In works like “John Somebody,” he mixed the structural rigor of classical composition with the ebullient sound and attitude of rock.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Business:His prediction in the 1960s about rapid advances in computer chip technology charted a course for the age of high tech.
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Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Business:His prediction in the 1960s about exponential advances in computer chip technology charted a course for the age of high tech.
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Jacqueline Gold, Executive Who Tapped Into the Female Libido, Dies at 62
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:She made Britain’s Ann Summers shops a thriving source of lingerie and sex toys and became a role model for female entrepreneurs.
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Marisol Malaret, First Puerto Rican Miss Universe, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Edging out Miss USA, Ms. Malaret — who was also the first winner from the Caribbean — brokered her fame to become a television host and magazine editor back home.
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Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.
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Virginia Zeani, Versatile and Durable Soprano, Dies at 97
The New York Times – Music:A noted Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata,” she had an equally noted second act as a singing teacher when her performing career ended.
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Willis Reed, Hall of Fame Center for Champion Knicks, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Sports:He was beloved by New York fans for his willingness to play hurt, as memorably exemplified in the decisive Game 7 of the 1970 N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden.
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Polito Vega, Salsa ‘King’ of New York Radio, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:In a career that began in 1960, the Puerto Rico-born Mr. Vega became, one admirer said, “the architect of Hispanic radio at a global level.”
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Jim Gordon, Top Rock Drummer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 77
The New York Times – Music:He was an elite studio musician who played with A-list artists and helped write the Eric Clapton hit “Layla.” But his life was shattered by mental illness and a murder conviction.
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Jerry Samuels, Creator of a Novelty Hit, Is Dead at 84
The New York Times – Music:Under the name Napoleon XIV, he recorded “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” and, to almost everyone’s surprise, it stormed the charts in 1966.
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Lewis Spratlan, Who Took Winding Route to Music Pulitzer, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:His opera sat unproduced for decades. Then a piece of it garnered one of the field’s top prizes. Then it sat some more.