Nineteen Hundred Eighties

Clem Burke, Versatile, Hard-Driving Drummer for Blondie, Dies at 70

He provided both the explosive percussion on hits like “Call Me” and the laid-back rhythm on the reggae-influenced “The Tide Is High.”

By Clay Risen

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The Best True Crime to Stream: 1970s and ’80s Kidnappings

Across television, film and podcasting, here are five stories of child abductions that shook parents across the United States.

By Maya Salam

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Marty Callner, Director of Comedy Specials and Music Videos, Dies at 78

At HBO in the late 1970s, he established the template for presenting stand-up on the small screen. He then became a mainstay of MTV in its early days.

By Richard Sandomir

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J.B. Moore, Producer of Seminal Hip-Hop Records, Dies at 81

He was a magazine ad salesman when he and a colleague, Robert Ford, teamed with Kurtis Blow and helped break rap music into the mainstream.

By Alex Williams