Though he was American, he helped define the sound of the British Invasion after settling in London in the early 1960s.

With her husband, David LaFlamme, she founded the rock band It’s a Beautiful Day and wrote a soaring paean to a generation’s dreams of escape.

Best known for his star turn in the cult film about a flesh-eating plant, he was a go-to member of the low-budget auteur Roger Corman’s...

Out from under an imposing shadow, she recorded four albums as a singer and had two R&B hits before turning her focus to her brother’s...

She was highly regarded as a folk, blues and jazz singer. She was also ardently left-wing and prioritized social change over commercial success.

Her “Love Has No Pride” was widely recorded, and she had high-profile relationships with Levon Helm and Donald Fagen. But she was uneasy with life...

Arriving at the storied luxury house two years after Karl Lagerfeld, he helped guide a boom in both products and revenues.

A blues devotee from Chicago, he tasted fame in the late 1960s with the Electric Flag, a band that made its debut at Monterey but...

A celebrated session musician who appeared on a host of classic rock albums, he made his most lasting mark with his contribution to Lou Reed’s...

Celebrity chefs and politicians paid tribute to the man behind the extra-thick shake known as the concrete, an intrinsic part of St. Louis summers.