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David Lindley, ‘Musician’s Musician’ to the Rock Elite, Dies at 78
He worked with a wide range of luminaries, most notably Jackson Browne, and there was seemingly no stringed instrument he couldn’t play.
David Lindley, ‘Musician’s Musician’ to the Rock Elite, Dies at 78
He worked with a wide range of luminaries, most notably Jackson Browne, and there was seemingly no stringed instrument he couldn’t play.
Steve Mackey, a Mainstay of the Britpop Band Pulp, Dies at 56
Shortly after he joined that long-running group in 1987, it rose from obscurity to chart-topping success in what came to be called the Cool Britannia...
Walter Mirisch, Pioneering Producer of Canonical Films, Dies at 101
Admired for his creative instincts, he oversaw films that won 28 Oscars, including “West Side Story,” “The Apartment” and “In the Heat of the Night.”
Jackie Rogers, Jet-Setting Fashion Designer, Dies at 90
An outspoken American who became a model for Coco Chanel, she partied with Europe’s elite before starting her own clothing line for stars and socialites.
Jerry Blavat, D.J. Who Channeled the Soul of Philadelphia, Dies at 82
A live-wire personality and an epic self-promoter, he got a generation of youth in the City of Brotherly Love on its feet with little-known R&B...
Marilyn Stafford, a Photojournalist Rediscovered, Dies at 97
She brought a narrative eye and a social consciousness to her work, whether covering refugee crises, celebrities or fashion. But much of it might have...
Art McNally, N.F.L.’s ‘Father of Instant Replay,’ Dies at 97
The first field official in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he helped bring technology into the sport and kept his cool even in the...
Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63
The son of Coventry factory workers, he overcame a traumatic childhood to find fame in the Thatcher years as the frontman of the Specials.
Mimi Kilgore, Arts Patron and de Kooning Muse, Dies at 87
A well-connected Texan, she made a significant mark supporting the visual arts and theater, and a lasting one on a master of Abstract Expressionism.