Nineteen Hundred Sixties – Page 15

Alexandra Auder, Daughter of Viva, Tells Her Story in a New Memoir

After an unruly childhood in the Chelsea Hotel and online fame as a yoga parodist, Alexandra Auder writes an ode to bohemian Manhattan and her singular mother, Viva.

By Penelope Green

Deaths (Obituaries) Deep Purple (Song) Grammy Awards Music Nineteen Hundred Sixties Nino Tempo Stevens, April

April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit

Her unusual version of the standard, which she recorded with her brother, Nino Tempo, reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1963 and won a Grammy.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

Deaths (Obituaries) Fashion and Apparel Great Britain London (England) Miniskirt Nineteen Hundred Sixties Quant, Mary Swinging Sixties

Mary Quant, British Fashion Revolutionary, Dies at 93

As a designer, clad in her signature play clothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a distinctive bob, she epitomized the style of London’s Swinging Sixties.

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Brooker, Gary Deaths (Obituaries) Music Nineteen Hundred Sixties Poetry and Poets Pop and Rock Music Procol Harum (Music Group) Reid, Keith (1946-2023)

Keith Reid, Who Brought Poetry to Procol Harum, Dies at 76

He did not perform with the group, but his impressionistic words made it one of the leading acts of the progressive-rock era.

By Alex Williams