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Alex Williams
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Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78
It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies.
Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez, Hitmaker Who Seemed to Vanish, Dies at 83
His “The Happy Organ” reached No. 1 in 1959, but his pop stardom was short-lived, and his death in 2022, with an anonymous burial, remains…
Michael Madsen, Actor Known for Tough-Guy Roles, Dies at 67
He had the air of a throwback actor, a timeless Hollywood heavy who seemed to have stepped out of a 1940s film noir.
Dave Scott, Hip-Hop Choreographer, Is Dead at 52
A former basketball standout with no formal dance training, he came to provide moves for rappers like Bow Wow and dance-battle films like “You Got…
Jonathan Mayers, a Founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Dies at 51
He helped bring crowds of music fans to a remote Tennessee cow farm with Bonnaroo, and to San Francisco with the Outside Lands festival.
Mick Ralphs, of Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, Dies at 81
A guitarist and songwriter, he ditched glam rock at its peak and scored with meatier stadium-rock anthems like “Can’t Get Enough” and “Feel Like Making…
Mick Ralphs, of Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, Dies at 81
A guitarist and songwriter, he ditched glam rock at its peak and scored with meatier stadium-rock anthems like “Can’t Get Enough” and “Feel Like Making…
Lou Christie, ‘Lightnin’ Strikes’ Pop Crooner, Is Dead at 82
A late-1960s throwback to the days of clean-cut teen idols — he called himself “the missing link” — he rode his gymnastic vocal range to…
Dan Storper, Founder of Putumayo World Music Label, Dies at 74
His record label, Putumayo, gathered sounds from around the globe and pushed them into the mainstream, selling 35 million compilation CDs worldwide.
Rigmor Newman, Behind-the-Scenes Fixture of the Jazz World, Dies at 86
She was a concert promoter, a nightclub impresario and the producer of an award-winning 1992 film about the Nicholas Brothers dance duo.