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Adams, Patrick (1950- ) Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Bars and Nightclubs Deaths (Obituaries) Music New York Rap and Hip-Hop Rhythm and Blues (Music)

Patrick Adams, Master of New York’s Underground Disco Scene, Dies at 72

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

He produced, arranged or engineered many of the era’s biggest nightclub hits, even if his records rarely got much play on the radio.

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Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Billboard (Magazine) Book Trade and Publishing Books and Literature Deaths (Obituaries) Hot 100 Music New York Pop and Rock Music Whitburn, Joel

Joel Whitburn, Tireless Researcher of Music Charts, Dies at 82

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

His numerous books delved deeply into the Billboard charts, developing what an admirer called “the de facto history of recorded music.”

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A Chorus Line (Play) Deaths (Obituaries) Herman, Jerry Music New York Oliver! (Play) Pippin, Donald Radio City Music Hall Theater Tony Awards (Theater Awards)

Donald Pippin, Conductor on Broadway and Beyond, Dies at 95

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

As music director, he contributed to the success of acclaimed shows including “Oliver!,” “Mame,” “La Cage aux Folles” and “A Chorus Line.”

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Cruise, Julee Deaths (Obituaries) Lynch, David Music New York Television Theater Twin Peaks (TV Program)

Julee Cruise, Vocalist of ‘Twin Peaks’ Fame, Dies at 65

June 10, 2022June 12, 2022

In projects for the director David Lynch, she brought an eerie, otherworldly style to “Falling” and other songs.

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Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Experimental Music Fog Tropes (Musical Work) Marshall, Ingram Music Musical Instruments New York Yale School of Music

Ingram Marshall, Minimalist Composer of Mystical Sounds, Dies at 80

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

An influential figure in American experimental music, he was part of a group of composers who stripped music down to basic elements and used digital

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Bahai (Religious Sect) Crofts, Dash (1940- ) Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Music New York Nineteen Hundred Seventies Seals & Crofts (Music Group) Seals, Jim (1942-2022) Summer Breeze (Song)

Jim Seals, Half of a Popular 1970s Soft-Rock Duo, Dies at 79

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

Teamed with Dash Crofts, he hit it big with “Summer Breeze” in 1972. The two went on to have chart success with “Diamond Girl” and

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Bollywood Deaths (Obituaries) India Kunnath, Krishna Kumar (KK) (1968-2022) Movies Music New York

KK, Singer of Bollywood Hits, Dies at 53 After a Concert

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

He had just concluded a performance when he was stricken. Nicknamed “the Mesmerizer,” he recorded hundreds of songs for some of India’s biggest movie stars.

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Chariots of Fire (Movie) Deaths (Obituaries) Electronics Greece Movies Music New York Pop and Rock Music Television Vangelis (1943-2022)

Vangelis, Composer Best Known for ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 79

May 20, 2022May 21, 2022

A master of the synthesizer, he won an Oscar for that film’s score, and his memorable theme song became a No. 1 pop hit.

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Art Deaths (Obituaries) Documentary Films and Programs Dylan, Bob Folk Music Joplin, Janis Music Neuwirth, Bob New York

Bob Neuwirth, Colorful Figure in Dylan’s Circle, Dies at 82

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022

He was a recording artist and songwriter himself, but he also played pivotal roles in the careers of Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin.

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Austria Deaths (Obituaries) Hammerstein, Oscar II Holocaust and the Nazi Era Movies Music New York Rodgers, Richard Stowe (Vt) The Sound of Music (Movie) The Sound of Music (Play) Theater Trapp Family Singers (Music Group) Trapp, Rosmarie (1929-2022)

Rosmarie Trapp of the ‘Sound of Music’ Family Dies at 93

May 18, 2022May 19, 2022

She was the last surviving daughter of the baron and the would-be nun depicted in the stage musical and 1965 film.

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Deaths (Obituaries) Dillards (Music Group) Griffith, Andy Music New York Peterson, Maggie (1941-2022) Television The Andy Griffith Show (TV Program)

Maggie Peterson, a Memorable ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Guest, Dies at 81

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

As Charlene Darling, a member of the musical Darling family, she appeared in five episodes, beginning with one in which her character became smitten with

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Allen, Woody Broadway Danny Rose (Movie) Deaths (Obituaries) Glassware Movies Music New York Parker, Gloria (1921-2022)

Gloria Parker, Maestra of the Musical Glasses, Dies at 100

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

She played many instruments and appeared on radio and television, but she was best known for the skill that led to a role in Woody

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Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Greenwich Village (Manhattan, NY) Henske, Judy (1936-2022) Music New York

Judy Henske, a Distinctive Voice on the Folk Scene, Dies at 85

May 4, 2022May 5, 2022

Her versatile vocals were a trademark, as was her comic stage patter. The character Annie Hall owed her a debt.

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Country Music Deaths (Obituaries) Judd, Naomi Judd, Wynonna Music New York The Judds

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-Winning The Judds, Dies at 76

April 30, 2022May 1, 2022

The country music duo, made up of Naomi and Wynonna Judd, was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.

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Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Deaths (Obituaries) Germany Music Musical Instruments New York Schulze, Klaus (1947-2022) Tangerine Dream (Music Group)

Klaus Schulze, Pioneering Electronic Composer, Is Dead at 74

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

In a prolific career spanning five decades, he helped pave the way for ambient, techno and trance music.

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Cortes, Jose Luis Cuba Deaths (Obituaries) Latin Music Los Van Van (Music Group) Music New York NG La Banda (Music Group) timba

José Luis Cortés, Trailblazing Cuban Bandleader, Dies at 70

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

He was trained in the classics and jazz, but he helped popularize a new, danceable genre known as timba.

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Albritton, Cynthia (1947-2022) Art Deaths (Obituaries) Music New York Penis Pop and Rock Music Sculpture

Cynthia Albritton, Rock’s ‘Plaster Caster,’ Dies at 74

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

She gained fame making sculptures of male rockers’ genitals, an attention-getting gimmick that she grew to regard as art and that became part of rock

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Deaths (Obituaries) Disc Jockeys Jazz Mark, Sid (1933-2022) Music New York Radio Sinatra, Frank

Sid Mark, Disc Jockey Devoted to Sinatra for Six Decades, Dies at 88

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

He hosted four radio shows that focused on the singer, who at one concert singled him out in the audience and said, “I love him.”

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Bikini Kill (Music Group) Blondie (Music Group) Content Type: Personal Profile Gustern, Barbara Maier Harry, Deborah Music New York Theater

She Taught New York to Sing

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

“Throw the note over your shoulder!” Debbie Harry, Kathleen Hanna, Justin Vivian Bond and other singers recall Barbara Gustern, a beloved vocal coach who was

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Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Deaths (Obituaries) Disc Jockeys Funkmaster Flex Graffiti Grayson, Keith (DJ Kay Slay) Music New York Rap and Hip-Hop WQHT-FM

DJ Kay Slay, Fiery Radio Star and Rap Mixtape Innovator, Dies at 55

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

The one-time graffiti artist and New York D.J. for Hot 97 was known for breaking artists and stoking beefs that gave fuel to the careers

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