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Elisabeth Soderstrom, 82 (1927 - 2009)
STOCKHOLM (AP) -Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, an international opera star, has died, her husband Sverker Olow says. Olow says Soderstrom died in Stockholm early Friday morning of complications from a stroke. Soderstrom, who was 82, made her debut in 1947 at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre, singing in one of Mozart's lesser-known works. From 1949 to 1980 she performed at the...
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Dee Anthony (1926 - 2009)
SOUTHPORT, Conn. (Associated Press) - Dee Anthony, who began a 40-year music-managing career representing neighborhood friend Jerry Vale in the 1950s and later worked for Tony Bennett, Peter Frampton and other popular artists, died Sunday. He was 83. The Southport, Conn., resident died at Norwalk Hospital of pneumonia, said family spokesman Jay Strell. Anthony was Frampton's manager when...
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Vic Mizzy, 93 (1916 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Vic Mizzy, a songwriter who composed the catchy themes for the 1960s TV comedies "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres," has died. He was 93. Mizzy died Saturday at his home in Bel Air, his manager Jonathan Wolfson said. He said he didn't know the cause of death. He wrote songs that were recorded by Dean Martin, Doris Day, Perry Como and Billie Holiday in the '40s and ...
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Kazuhiko Kato (2009)
By SHINO YUASA (Associated Press Writer) TOKYO Police say Japanese musician Kazuhiko Kato, founder of the Sadistic Mika Band, has been found dead in a hotel room in an apparent suicide. He was 62. A police official in Nagano, northwest of Tokyo, said Sunday that hotel employees and police officers found Kato on Saturday. They found two suicide notes in his room, said the police...
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Al Martino, 82 (1927 - 2009)
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (Associated Press) Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather," died Tuesday afternoon at his childhood home. He was 82. Publicist Sandy Friedman, of the Rogers & Cowan public relations firm, confirmed Martino's death in the Philadelphia suburb of Springfield, in Delaware County, but didn't cite a cause. ...
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Stephen Gately, 33 (1976 - 2009)
By MANUEL MIELNIEZUK, Associated Press Writer PORT D'ANDRATX, Balearic Islands Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade...
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Luis Aguile, 73 (1936 - 2009)
MADRID (Associated Press) - Luis Aguile, an Argentine singer-songwriter whose career blossomed after he moved to Spain, died in a Madrid hospital on Saturday, his manager said. He was 73. ...
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Abu Talib, 70 (1939 - 2009)
LANCASTER, Calif. (Associated Press) - Bluesman Abu Talib, who recorded and toured with Ray Charles and Little Walter under his given name, Freddy Robinson, has died. He was 70. His daughter,...
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Mercedes Sosa, 74 (1935 - 2009)
By VICENTE PANETTA - Associated Press Writer BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, the "voice of Latin America" whose music inspired opponents of South America's...
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Lucy Vodden (2009)
LONDON (Associated Press) — The real life Lucy from the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has died after a long fight against lupus. The death of Lucy Vodden at age 46 has been...
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Alicia De Larrocha, 86 (1923 - 2009)
By CIARAN GILES - Associated Press Writer MADRID Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, who thrilled music listeners for decades with polished and enthralling interpretations of great classical...
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The Rev. John "Bootsie" Wilson, 69 (1940 - 2009)
By SEANNA ADCOX, Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C -- . The Rev. John "Bootsie" Wilson, a former lead singer and last surviving member of the soul group The Silhouettes, has died. He was 69...
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Sam Carr, 83 (1926 - 2009)
JACKSON, Miss. (Associated Press) - Sam Carr, a drummer who was considered an anchor in the blues scene that continues to draw fans to the poverty-stricken Delta region where the music form was...
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Art Ferrante (2009)
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (Associated Press) -- Famed 1960s-era movie pianist Art Ferrante has died at his Florida home at age 88. Ferrante's longtime manager says he died Saturday of natural causes...
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Mary Travers, 72 (1936 - 2009)
DANBURY, Conn. (Associated Press) -- Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. The band's publicist, Heather Lylis, says Travers died at...
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Pierre Cossette, 85 (1923 - 2009)
TORONTO (Associated Press) - Pierre Cossette, who founded the modern Grammy Awards and produced the globally televised music awards ceremony for 35 years, died of congestive heart failure at a...
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Juanita Brooks, 55 (1954 - 2009)
NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press) -- New Orleans blues and jazz singer Juanita Brooks, who performed at popular clubs in her hometown and all over the world, has died. A family friend said she was in...
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Fred Mills (2009)
MONROE, Ga. -- University of Georgia music professor Fred Mills, a Grammy nominee who made numerous records as a trumpeter with the Canadian Brass quintet and performed with several orchestras,...
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Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson (2009)
New York - NEW YORK Wycliffe Johnson, a keyboardist and producer known as "Steely" who helped to steer Jamaican music for nearly two decades and to modernize the dancehall genre, has died. He...
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Erich Kunzel, 74 (1935 - 2009)
CINCINNATI - Erich Kunzel, the award-winning conductor who headed the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra since it was founded three decades ago and who won international fame through sales of more than 10...
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Jesse Fortune (2009)
CHICAGO - Jesse Fortune, the veteran Chicago blues singer who was most active in the 1950s and 60s, died Monday. He was 79. He collapsed on stage while performing at a West Side club and...
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Marie Knight (2009)
NEW YORK - Marie Knight, the gospel legend who came to prominence while touring with longtime musical partner Sister Rosetta Tharpe in the 1940s, died Sunday. She was 84. She died at a Harlem...
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Chris Connor, 81 (1927 - 2009)
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Chris Connor, a smoky-voiced jazz vocalist who had numerous hits during a career that spanned more than 50 years, has died. She was 81. Connor, who performed with several big...
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DJ AM, 36 (1973 - 2009)
By COLLEEN LONG and NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Associated Press Writers NEW YORK -- DJ AM, the sought-after disc jockey who became a celebrity in his own right with high-profile romances and a...
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Sergei Mikhalkov (2009)
MOSCOW — Sergei Mikhalkov, who wrote the lyrics for both the Soviet and Russian national anthems and fathered two famous film directors, has died at age 96. Denis Baglai, a spokesman for...
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Ellie Greenwich, 68 (1940 - 2009)
The following story courtesy of The Wall Street Journal By STEPHEN MILLER Her music was the soundtrack of the early 1960s. Ellie Greenwich wrote some of the era's biggest hits, from ...
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John E. Carter, 75 (1934 - 2009)
HARVEY, Ill. - John E. Carter, the R&B lead tenor and two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, died Friday. He was 75. His death was confirmed by Susan Fine, a...
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Larry Knechtel (2009 - 2009)
YAKIMA, Wash. Larry Knechtel, a Grammy award-winning keyboardist who accompanied big-name musicians such as Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and the Dixie Chicks, is dead at 69. Knechtel, who...
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Hildegard Behrens, 72 (1937 - 2009)
By SHINO YUASA, Associated Press Writer TOKYO — Soprano Hildegard Behrens, one of the finest Wagnerian performers of her generation, has died while traveling in Japan. She was 72. Jonathan...
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Jim Dickinson, 67 (1941 - 2009)
By CHRIS TALBOTT - Associated Press Writer JACKSON, Miss. Jim Dickinson, a musician and producer who helped shape the Memphis sound in a career that spanned more than four decades, died...
