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.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Mary McCaslin, Folk Singer Who Lamented the Lost Old West, Dies at 75
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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.
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Charley Trippi, Versatile Football Hero, Dies at 100
The New York Times – Sports:A standout on offense and defense, Trippi took the Georgia Bulldogs to a Rose Bowl victory and the Chicago Cardinals to a championship.
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Charles W. Duncan Jr., Energy Secretary in Oil Crisis, Is Dead at 96
The New York Times – Business:Heir to a Houston coffee fortune and a former president of Coca-Cola, he joined President Jimmy Carter’s cabinet in 1979 as oil shortages roiled the nation.
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Ralph DeNunzio, Wall Street Chieftain, Is Dead at 90
The New York Times – Business:He was chairman of the New York Stock Exchange and rose to lead the venerable securities firm Kidder, Peabody, but stepped down after it was caught up in a 1980s insider-trading scandal.
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Jim Redmond, Who Created Olympics Moment Helping Son, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Sports:Derek Redmond pulled a hamstring at the 1992 Games. His father rushed to the track, and they finished the race together.
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Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame Relief Pitcher, Is Dead at 69
The New York Times – Sports:Relying on a single pitch, the split-fingered fastball, he made the All-Star team six times, won a Cy Young Award and saved 300 games.
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Robbie Coltrane, the Beloved Hagrid in ‘Harry Potter’ Films, Dies at 72
The New York Times – Movies:The veteran Scottish actor and comedian also played a gambling-addicted psychologist in the 1990s crime series “Cracker.”
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Bernard McGuirk, 64, Dies; Imus Producer Through Rise, Fall and Return
The New York Times – Business:The two men were fired because of a racist exchange about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, marring, but not ending, their shared radio success.
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Dan Wieden, Adman of Nike ‘Just Do It’ Fame, Is Dead at 77
The New York Times – Business:A mix of Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol, the self-effacing co-founder of the advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy considered his success a “cosmic joke.”
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Robert Toll, Who Mass-Produced ‘McMansions,’ Is Dead at 81
The New York Times – Business:He and his brother, Bruce, founded a home-building company that found suburbia fertile ground to make hundreds of millions of dollars with roomy dwellings.