Gogh color mystery explained

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    Obama proposes reductions in arts funding in 2012 budget...
    8. Oct 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Shirley Reingold, manager of vocal group The Orioles

    Shirley Reingold, who managed the early R&amp;B vocal group The Orioles and wrote their 1948 hit song "It's Too Soon to Know," died of heart disease Oct. 10 at Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Fla. The native Baltimorean was 89.
    Shirley Reingold, who managed the early R&B vocal group The Orioles and wrote their 1948 hit song "It's Too Soon to Know," died of heart disease Oct. 10 at Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Fla. The native Baltimorean was 89. She was known professionally as...

    Tags: Carnegie Hall, Mount Royal, The Mills Brothers (music group), Bars and Clubs, Arthur Godfrey

    9. May 21, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  9. 2012: The Year the Music Died (So Far)

    <span style="font-size: medium;">It&rsquo;s not even June. But already this calendar year we&rsquo;ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who&rsquo;ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&amp;B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band singer and drummer Levon Helm, bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, amp builder Jim Marshall, Memphis Horns saxophonist Andrew Love, pop icons Whitney Houston and Davy Jones, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, Stax bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, disco queen Donna Summer, classical art-song master Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, on and on. And, earlier this week, Robin Gibb, who&rsquo;d been battling cancer for some time.</span>
    It’s not even June. But already this calendar year we’ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who’ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band...

    Tags: Earl Scruggs, Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate (music group), The Huffington Post, Malcolm McLaren, Beastie Boys (music group)

    10. Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Joe Byrd, bassist

    Joe Byrd, a bassist who was best known for collaborations with his guitarist brother Charlie and who helped introduce bossa nova-inflected jazz to the United States, died March 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center from injuries suffered in a car accident that...

    Tags: Stan Getz, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Washington Post, Music Industry, Mose Allison

    11. Jan 29, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun
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    12. Dec 22, 2011 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. A toast to those we have lost in 2011

    You know, a lot of people tell me their favorite part of the column is the obituaries.
    You know, a lot of people tell me their favorite part of the column is the obituaries. I'm really hurt. It is, however, that time of year to remember the A&E folks we lost in the past 12 months. Two-time Oscar winner Elizabeth Taylor died in March,...

    Tags: Sherwood Schwartz, Sidney Lumet, Boardwalk Empire (tv program), Lawrence Welk, Steve Jobs

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