Nineteen Hundred Sixties – Page 19

David Crosby, Mainstay of Two Classic Rock Bands, Dies at 81

He was an original member of the Byrds and a founder of Crosby, Stills & Nash. But he was almost as well known for his troubled personal life as for his music.

By Jim Farber

Art Fontana, Lucio Hauser & Wirth Italy Manhattan (NYC) Metropolitan Museum of Art Nineteen Hundred Sixties Sculpture

Lucio Fontana, a Sculptor but So Perverse

In terra cotta, clay, metal and concrete, the Argentine Italian artist overhauled the history of European sculpture.

By Martha Schwendener

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

Black People Deaths (Obituaries) Memphis (Tenn) Nineteen Hundred Sixties Rhythm and Blues (Music) Stax Records Stewart, Jim (1930-2022)

Jim Stewart, Unlikely Entrepreneur of Soul Music, Dies at 92

His background was in country music. But Stax, the label he founded with his sister, achieved a level of success with Black artists that rivaled Motown’s.

By Bill Friskics-Warren