Deaths (Obituaries) – Page 40

Uri Shulevitz, 89, Acclaimed Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Dies

A Caldecott Medal winner, he turned childhood memories of fleeing the Nazis in Poland into magical stories.

By Alex Williams

Armonk (NY) Big bands Bonney, Betty Brown, Les (1928-2013) Deaths (Obituaries) DiMaggio, Joe Jazz Johnson, Judy Joltin Joe DiMaggio (Song) Kaye, Sammy Music Radio

Betty Bonney, 100, Dies; Her Song for a Yankee Star Was a Big-Band Hit

“Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,” which she sang with the Les Brown band, celebrated DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. She also sang on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.”

By Richard Sandomir

Ayers, Roy (Musician) Coffy (Movie) Deaths (Obituaries) Everybody Loves the Sunshine (Song) Jazz Jazz Is Dead (Record Label) Mann, Herbie Polydor Records Rap and Hip-Hop Rhythm and Blues (Music)

Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84

He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been sampled nearly 200 times.

By Andrey Henkin

Art Ceramics and Pottery Deaths (Obituaries) Hamilton, Juan (1945-2025) O'Keeffe, Georgia Santa Fe (NM) Stieglitz, Alfred

Juan Hamilton, Georgia O’Keeffe’s Companion and Contested Heir, Dies at 79

As a young potter, he turned up on the doorstep of an octogenarian master of modern painting. They grew so close it became a scandal.

By Alex Traub