Concert promoter -- via the Denver Post.
Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Robert Edwards
Nobel Prize-winning physiologist who made in vitro fertilization possible -- via the New York Times.
Friday, April 26, 2013
George Jones
One of the all-time great country crooners -- via the New York Times. Like his contemporaries -- Cash, Jennings, Haggard -- he was plagued by demons, and fought a battle with booze and drugs to a day-to-day draw in his last decade. His ability to inhabit his songs, to express the emotions and convey country's stories, was unparalleled. 14 #1 hits. 14.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Richard Brooker
Stuntman and actor -- via dreadcentral.com. The first to wear the hockey mask as the iconic killer Jason in "Friday the 13th Part III."
Andy Johns
Sound engineer -- via the Guardian. A genius who put together many classic albums, inlcuding Zeppelin's fourth, and "Exile on Main Street." Nice.
Piero de Palma
Tenor; one of the great comprimarios -- a master of supporting roles. He had about 200 at his command, and appears on more than 150 recordings. Via Opera Click.
Harry Johnson aka Harry J
Reggae musician and producer -- via Billboard. He is credited with producing the first reggae single, the Beltones' 1968 "No More Heartaches." He went on to help craft some of the genre's best work, including the first four Wailers albums, "Liquidator," the successful cover of "Young, Gifted and Black," and projects with the Heptones, the Melodians, Burning Spear, and many more.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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