Wayne Shorter, sage of the saxophone, dies at 89 : NPR

Wayne Shorter, sage of the saxophone, dies at 89 : NPR

Wayne Shorter, photographed in 1985. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption toggle caption David Redfern/Redferns Wayne Shorter, photographed in 1985. David Redfern/Redferns Wayne Shorter, the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer and the creator of one of the […]

Wayne Shorter, icon of jazz saxophone, dies aged 89 | Jazz

The Newport jazz festival 1967 … Miles Davis with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Wayne Shorter.

Wayne Shorter, one of America’s greatest jazz saxophonists whose career spanned bop, fusion and more, has died in hospital in Los Angeles, aged 89. His publicist confirmed his death to the New York Times. Shorter […]

David Jolicoeur, De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54 : NPR

David Jolicoeur, De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54 : NPR

David Jolicoeur — also known as Trugoy the Dove and Plug Two — performs with De La Soul in Chelmsford, England in 2015. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tristan Fewings/Getty Images David Jolicoeur […]

Legendary Pop Composer Burt Bacharach Dies at 94

Burt Bacharach dies

Photo Credit: Marco Rosanova / CC by 3.0 A dominant force in American pop music for over 50 years, songwriter, composer, and producer Burt Bacharach died of natural causes at age 94. Legendary songwriter, arranger, […]

Barrett Strong, singer, songwriter and Motown’s first star, dies aged 81 | Motown records

Barrett Strong in 1970.

Barrett Strong, a singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the vocalist on Motown’s first hit single Money (That’s What I Want), has died, aged 81. The news was confirmed on Monday by the […]

Barrett Strong, the Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81 : NPR

Barrett Strong, the Motown artist known for 'Money,' dies at 81 : NPR

Motown’s Barrett Strong arrives at the induction ceremony for 35th annual National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York on June 10, 2004. Louis Lanzano/AP hide caption toggle caption Louis Lanzano/AP Motown’s […]

Rock musician Tom Verlaine dies at 73 : NPR

Rock musician Tom Verlaine dies at 73 : NPR

Verlaine was known for his jagged guitar playing style involving heavy vibrato and distortion and off-kilter lyrics. Gus Stewart/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Gus Stewart/Redferns Verlaine was known for his jagged guitar playing style involving […]

David Crosby, co-founder of Crosby, Stills & Nash, dies at 81 : NPR

David Crosby, co-founder of Crosby, Stills & Nash, dies at 81 : NPR

David Crosby, photographed in New York on August 3, 1984. Ebet Roberts/Redferns hide caption toggle caption Ebet Roberts/Redferns David Crosby, photographed in New York on August 3, 1984. Ebet Roberts/Redferns David Crosby, a prominent figure […]