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Ed Shaughnessy dies at 84; renowned jazz drummer
Ed Shaughnessy, whose mutton-chop whiskers and swinging rhythms made him one of the most famous drummers in jazz during his nearly three decades with Doc Severinsen's "Tonight Show" band, has died. He was 84. Shaughnessy had a heart attack Friday at his...
Tags: Concerts, Entertainment, Music, Heart Attack, Garry Moore
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PASSINGS: Yvette Wilson, Margie Hyams
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: Stand-up Comedy, Woody Herman, Entertainment, HBO (tv network), Entertainment Events
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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.
Eric Clapton, Brian May, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison are among...Tags: Entertainment, Pete Townshend, Judy Garland, United Kingdom, George Harrison
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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.
Levy, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, died in his sleep Friday at his Altadena home, said his wife, writer...Tags: Entertainment, Carnegie Hall, Jazz (genre), Music Industry, Billie Holiday
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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...Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Army, Prince (music artist), Jazz (genre), Injuries and Wounds
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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.
The cause of death was complications from Alzheimer's disease, according to...Tags: Concerts, Entertainment, Vaughn Monroe, Dining and Drinking, Armed Conflicts
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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.
Shearing died Monday of congestive heart failure at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York,...Tags: Heart Failure, Entertainment, Art Tatum, Human Interest, England
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Monster Mash: Obama proposes reductions in arts funding for 2012; Van Gogh color mystery explained
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Shirley Reingold, manager of vocal group The Orioles
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: Arthur Godfrey, Mount Royal, Entertainment, Dining and Drinking, Carnegie Hall
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2012: The Year the Music Died (So Far)
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...
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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, Academy Awards, Sports, Peggy Lee, Entertainment
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