Nineteen Hundred Sixties – Page 13

John Uelses, First to Pole-Vault 16 Feet, Dies at 85

In an era when track and field athletes could rise to national celebrity, Uelses became a newsreel idol and made the cover of Sports Illustrated.

By Frank Litsky and Alex Traub

Deaths (Obituaries) Getz, Stan Gilberto, Astrud (1940-2023) Gilberto, Joao Jazz Nineteen Hundred Sixties Pop and Rock Music The Girl From Ipanema (Song)

Astrud Gilberto, Who Sang ‘The Girl From Ipanema,’ Dies at 83

It was the first song she ever recorded, and it played a key role in making the Brazilian sound known as bossa nova a phenomenon in the United States.

By Jim Farber

Brill Building Deaths (Obituaries) King, Carole Manhattan (NYC) Mann, Barry Nineteen Hundred Sixties Pop and Rock Music Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Weil, Cynthia

Cynthia Weil, Who Put Words to That ‘Lovin’ Feeling,’ Dies at 82

With her husband and songwriting partner, Barry Mann, she wrote lyrics for timeless hits by the Righteous Brothers, the Animals and Dolly Parton.

By Alex Williams

Brill Building Deaths (Obituaries) King, Carole Manhattan (NYC) Mann, Barry Nineteen Hundred Sixties Pop and Rock Music Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Weil, Cynthia

Cynthia Weil, Who Put Words to That ‘Lovin’ Feeling,’ Dies at 82

With her husband and songwriting partner, Barry Mann, she wrote lyrics for timeless hits by the Righteous Brothers, the Animals and Dolly Parton.

By Alex Williams