Tuesday, September 29 2009
Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kongo: Immortal Franco: Africa’s Unrivalled Guitar Legend
A Franco tribute led by Syan Mbenza was always likely to be played with fidelity.
Tuesday, September 15 2009
Patrick Sawyze: not Hollywood’s greatest actor, but perhaps its nicest guy
‘Angela’s Ashes’ author Frank McCourt dies at 78 (News) [20.Jul.09]
Walter Cronkite dies at 92 (News) [18.Jul.09]
‘Thriller’ was greatest triumph, greatest tragedy (News) [26.Jun.09]
Michael Jackson was a man and an artist of contradictions (News) [26.Jun.09]
Farrah Fawcett defined celebrity (News) [26.Jun.09]
Long Live the King: Remembering Michael Jackson (Features) [26.Jun.09]
Blues singer Koko Taylor dies at 80 (News) [4.Jun.09]
Musician Jay Bennett dies (News) [26.May.09]
Dom DeLuise dies at 75 (News) [5.May.09]
Historian John Hope Franklin dies at 94 (News) [26.Mar.09]
Natasha Richardson, of acting dynasty, dies of head injury (News) [19.Mar.09]
Natasha Richardson, 1963-2009 (News) [19.Mar.09]
Horton Foote 1916-2009: Wrote screenplay for ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (News) [5.Mar.09]
Texas playwright, screenwriter Horton Foote dies (News) [5.Mar.09]
Reflections on the career of an irreplaceable radio legend (News) [2.Mar.09]
Radio legend Paul Harvey dies at 90 (News) [2.Mar.09]
Renowned jazz drummer Louie Bellson dies at 84 (News) [17.Feb.09]
The long, distinguished career of John Updike (News) [28.Jan.09]
Updike pioneered suburban novel (News) [28.Jan.09]
Famed mambo dancer ‘Cuban Pete’ Aguilar dies (News) [14.Jan.09]
Ron Asheton: The godfather of punk guitar (News) [9.Jan.09]
Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton dies (News) [7.Jan.09]
Harold Pinter found meaning in silence (News) [30.Dec.08]
Mitch Mitchell: The Perfect Engine (Sound Affects) [17.Nov.08]
Memories of Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the Jimi Hendrix Experience (News) [14.Nov.08]
Studs Terkel, author and activist, dies at 96 (News) [1.Nov.08]
Dave Matthews Band’s farewell to a fallen brother (News) [25.Aug.08]
Hayes memories: Soul giant embraced ‘raw truth’ (News) [14.Aug.08]
Comedian Bernie Mac dies at 50 in Chicago hospital (News) [11.Aug.08]
Fashion world mourns ‘the most important designer of the 20th century’ (News) [3.Jun.08]
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Bo Diddley dead at 79 (News) [2.Jun.08]
Hall of Famer will be remembered for his influential ‘Bo Diddley beat’ (News) [2.Jun.08]
Sydney Pollack was an actor’s director — and an actor’s actor (News) [27.May.08]
Charlton remembered as Hollywood pillar of conservatism (News) [7.Apr.08]
Screen villain and gunslinger Richard Widmark dies at age 93 (News) [27.Mar.08]
Legendary Cuban musician ‘Cachao’ dies at 89 (News) [24.Mar.08]
Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella dies at 54 (News) [19.Mar.08]
Conservative critic William F. Buckley dies (News) [28.Feb.08]
A grim end to a promising career for Heath Ledger (News) [23.Jan.08]
Remembering the wonderfully bawdy Suzanne Pleshette (News) [21.Jan.08]
Tenor superstar brought opera to millions: Luciano Pavarotti 1935-2007 (News) [6.Sep.07]
The value of CBGB’s founder Hilly Kristal (News) [30.Aug.07]
Jazz drummer Max Roach dies (News) [17.Aug.07]
Merv Griffin, a master of the games, dies at 82 (News) [13.Aug.07]
Tom Snyder was a touchstone for his times (News) [30.Jul.07]
The Front Page: Shrouded in Shadows - Ingmar Bergman (1918 - 2007) (Short Ends and Leader) [30.Jul.07]
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, killed in car crash (Sources Say) [11.Jul.07]
Musicians come together to honor Pinkney (News) [10.Jul.07]
