I took the long way home all afternoon into evening. Thanks to the other contributors for helping out. I heard the news that George Jones died: ...
I previously have written how I saw Richie Havens live at My Father's Place when I was in high school, at the time we ran several of his songs as Videos of the Day in late January 2012: I saw Richie Havens at My Father’s Place...
TMZ reports (h/t @baseballcrank): Jonathan Winters, the comedic film and TV actor who was huge in the '70s and '80s on shows like "Mork and Mindy," has died at age 87 ...
Margaret Thatcher is dead. What can be said. We lost a giant for freedom and human dignity. ...
Van Cliburn died today at age 78. The name lives on with the piano competition named after him. RIP, tall Texan: Renowned American classical pianist Van Cliburn died Wednesday morning at the age of 78 after a battle with bone cancer, publicist and longtime friend Mary Lou Falcone...
Obituary for Amos Shuchman, whose family paid for it to be run in The New York Times (emphasis mine, h/t CAMERA): SHUCHMAN--Amos, of New York, on February 1, 2013. Beloved and caring husband of Alice Shuchman for 51 years, father of Daniel (Lori Lesser) and Nina...
He died this morning at age 88. I didn't always agree with him, but he was a unique character and a fierce defender of our quality of life, the law, and Israel. There are few people who established such a force of personality. Update -- via Twitchy: https://twitter.com/laichungleung/status/297310471818735616 ...
Just breaking: The Associated Press is reporting that retired General Norman Schwarzkopf has died. He was 78. Schwarzkopf served as the commander of coalition forces during the Persian Gulf War in 1990. His strategy of using a “left hook” to go behind Iraqi forces occupying...
Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment....
One of the greats. I have so many of his albums ...
George McGovern died overnight. Those of us of a certain generation remember him well. Back in 1972, though not old enough to vote, I was a McGovern supporter. My how times have changed. Whatever his politics then and since then, I remember him fondly. Here is one of his...
Lyrical genius behind the Burt Bacharach legend, died yesterday: Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is...
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, passed away today from pancreatic cancer. She was 61. Her ride in space took place in 1983. Not quite three years later the vehicle she flew, Challenger, exploded shortly after take off. ...
Rodney King died today. He was a tragic figure. I don't blame him for any of the violence which took place after the policemen charged with assaulting him were found not guilty. An interesting resource on the court case is here. I discussed how the video evidence...
This one hurts. I grew up knowing so many of the Bee Gees early songs by heart. The New York Mining Disaster 1941 was one of my favorites, and one of the most underappreciated: Robin Gibb passed away today. He will be missed. From Rolling Stone: Robin Gibb, one-third...
Dick Clark passed away this morning in Los Angeles. For those of us of a certain age, he was MTV before there was MTV (and when MTV actually played music). ...
Lead singer of The Monkees has died at age 66: A rep for the singer tells us Jones suffered a heart attack at his home this morning ...
Sad news. Steve Jobs has died, not long after he resigned from Apple. My prior post about Jobs, An Apple what if. An American corporate hero. He will be missed. ...
