Friday, September 4, 2015

Rico Rodriguez

The father of ska and reggae trombone; member of the Specials -- via the Guardian. AKA Emmanuel Rodriguez, Rico, Reco, El Reco. His discography is insane; he made hundreds of recordings, starting in NINETEEN FIFTY EIGHT. His sound is unmistakeable, a model: throbbing and warm, but married to a crisp and bouncy tempo. Like any other master, when he swings it feels just right, like it was meant to be. Try his masterwork, 1977's "Man from Wareika."











Helen Pomerance Johnson

Boudjemaa El Ankis

Performer of chaabi music -- via Huffington Post Maghreb. AKA Mohammed Boudjemaa.








Paul Quinn

Actor and director -- via Variety.

Manos Nathan

Artist --via Radio New Zealand.

Vivian Eng

Dancer on many Broadway  productions -- via the New York Post.


Tessa Ransford

Poet, editor, translator, and archivist -- via the Herald (Scotland).




Simo Salminen

Comic actor -- via mtv.fi. Also former Clown Water-Jump Champion of Finland.

Bouteldja Belkacem

Songwriter, lyricist, singer, and composer -- via Le Figaro. A champion of modern rai music.








George Cleve

Conductor -- via the San Jose Mercury News.




Ken Barnes

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Denise Marshall

Michael Rayner

Totty Ames

Actress and singer -- via legacy.com. AKA Estelle Totty, Winifred Cope.




Endre Fejes

Writer -- via szinhaz.hu.

Owen "Boomer" Castleman

Songwriter, guitarist, and singer; inventor of the Palm Pedal -- via the Fort Worth Weekly. Wrot some good songs, including "What Am I Doin' Hanging Around?", "Judy Mae," "Boy from the Country," and "Fort Worth, I Love You."





Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Dean Jones

Actor and singer -- via Deadline. Irrevocably thought of as the epitome of the Disney live-action comedy hero. In films that included "That Darn Cat!", "Blackbeard's Ghost," "The Ugly Dachsund," "The Love Bug" and its sequels, and other such hilarity. He could do a lot; he opened the orginal production of "Company" as the central character of Bobby, a role he excelled at.




Joy Beverley

Singer; one of the three Beverley sisters -- via the BBC. AKA Joycelyn V. Chinery. She and sisters Babs and Teddie sang with Glenn Miller, had their own TV show in England, and cracked top 10 in America.








Sue Delany

Long-time San Diego radio host -- via NBC San Diego. Classic old-school DJ.

Mighty Joe Longa

Keyboardist -- via the San Diego Union Tribune. AKA Joseph M. Lunga.

Blondell Cummings

Dancer and choreographer -- via the New York Times.


Cipe Lincovsky

Actress -- via El Intransigente.




Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Dan Iordachescu

Baritone -- via Slipped Disc.



Natalia Strelchenko

Pianist -- via Slipped Disc. AKA Natalia Strell.



M.M. Kalburgi

Writer -- via The Hindu.

Mikhail Svetin

Actor -- via bulvar.com.ua. AKA Michail Solomonovitch Goltsmann,



Jean Louvet

Playwright -- via Le Soir.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Joshua Park

Actor and director -- via Broadway World.

James L. Flanagan

Acoustic researcher -- via the New York Times.


Gary Keys

Filmmaker -- via the New York Times.

P.J. Kavanagh

Poet -- via the Telegraph.


Noah Davis