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Bonnie Raitt Heads to the Grammys, Recognized as a Songwriter at Last

Long renowned as an interpreter, she has quietly built a catalog of her own. Up for song of the year on Sunday, she talked about her nominated track, “Just Like That,” and a lifetime onstage.

By Jon Pareles

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Tom Verlaine’s 15 Essential Songs

From Television through his solo career, the songwriter created enigmatic tidings and cat’s-cradle guitar structures. He died on Saturday at 73.

By Jon Pareles

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Ray Cordeiro, a Voice on Hong Kong’s Airwaves for 70 Years, Dies at 98

Late-night radio listeners in Hong Kong associated Mr. Cordeiro’s sonorous voice with easy-listening standards and early rock. He worked until he was 96.

By Tiffany May

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Tom Verlaine, Influential Guitarist and Songwriter, Dies at 73

He first attracted attention with the band Television, a fixture of the New York punk rock scene. But his music wasn’t so easily categorized.

By Peter Keepnews