Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 13

Alice Tan Ridley, a Subway Singer Who Dazzled on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Dies at 72

The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as a busker in the New York City subways.

By Sopan Deb

Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Folkways Records Holy Modal Rounders Hurley, Michael (1941-2025) Music Youngbloods (Music Group)

Michael Hurley, a Singer Both Eccentric and Inspirational, Dies at 83

A folk troubadour with an eclectic style, he built a devoted following for his songs about love, death, drinking and a particularly sad werewolf.

By Richard Sandomir

Appalachian Region Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Greenwich Village (Manhattan, NY) New Lost City Ramblers (Music Group) Newport Folk Festival Paley, Tom (1928-2017) Schwarz, Tracy (1938-2025) Seeger, Mike (1933 -2009)

Tracy Schwarz, Mainstay of the New Lost City Ramblers, Dies at 86

He was the last surviving member of a retro-minded string trio whose celebration of prewar songs of the rural South put them at the heart of the folk revival.

By Alex Williams

Berlioz, Hector Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) France Les Troyens (Opera) Nelson, John (1941-2025)

John Nelson, Conductor Who Got France to Cherish Berlioz, Dies at 83

He revived interest in a “problem child” in the pantheon of high romantic composers, bringing Berlioz overdue recognition as one of France’s greatest composers.

By Adam Nossiter