Oh boy, I'm waaaay behind on these at the moment.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Joseph Shikany Rock guitarist and bassist
:: LeRoi Moore Rock saxophonist
:: Jerry Finn Record producer
:: Isaac Hayes Soul and funk singer and songwriter
:: Lou Teicher Easy listening pianist
:: Horst Stein Conductor
:: Donald Angle Harpsichordist
:: Wendo Kolosoy 'Rumba congolaise' singer
:: Earl Nelson Rhythm and blues singer
:: Harris Wulfson Composer
:: Michael Berniker Record producer
:: Joe Beck Jazz guitarist
:: Hiram Bullock Jazz-rock guitarist
:: Johnny Griffin Jazz saxophonist
:: Hugh Mendl Producer at Decca Records
:: Erik Darling Singer-songwriter and folk musician
:: Nicola Rescigno Conductor and co-founder of the Lyric Opera of Chicago
:: Tauno Marttinen Composer
:: Gerald Wiggins Jazz pianist
:: Norman Dello Joio Composer
:: Patricia Zander Pianist
:: Artie Traum Folk guitarist and songwriter
:: Franz Jackson Jazz saxophonist
:: Raymond Lefevre Easy listening arranger, composer, conductor
:: Joseph E. Fields Conductor, composer and pianist
:: Jo Stafford Easy listening singer
:: Jamelão Samba singer
:: Colin Cooper Climax Blues Band singer
:: Stig Olin Swedish actor, director and composer
:: Bobby Durham Jazz drummer
:: Ronnie Mathews Jazz pianist
:: Angel Tavira Mexican folk violinist
:: Margaret Kitchin Concert pianist
:: Edgar Vincent PR man to opera stars
:: Leonard Pennario Classical pianist and bridge master
:: Dave Carpenter Jazz bassist
:: Daihachi Oguchi Japanese drummer
:: Ira Tucker Gospel singer with the Dixie Hummingbirds
:: Cliff Hall Folk singer with The Spinners
:: Nick Sanderson Post-punk singer
:: Jerry Wallace Country-pop singer
:: Bill Reichenbach Jazz drummer
:: Danny Davis Bandleader and trumpeter
:: Nat Temple Clarinettist and bandleader
:: Saban Bajramovic Romany singer
:: Bill Finegan Big band arranger
:: Bill Bolick Hillbilly mandolin player
:: Jerry Cole Surf guitarist and songwriter
:: Earle H. Hagen TV composer and jazz trombonist
:: Alton Kelley Rock poster designer
:: Hugh Jarrett Doowop singer
:: Richard 'Dick' Rodgers Folklorist and musician
:: Campbell Burnap Jazz trombonist and broadcaster
:: Alexander Courage Composer of Star Trek theme
:: Esbjorn Svensson Jazz pianist and composer
:: Bo Diddley Rhythm 'n' blues guitarist

Rest in Peace.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: U. Utah Phillips Folk singer and political activist
:: David Gahr Photographer who specialised in musicians
:: Earle Hagen TV composer
:: John Cruft Orchestral oboist and Arts Council secretary
:: Jimmy McGriff Jazz and blues organist
:: Mickey Waller Jeff Beck drummer
:: Kishan Maharaj Tabla player
:: Sonny Okosuns Singer
:: Siegmund Nissel Violinist with the Amadeus Quartet
:: Bob Florence Jazz pianist, bandleader and arranger
:: Franz Jackson Jazz saxophonist
:: Milo M. Velimirovic Musicologist
:: Dick Charlesworth Trad-jazz clarinettist
:: Wilfrid Mellers Musicologist and composer
:: Hugh McElrath Musicologist
:: Larry Levine Record engineer for Phil Spector
:: Muriel More Country dance pianist
:: Edmund Barham Operatic tenor
:: Joyce 'Dottie' Rambo Gospel singer and songwriter
:: Mary Berry Musicologist of Gregorian chant
:: Wilfred Middlebrooks Jazz bassist
:: Ruben Vartanyan Conductor
:: Leyla Gencer Operatic soprano
:: Jerry Wallace Country singer
:: John P. Hennessey Rhythm bones player
:: Tony Kostrzewa Founder of Red Rhino Records
:: Eddy Arnold Country singer
:: Frances Yeend Operatic soprano
:: Ilyas Malayev Uzbek musician and poet
:: LonPaul Ellrich Indie drummer, instrumentalist and producer

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This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Peter Howard Broadway arranger
:: Joe Feeney Crooner
:: Tristram Cary Electronic and TV composer
:: Jimmy Giuffre Jazz clarinettist and composer
:: Humphrey Lyttelton Jazz trumpeter and broadcaster
:: Henry Brant Experimental composer
:: Bebe Barron Electronic and film composer
:: Walter Schenkman Pianist and musicologist
:: Brian Davison Drummer with The Nice
:: Robert Reed Go-go keyboardist
:: Ozzie Cadena Jazz and gospel producer
:: Lili Boniche Algerian singer and composer
:: George Butler Jazz record executive
:: Thomas Humphrey Luthier
:: Danny Federici Keyboardist for Bruce Springsteen
:: Judy Frankel Classical and folk singer
:: Al Wilson R&B singer
:: DJ Froggy Club DJ
:: Cedella Booker Bob Marley's mother
:: Carole Lynne Actress and singer
:: Marios Tokas Composer
:: Tommy McQuater Jazz trumpeter
:: Wayne Frost Breakdancer
:: Klaus Dinger Neu! drummer
:: Gene Puerling Leader of vocal quartet the Hi-Lo's
:: Allan Ganley Jazz drummer
:: Jerry Kravat Nightclub owner and bandleader
:: Sam Weiss Record label owner
:: Sergei Larin Opera singer
:: Sean Levert R & B Singer
:: Bill Bolick Hillbilly singer
:: Shusha Guppy Singer of ballads and chansons, and writer
:: Neil Aspinall Head of Apple records
:: Cachao López Mambo’s inventor
:: Alan Dargin Inventor of rock'n'roll didgeridoo

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This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Gerhard Samuel Conductor and composer
:: Datuk Wan Othman Wan Hamid Al-Khatib Composer of Sarawak anthem
:: Mikey Dread Reggae DJ
:: Ola Brunkert Abba drummer
:: Dorothy Stone Flautist and composer
:: Dennis Irwin Jazz bassist
:: Gloria Shayne Baker Songwriter
:: Howard Davis Violinist and string quartet leader

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This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Alun Hoddinott Composer
:: Stephen "Static Major" Garrett Hiphop producer
:: Bobby Lee Trammell Rock and roll singer
:: Norman Smith Recording engineer
:: Steve Harris Jazz drummer
:: Leonard Rosenman Film composer
:: Ray Kane Slack-key guitarist
:: William Clemmer Jazz pianist
:: Jeff Healey Blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter
:: Giuseppe di Stefano Operatic tenor
:: Joe Gibbs Reggae producer
:: Mike Smith Lead singer of The Dave Clark 5
:: Ivan Rebroff Singer
:: Buddy Miles Hendrix drummer
:: Chris Townson Drummer with John's Children
:: Josephine M. Salzillo Trumpeter
:: Larry Norman Inventor of 'Jesus rock'
:: Teo Macero Record producer
:: Yegor Letov 'The Russian Sid Vicious'
:: Jim Jones Pere Ubu guitarist
:: Allen Strange Electronic composer
:: Richard Westenburg Choral conductor
:: John Brunious Jazz trumpeter
:: Elias Tanenbaum Composer
:: Clyde Otis Songwriter and producer
:: Henri Salvador Cabaret singer
:: Inga Nielsen Operatic soprano
:: Bobby Relf Soul singer
:: Freddie Bell Rock 'n' roll singer

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This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Freddie Bell Rock 'n' roll singer
:: Chris Anderson Jazz pianist
:: Talivaldis Kenins Composer
:: Keith Smith Jazz trumpeter
:: Sławomir Kulpowicz Jazz pianist
:: James J. Fuld Collector of rare music scores
:: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Guru to the Beatles
:: Tata Guines Percussionist

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This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Margaret Truman Singer, writer, President's daughter
:: Madeleine Milhaud Composer's widow
:: Tommy McQuater Trumpeter
:: Andy Palacio Garifuna musician
:: Lew Spence Songwriter
:: Evelyn Barbirolli Oboist
:: Pete Candoli Trumpeter
:: Dave Day Monks banjo player
:: Rod Allen Lead singer with the Fortunes
:: Ken Nelson Talent scout and record producer
:: Joel Dorn Producer at Atlantic Records
:: John Stewart Singer-songwriter
:: Joan Ingpen Impresario
:: Jon Stoll Indie rock promoter
:: Mort Garson Composer and arranger
:: Larry Hartzell Musicologist
:: Harald Genzmer Composer
:: Ruth Wallis Cabaret singer-songwriter
:: Sweet Louie Smith R&B singer
:: Pat Kirkwood Musical theatre actress
:: Weepin' Willie Blues singer
:: Leonard B. Meyer Theorist and composer
:: Carlo Felice Cillario Opera conductor
:: Tyrone Taylor Reggae singer
:: Valda Aveling Harpsichordist and pianist

Rest in Peace.

What with the deaths of Stockhausen, Hitchcock and Peterson in December (and many others), the passing of András Szőllősy on 6th December went almost unnoticed. Coming from the same generation as Kurtág and Ligeti, however, this would not be the first time the Hungarian composer had been overshadowed by his more famous peers.

In fact, Szőllősy was, briefly, better-known than the latter in this country. Before the British première of The Messages of Miss R.V. Troussova on 18th February 1981, Kurtág was almost unknown in Great Britain; what few performances of his music there had been, which included Zoltán Kócsis playing extracts from Játékok, were almost entirely ignored. As Bartók's posthumous significance and reputation grew, British critics spent most of the 60s and 70s sporadically searching for his Hungarian successor. Ligeti was, at this stage, ruled out on both the grounds of residence and style: not only was a great composer sought, but one who was also unmistakably Hungarian too.

By the late 1970s the efforts of a few supportive critics (including Dominic Gill, Stephen Walsh and John S. Weissmann), seemed to have got, if not quite their man, then at least their school of men. A group of composers, including Szőllősy as well as Sándor Balassa, Attila Bozay and Zsolt Durkó, started to make semi-frequent appearances on the review pages of the British musical press. In an article for the Musical Times at the start of 1981 ('Messages from Budapest', Musical Times, cxii (1981), 97–100), Walsh previewed several of the new Hungarian works (including Troussova, Durkó's Burial Prayer and Szőllősy's Trasfigurazioni) that would be heard in the forthcoming London season:

New Hungarian music – the music, that is, of the post-Bartók, post-Kodály, post-1956 era – has been nibbling away at the edges of British concert life for a decade or more, without ever really breaking through the outer crust of polite apathy. Thus names like Durkó, Szőllősy and Balassa have grown vaguely familiar to those who frequent new-music concerts, but have hardly managed to establish a definite profile, partly because performances have been few and infrequent and generally (in the nature of things) not of their composers' most significant or substantial works. The events of this winter therefore represent something of a breakthrough for Hungarian promotion, and, one hopes, also for the music itself.

Regarding Kurtág, Walsh's predictions could not have been more strongly affirmed: since Troussova his star has risen inexorably, confirmed most recently by the receipt of the 2006 Grawemeyer Award for Concertante op.42. Sadly for those other composers mentioned, Kurtág's ascent confirmed him at the last as the new Bartók everyone was looking for, and although a worthy claimant his shadow suddenly obscured his contemporaries, who were almost never heard of again in the UK.

Walsh refers to the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra's performance of Trasfigurazioni ("one of Szőllősy's best works") of December 1980, but the composer's moment in the British sun had already passed with two performances, in 1975 and 1976, of his Concerto no.3 for 16 solo strings (1968). This had already been released on a UNESCO-sponsored recording in 1973, and was the piece that first attracted international notice to Szőllősy's music. The mid-70s performances drew favourable reviews, including a brief analytical item by Karl Safran for Tempo in 1976, but then that was largely that.

It's a real shame that Szőllősy's reputation in Britain didn't last any longer than this because he remains one of the more interesting of that middle-generation of more mainstream Hungarian composers (by which I omit those members of the Experimental Music Studio, such as Zoltán Jeny and László Sáry, who were doing things in a very different vein). This CD of mid-1970s orchestral works from BMC records is an excellent introduction to Szőllősy's music, which one could describe as a freer, more expressionistic take on Ligeti's or Xenakis's polyphonic sound masses. Musica per orchestra (1972) is particularly impressive. I recommend giving him a go in 2008.

The news in December just kept getting worse, didn't it? This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Lydia Mendoza Tejano singer
:: Jiří Pauer Composer
:: Oscar Peterson Jazz pianist
:: Hans Otte Composer and pianist
:: Christie Hennessy Irish singer
:: Robert Moevs Composer
:: Henrietta Yurchenco Folklorist
:: Frank Morgan Saxophonist
:: Ike Turner Singer, guitarist, producer and bandleader
:: Jerry Ricks Blues guitarist
:: Dan Fogelberg Singer songwriter
:: Zara Dolukhanyan Soprano
:: Mel Cheren Disco producer

Rest in Peace.

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:: Karlheinz Stockhausen Composer
:: H. Wiley Hitchcock Musicologist
:: Andrew Imbrie Composer
:: András Szőllősy Composer
:: Carlos Valdés Conga player
:: Pimp C Rapper

Rest in Peace.

Play a tone for so long
until you hear its individual vibrations

Hold the tone
and listen to the tones of the others
- to all of them together, not to individual ones –
and slowly move your tone
until you arrive at complete harmony
and the whole sound turns to gold
to pure, gently shimmering fire

Stockhausen Verlag

:: Press release
:: Memorial booklet (pdf)

Press

:: Guardian
:: BBC
:: AP
:: Reuters
:: Billboard
:: Bloomberg
:: LA Times
:: New York Times
:: Telegraph
:: Brian Eno interviewed by John Humphreys on Today, BBC Radio 4 (mp3, 5MB)
:: Friends and collaborators remember (Guardian)
:: Philip Hensher (Independent)
:: Montreal Gazette

Blogs and other media

Too many to mention, but here's a representative cross section (ANAblog has way way more, and still more):

:: Baltimore Citypaper.com
:: Guardian - Comment is free
:: Wired
:: Alex Ross
:: Ludickid
:: Re*ac*tor
:: Christopher DeLaurenti
:: Green Cine Daily
:: ANAblog
:: Sequenza 21
:: Obscene Jester
:: Renewable Music
:: Sounds and Fury
:: My own contribution (Bits of News)

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Ruth Norman Pianist, composer and historian
:: Clarence 'Tater' Tate Bluegrass fiddler and bass player
:: Thomas Dawes Jingle composer
:: Robert Goulet Actor and singer
:: Evelyn Knight Singer
:: Petr Eben Composer
:: Porter Wagoner Country singer

Rest in Peace.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Eric McCredie Singer and guitarist
:: Lady Jaye Breyer P-orridge Psychic TV keyboardist and singer
:: Paul Fox Ruts guitarist and songwriter
:: Paul Raven Killing Joke bassist
:: Henry Mackenzie Jazz saxophonist and composer
:: Tose Proeski Macedonian singer
:: Teresa Brewer Pop singer
:: Lucky Dube South African reggae singer
:: John Thow Composer
:: Margaret Carson Classical music publicist
:: Roy Wallace Decca sound engineer
:: Werner von Trapp Member of the Trapp Family Singers
:: Gary Rideout Opera singer
:: Rob Deacon Record producer
:: Mahlon Clark Clarinettist
:: Clement McWilliam Church organist and composer
:: Ronnie Hazlehurst Television composer
:: Eudice Shapiro Violinist
:: Sebastian Bell Flautist
:: Bruce Benward Music theorist
:: Madilu System Congolese jazz singer and songwriter
:: Robert Savoie Operatic baritone
:: Albert Fuller Harpsichordist, conductor, early music champion
:: Mike Osborne Jazz saxophonist
:: Specs Powell Swing drummer
:: Graham Whettam Composer
:: Oskar Morawetz Composer and pianist
:: Stephen Bicknell Organ designer and scholar
:: Bobby Byrd R 'n' B singer, pianist and songwriter, credited with discovering James Brown
:: Aldemaro Romero Jazz pianist and composer
:: Bill Barber Tuba player
:: Willie Tee Keyboardist, singer, songwriter and producer

Rest in Peace.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Thomas Hansen, aka Saint Thomas Singer-songwriter
:: Henry Mackenzie Jazz clarinettist and saxophonist
:: Joe Zawinul Jazz keyboardist
:: Fritz Fryer Four Pennies guitarist
:: Miyoshi Umeki Singer and actress
:: Luciano Pavarotti Tenor
:: Janis Martin Rockabilly singer
:: Richard Cook Jazz critic
:: Tom Munnelly Irish folk musician and folklorist
:: Alan Cooper Trad jazz clarinettist
:: Pak Cokro Javanese composer, musician, and teacher
:: Richard Bradshaw Opera conductor
:: Hilly Kristal CBGB founder
:: Luqman Ali Sun Ra drummer
:: Herb Pomeroy Jazz trumpeter
:: Rose Bampton Operatic soprano
:: Jerom Hines Ska guitarist and songwriter
:: Tony Dangerfield Bass player
:: Ron Miller Motown songwriter

Rest in Peace.

A long one this week as there's some catching up to do. Some BIG names in here too :(

:: Jon Lucien Smooth jazz singer and songwriter
:: Madilu Système Congolese rumba singer
:: John Wallowitch Cabaret singer and songwriter
:: Louis Moyse Founder of the Malboro Music School
:: Rowland Sturges Concert pianist
:: Sal Mosca Jazz pianist
:: Edward Zambara Singing teacher
:: Tikhon Khrennikov First Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers
:: Tony Wilson Factory records founder
:: Johnny Frigo Jazz violinist and double bassist
:: Max Roach Drummer
:: Alan Blyth Critic
:: Earl Watkins Jazz drummer and union official
:: Lee Hazlewood Songwriter
:: Art Davis Double bassist
:: Florian Pittis Romanian folk musician
:: Tommy Makem Irish folk singer
:: Louis Moyse Flautist and composer
:: 'Uncle' Joe Turner Blues drummer
:: Nicola Zaccaria Operatic bass
:: Don Arden Pop manager and promoter
:: Ron Miller Pop songwriter
:: Teresa Stitch-Randall Operatic soprano
:: Jerry Hadley Operatic tenor
:: Johnny Hope Jazz saxophonist
:: Boots Randolph Saxophonist
:: Robert Burns Robert Buras
:: Kelly Johnson Metal guitarist
:: Bill Pinkney Singer with the Drifters
:: Hy Zaret Lyricist
:: Natalia Karp Pianist
:: George Melly Jazz singer
:: Régine Crispin Operatic soprano
:: Dame Thea King Clarinettist and pianist
:: Beverly Sills Opera singer
:: Kim Tolliver Northern Soul singer
:: Sophie Legg Romany singer
:: Billie Beatty Guitarist
:: Hank Medress Doo-wop singer
:: Tony Thompson Singer and songwriter
:: Richard Bell Rock keyboardist and songwriter
:: Mac Morgan Bass-baritone
:: Big Joe Duskin Blues and boogie pianist
:: Rick Gunnell Music promoter
:: Nellie Lutcher Jazz singer and pianist
:: Stack Bundles Rapper
:: Lynne Randell Pop singer
:: Christopher Rowland Violinist and string quartet leader

Rest in Peace.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: David Osmond-Smith Musicologist
:: Marilyn Neeley Concert pianist
:: Pat O'Neill Stage singer
:: Phyllis Sellick Concert pianist
:: Joan Mackenzie Traditional Gaelic singer
:: Freddie Scott R&B singer
:: Ian Adam Voice coach
:: Take Toriyama Jazz percussionist
:: George Greeley Pianist and composer
:: 'Peerie' Willie Johnson Traditional Shetland guitarist
:: Trevor Williams Violinist

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This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Ben Weisman Pianist and songwriter for Elvis
:: Rod Poole Guitarist
:: Bois Sec Ardoin Creole accordionist and singer
:: Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe Highlife musician
:: Bill Carson Guitarist
:: J. Robert Bradley Gospel singer
:: Edgar Evans Opera singer
:: Carey Bell Blues harmonica player
:: Alvin Batiste Jazz clarinetist
:: Zola Taylor Rock 'n' roll singer
:: Tommy Newsom 'Tonight Show' saxophonist
:: Wojciech Drabowicz Opera singer

Rest in Peace.

:: Mstislav Rostropovich Cellist and composer
:: Bobby Pickett 'Monster Mash' singer
:: Herman Riley Jazz saxophonist
:: Carlo Badini Superintendent of La Scala
:: Andrew Hill Jazz pianist and composer
:: Lobby Loyde Rock guitarist
:: Brian Fahey Big band arranger and composer
:: Walter Hendl Conductor and composer

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This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Stanley Beckford Reggaemento pioneer
:: Don Ho Hawaiian singer
:: Dick Allen Jazz historian
:: Dakota Staton Jazz singer
:: Danny Barcelona Jazz drummer
:: Pankey Alleyne Trumpeter and cricketer
:: Mark St John Rock guitarist
:: Colin Graham Opera director

Rest in Peace.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Laurence Picken Biologist and musicologist
:: Tony Scott Clarinettist and saxophonist
:: Jimmy Cheatham Jazz trombonist
:: Faustino Oramas Cuban singer
:: Henson Cargill Country singer
:: John Allitt Musicologist
:: Anna B. Larson Theatre composer
:: Alec Wyton Organist
:: Herman Stein Film composer
:: Johnny Booker Skiffle musician
:: Amelia Haygood Founder of the Delos record label
:: Alan Black Radio DJ
:: Luther Ingram R&B singer
:: The Mighty Terror Calypso singer
:: Ernst Haefliger Tenor singer
:: Mark Spoelstra Folk and blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and teacher

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This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Peer Raben Film composer
:: Per Skans Musicologist specialising in Soviet composers
:: Dietrich Kessler Viol maker
:: Betty Hutton Star of film musicals
:: Andy Young Brass player
:: Mark Spoelstra Folk singer, songwriter and guitarist
:: Natalie Bodanya Operatic soprano
:: John Beckett Harpsichordist, conductor and radio producer
:: Bill Chinnock Guitarist and keyboardist
:: Kostas Paskalis Oper baritone
:: Brad Delp Boston lead singer
:: Julian Budden Musicologist and broadcaster
:: Thomas Alan Brown Musicologist
:: John Beckett Composer
:: Alan Sievewright Opera impresario
:: Gareth Morris Flautist
:: Ray Minsull Producer and A&R man for Decca
:: Al Viola Guitarist
:: Peggy Gilbert Jazz saxophonist
:: Ian Wallace Prog rock drummer
:: Wally Ridley Record producer and songwriter
:: Jim Aiken Northern Ireland music promoter
:: Billy Thorpe Rock guitarist

Rest in Peace.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Leroy Jenkins Free jazz violinist and composer
:: Charles Gocher Sun City Girls drummer (20 Feb 07 entry)
:: Siegfried Landau Conductor
:: Ray Evans Lyricist
:: Gordon Wright Conductor, Founder of the Arctic Chamber Orchestra

Rest in Peace.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Helen T MacMillan Gaelic singer
:: Paul Burwell Performance artist
:: Terry McMillan Harmonica player
:: Cayce Lindner Flying Canyon frontman
:: Pedro Knight Manager and salsa trumpeter
:: Frankie Laine Country and Western singer

Rest in Peace.

This week we bid farewell to the following members of the musical community:

:: Wally Ridley Record producer
:: Joe Hunter Pianist, composer, arranger, Funk Brother
:: Whitney Balliett Jazz critic for 'The New Yorker'
:: Eric von Schmidt Guitarist, painter and blues songwriter
:: Gian Carlo Menotti Composer
:: Billy Henderson Singer, founder of The [Detroit] Spinners
:: Carter Harman Composer, music critic and record producer
:: Brent Liles Punk bassist
:: Klara Palankay Opera singer
:: Uwe Nettelbeck Founder member of Faust (22 Jan entry)
:: Rosina Raisbeck Opera singer
:: Harvey Cohen TV and film composer
:: Denny Doherty Singer with the Mamas and Papas
:: Pookie Hudson Songwriter
:: Werner Hollweg Opera singer
:: Ralph Gomberg Oboist
:: Cynthia Steljes Oboist

Rest in Peace.