Friday, August 20, 2010

Mario Obledo

Hispanic activist -- via the New York Times

Charlie Haddon

Lead singer of English synthpop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool -- via Incubate Blog

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Michael Been

Singer/songwriter of The Call -via Variety

Bill Millin

The man who played the bagpipes on Sword Beach June 6, 1944 -- via the New York Times

Subair

Malayalam actor -- via Sify

Kenny Edwards

Singer/songwriter; original member of the Stone Poneys, and long-time collaborator with Linda Ronstadt and Karla Bonoff -- via kennyedwards.com.

Richard "Scar" Lopez

Co-founder of Cannibal & the Headhunters found fame with "Land of 1,000 Dances" -- via the L.A. Times

Frank Kermode

Literary critic -- via the New York Times

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Bernard Knox

An expert scholar of Greek classics who lived an adventurous life -- via the New York Times

Harrison Price

Research economist helped found DisneyLand, Disney World and CalArts -- via PR Newswire

Ludvik Kundera

Poet and translator -- via ABC News

Narayan Gangaran Surve

Poet -- via the Hindustan Times

Bobby Thomson

MLB player who hit the famous "Shot Heard 'Round the World" -- via the New York Times

Ahmad Alaadeen

Master of the sax -- via the Kansas City Star

Monday, August 16, 2010

Robert Wilson

Bassist for the Gap Band -- via Yahoo News

Herman Leonard

Photographer best known for his portraits of jazz legends -- via the L.A. Times

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Bruno S. aka Bruno Schleinstein

An eccentric performer best known for his lead role in two Werner Herzog films: "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser" and "Stroszek." Via the New York Times. A tormented person with a tortured past, his performances were powerful and revelatory. I'm glad they were captured.

Paul Ryan Rudd

Excellent actor -- via the New York Times

Alex Johns

TV producer -- via the Washington Post

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Abbey Lincoln

One of the greatest jazz composers and singers -- via the New York Times. One of my heroines -- a Renaissance woman! I am including a recording of her song "Throw It Away," which has cheered me endless times when I was down, and I think serves as an admirable philosophy to live by. Listen to it, learn it, live it, love it!

Esteban Jordan

The Jimi Hendrix of the accordion! via the San Antonio Express-News. A conjunto legend!