Art Rupe dies: Music mogul helped launch Little Richard

Art Rupe dies: Music mogul helped launch Little Richard

Record man Art Rupe, who started a small Boyle Heights-based independent label called Specialty Records in 1946 and went on to help launch the careers of artists including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Percy Mayfield and […]

Charnett Moffett, expansive bassist who could challenge legends, dies at 54 : NPR

Charnett Moffett, expansive bassist who could challenge legends, dies at 54 : NPR

Jazz bassist Charnett Moffett. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Jazz bassist Charnett Moffett. Courtesy of the artist Bassist Charnett Moffett, a stylistically agnostic staple of the jazz scene […]

Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member, dies at 68

Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member, dies at 68

In 1975, KCET aired a half-hour concert featuring a hot new local band. As an opening shot of the downtown skyline segued into a slice-of-life montage of East Los Angeles, a twinkling harp played over […]

Mark Lanegan, laconic Screaming Trees frontman, dies at 57

Mark Lanegan, laconic Screaming Trees frontman, dies at 57

Shared from www.latimes.com Mark Lanegan, the gruff-voiced singer and songwriter who led Screaming Trees to fame during the Seattle grunge explosion of the early ’90s before going on to play as a member of Queens […]

Mark Lanegan dead: Singer of Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age member dies aged 57 | Ents & Arts News

Mark Lanegan during his concert in Lucerna Music Bar in Prague, Czech Republic, on 20 March, 2012. Pic: AP

Shared from news.sky.com Mark Lanegan, singer of rock band Screaming Trees and a member of Queens of the Stone Age, has died aged 57. The musician, who was also a member of The Gutter Twins, […]

‘America’s Got Talent’ contestant Nightbirde dies at 31

‘America’s Got Talent’ contestant Nightbirde dies at 31

Shared from www.rappler.com The ‘It’s Okay’ singer-songwriter dies after a four-year battle with cancer Play Video MANILA, Philippines – Singer-songwriter Jane Marczewski, most popularly known as Nightbirde from the reality talent competition America’s Got Talent, […]

Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age singer dies as fans pay tribute

Shared from www.the-sun.com THE lead vocalist for the grunge band Screaming Trees has died at age 57. Singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland according to a statement posted […]

Nightbirde, ‘America’s Got Talent’ contestant, dies after cancer battle

Nightbirde, 'America's Got Talent' contestant, dies after cancer battle

Shared from www.cnn.com CNN —   Jane Marczewski, a singer known by her stage name Nightbirde, who earned a legion of followers after being a contestant on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” has died after a […]