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.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Sixties
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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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Keith Reid, Who Brought Poetry to Procol Harum, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:He did not perform with the group, but his impressionistic words made it one of the leading acts of the progressive-rock era.
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Bobbi Ercoline, Whose Hug Became a Symbol of Woodstock, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:Embracing her boyfriend, a blanket around them, she appeared on the cover of the ubiquitous soundtrack album of “Woodstock,” the 1970 documentary film about the music festival.
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Jim Gordon, Top Rock Drummer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 77
The New York Times – Music:He was an elite studio musician who played with A-list artists and helped write the Eric Clapton hit “Layla.” But his life was shattered by mental illness and a murder conviction.
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Jerry Samuels, Creator of a Novelty Hit, Is Dead at 84
The New York Times – Music:Under the name Napoleon XIV, he recorded “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” and, to almost everyone’s surprise, it stormed the charts in 1966.
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Joe Pepitone, Rambunctious Star When the Yankees Faded, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Sports:He had All-Star years, won three Gold Gloves, hit with power and was a fan favorite, but as the team’s fortunes dimmed, his renegade lifestyle had its costs.
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Raquel Welch, Actress and ’60s Sex Symbol, Is Dead at 82
The New York Times – Movies:Beginning with a doeskin bikini in “One Million Years B.C.,” she built a celebrated show business career around sex appeal and, sometimes, a comic touch.
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Julian Wasser, the ‘Photographer Laureate’ of L.A., Dies at 89
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:In the 1960s and ’70s, he created indelible images of the city’s combustible mix of art, rock ’n’ roll, new Hollywood and social ferment.
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Soul Told Black Musicians’ Stories. Its Archives Are Going Digital.
The New York Times – Music:The newspaper, which started in 1966 with a focus on R&B, funk and disco, shut down in 1982. But one of its founders’ grandsons is devoted to finding it a new online audience.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Greater Than Any Basketball Record
The New York Times – Sports:His N.B.A. career scoring record has been broken, but his legacy of activism and his expansion of Black athlete identity endure.