Gene Barge, renowned sax man and producer known as ‘Daddy G,’ dies at 98
Gene “Daddy G” Barge, an admired and durable saxophone player, songwriter and producer died in his sleep Sunday at his home in Chicago.
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Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78
Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and...
Percival Everett’s ‘James’ awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction
On Sunday, the American Library Association announced that Percival Everett’s “James” was this year’s winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, which includes a $5,000 cash award.
President Donald Trump’s geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next
Trump’s territorial assertions, in line with his “America First” worldview, sparked a round of rethinking by mapmakers and teachers, snark on social media and sarcasm by at least one other...
Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist and last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87
Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87.
Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies at 82
Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American Songbook”...
Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for ‘A Woman of Substance,’ is dead at 91
Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga “A Woman of Substance” and wrote more than a dozen other novels that...
Quincy Jones, music titan who was born in Chicago, dies at 91
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray...
Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother and a Grammy-winning singer, dies at 91
Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91.
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has...