A former protégé of John Cage and once married to Yoko Ono, he was part of a lively experimental music scene in New York and became a leading composer of modern music in Japan.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Toshi Ichiyanagi, Avant-Garde Composer and Pianist, Dies at 89
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Robert Gordon, Punk Rocker Turned Rockabilly Revivalist, Dies at 75
The New York Times – Music:Weary of the angry and aggressive sound of New York’s musical underground of the late 1970s, he returned to rock’s roots and seeded a rockabilly revival.
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John Jay Osborn Jr., Author of ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies at 77
The New York Times – Movies:His 1971 novel became a movie, with John Houseman giving an award-winning performance as the imperious Professor Kingsfield, and later a television series.
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Jody Miller, Singer of ‘Queen of the House’ and More, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:Best known for a 1965 homemaker’s reply to a hobo’s refrain, the Oklahoma native had a hit the same year with the very different “Home of the Brave.”
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Ahmed Alshaiba, Yemeni Music Master, Is Dead at 32
The New York Times – Music:He taught himself to play the oud, a lutelike stringed instrument, and made a splash on social media with his cover versions of pop songs.
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Geoff Nuttall, First Among Equals in Acclaimed Quartet, Dies at 56
The New York Times – Music:With the St. Lawrence Quartet, he played with such enthusiasm that often he swept himself from his seat. At the Spoleto Festival USA, he was a shaping force.
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Lucy Simon, Singer and Broadway Composer, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:She and her sister Carly Simon were a folk duo in the 1960s. Years later, she wrote the Tony-nominated music for “The Secret Garden.”
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Joanna Simon, Opera Singer from Famously Musical Family, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Music:A renowned mezzo-soprano, she grew up alongside her younger sisters, Carly and Lucy, both of whom became singer-songwriters.
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Lenny Lipton, ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ Lyricist and 3-D Film Pioneer, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:He used the royalties earned from the hit folk song to fund decades of research into stereoscopic projection.
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Mary McCaslin, Folk Singer Who Lamented the Lost Old West, Dies at 75
The New York Times – Music:A songwriter in her own right, she was known for renditions of pop and rock songs, “Pinball Wizard” among them, that made them sound like mountain ballads.
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Al Ries, Adman Who Sought a Portal Into Consumers’ Brains, Dies at 95
The New York Times – Business:Using the concept of “positioning,” he guided companies to market their products by creating hard-to-forget messages.