Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 316

Toshi Ichiyanagi, Avant-Garde Composer and Pianist, Dies at 89

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.

By Neil Genzlinger

Bowery (Manhattan, NY) CBGB Deaths (Obituaries) Gordon, Robert (1947-2022) Nineteen Hundred Eighties Nineteen Hundred Fifties Pop and Rock Music

Robert Gordon, Punk Rocker Turned Rockabilly Revivalist, Dies at 75

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.

By Alex Williams

Books and Literature Deaths (Obituaries) Harvard Law School Houseman, John Law Schools Legal Profession Osborn, John Jay Jr (1945-2022) The Paper Chase (Book) The Paper Chase (Movie) Writing and Writers

John Jay Osborn Jr., Author of ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies at 77

His 1971 novel became a movie, with John Houseman giving an award-winning performance as the imperious Professor Kingsfield, and later a television series.

By Richard Sandomir

Capitol Records Country Music Deaths (Obituaries) Grammy Awards Home of the Brave (Song) Miller, Jody (1941-2022) Pop and Rock Music Queen of the House (Song)

Jody Miller, Singer of ‘Queen of the House’ and More, Dies at 80

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.”

By Ed Shanahan