Musical Instruments – Page 9

David Lindley, ‘Musician’s Musician’ to the Rock Elite, Dies at 78

He worked with a wide range of luminaries, most notably Jackson Browne, and there was seemingly no stringed instrument he couldn’t play.

By Alex Williams

Bell, Thom (1943-2022) Black People Deaths (Obituaries) Delfonics (Music Group) Gamble, Kenny (Musician) Huff, Leon Musical Instruments Philadelphia (Pa) Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music) Spinners, The Stylistics (Music Group)

Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79

As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

Deaths (Obituaries) Deutsch, Herbert (1932-2022) Electronics Inventions and Patents Moog Music Moog, Robert Music Musical Instruments Nineteen Hundred Sixties

Herbert Deutsch, Co-Creator of the Moog Synthesizer, Dies at 90

An experimental composer, Mr. Deutsch collaborated with Robert Moog to create the first synthesizer to make a significant impact on popular music, launching a revolution in electronic music.

By Alex Williams

Beach Boys Deaths (Obituaries) Engineering and Engineers Jones, Quincy Live Electronic Orchestra Musical Instruments Pop and Rock Music

Don Lewis, Unsung Pioneer of Electronic Music, Dies at 81

He invented the first system for integrating multiple instruments using a single control panel, predating the MIDI controller by years.

By Clay Risen