Don Cornelius, ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Is Dead - NYTimes.com
Officers responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Mulholland Drive home at around 4 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 4:56 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter. "I am shocked and deeply saddened at the sudden passing of my friend, colleague, and business partner Don Cornelius,
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09. 21. 11 (Article follows photo) R.E.M. CALL IT A DAY (UPDATED WITH BAND MEMBERS' COMMENTS) "To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for l
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Gil Scott-Heron, Spoken-Word Musician, Dies at 62 - NYTimes.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Musician Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalistic percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," died Friday at age 62. A friend, Doris C. Nolan, who answered the telephone listed for his Manhattan recording company, said he died in the afternoon at St. Luke's Hospital after beco
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Bassist Mick Karn: 1958-2011 - Beyond Chron
I’d first seen the enigmatic bassist Mick Karn in Los Angeles during his mid-80s tour with guitarist David Torn, drummer Bill Bruford and trumpeter Michael White in support of Torn’s critically acclaimed “Cloud About Mercury” album. One of the most memorable moments of that performance was Karn’s rendition of “Dalis Car”, a popular song from his days with Peter Murphy of Bauhaus and David Sylvian
Peter Christopherson obituary
Peter Christopherson, who has died in his sleep aged 55, had two parallel careers. As a commercial artist, designer and photographer, he produced a plethora of album sleeves and videos for artists including Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Rage Against the Machine, as well as hundreds of television commercials. But he was also one of the most original and influential musicians of the
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Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson: 1955-2010
It's impossible to overstate the influence of Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, who died in his sleep yesterday, aged just 55. As a founding member of Throbbing Gristle, he was part of one of the most experimental and notorious British groups of all time. The first industrial band, their music covered everything from machine-like noise to almost quaintly melodic electro-pop. I can still remember the
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Night Nurse singer Gregory Isaacs dies aged 59
Isaacs' hit album Night Nurse was recorded at Tuff Gong studio in Kingston, Jamaica Reggae star Gregory Isaacs has died at the age of 59 at his London home following a long illness, his manager has confirmed. The Jamaican singer died on Monday morning surrounded by his family. His 1982 album Night Nurse, recorded at Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studio, reached number 32 in the UK. A cover version of the
R.I.P. Sony Walkman (Snr)
Hi-Fi World writer Tim Jarman shows-off his Walkman collection Sony Walkman (Senior) has reached the end of side two. Its batteries have run out. The rewind button is broken. Lovers of music overlaid with hissing have reacted with sadness to news that Sony has ceased production of its celebrated portable cassette-playing audio device. It is survived by its neater, slicker, more junior MP3 descenda
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Amy Winehouse obituary
Gil Scott-Heron: US musician and poet in profile
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US musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62
The Associated Press: Spoken-word musician Gil Scott-Heron dies in NYC
Former Japan bass player Mick Karn loses battle with cancer
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