John Rowan, the drummer for ’90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill who performed under the name Blackie Onassis, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 57. A spokesperson for the band confirmed his death […]
Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, whose beguiling rendition of “The Girl From Ipanema” made her world famous, has died at 83. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 6, 2023.) Obituaries Astrud Gilberto, ‘The Girl […]
Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto onstage in 1965. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Evening Standard/Getty Images Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto onstage in 1965. Evening Standard/Getty Images […]
Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl From Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at 83. Musician Paul Ricci, a family friend, […]
Augusto Góngora, the journalist, author and television host documented in the Sundance winning film The Eternal Memory, is being mourned in his native Chile after his death at the age of 71. The film’s Oscar-nominated […]
Cynthia Weil, one of the major pop songwriters associated with the Brill Building sound of the early 1960s, died Thursday at her home in Beverly Hills. She was 82. Her daughter, Dr. Jenn Mann, confirmed […]
A mother and popular figure on social media has died. TMZ has confirmed that Ms Jacky Oh, 32, passed away Thursday in Miami. The influencer and former Wild ‘N Out star is the longtime love […]
Singer-songwriter Juan Carlos Formell was born into Cuban music royalty but forged his own path. He was the bassist for Los Van Van, one of the most influential bands from post-Revolution Cuba. Share This Article
Tina Turner—the legendary soul singer-songwriter, actor, and author—has died. The news was confirmed in a statement posted to her official social media accounts. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina […]
Chas Newby, an English rock bassist and brief member of the Beatles in the early 1960s, died this week at 81. Friends and members of the Liverpool rock scene confirmed Newby’s death on Tuesday, with […]
Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin and Duke Ellington, who was also the father of filmmaker Spike Lee, died at his Brooklyn home Wednesday morning. He […]
Tina Turner, the pioneering rock’n’roll star who became a pop behemoth in the 1980s, has died aged 83 after a long illness. She had suffered ill health in recent years, being diagnosed with intestinal cancer […]
Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner died on May 24th at the age of 83. Fellow musicians and fans alike took to social media for an outpouring of tribute posts, mourning the once-in-a-lifetime performer. […]
Sheldon Reynolds, guitarist for the legendary music group Earth, Wind & Fire, has died at the age of 63. Current band member, Philip Bailey, confirmed the news on Twitter. “This news of Sheldon Reynolds transition […]
Chas Newby, a bassist for The Beatles in their early days, has died aged 81. The musician played a key role in the iconic band’s early success in the 1960s while the group’s original bassist, […]
Photo Credit: Nick Fewings Former “fill-in” Beatles bass player Chas Newby — who was also a member of John Lennon’s first band, The Quarrymen, has died at age 81. Chas Newby, a British musician who […]
SONGWRITER and poet Pete Brown has died aged 82. The Londoner co-wrote Sunshine of Your Love and White Room for the short-lived rock supergroup Cream in the 1960s. 1 Pete Brown has died aged 82Credit: […]
The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47. Armstrong’s boyfriend, […]
Rita Lee, the legendary Brazilian musician, composer and founder of the trailblazing band Os Mutantes, has died at 75, prompting emotional tributes to Brazil’s undisputed “Queen of Rock”. Rita Lee was diagnosed with lung cancer […]
Photo Credit: David Tomaseti British singer-songwriter and famed backing vocalist Linda Lewis, whose career spanned more than 40 years, has died aged 72. Linda Lewis, the British singer-songwriter best known for her five-octave vocal range […]