In MemoriamPunk fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has diedThe Associated Press • Dec 29, 2022Westwood's fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.
In MemoriamTerry Hall, singer with ska icons The Specials, dies at 63The Associated Press • Dec 20, 2022Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died. With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced fashion style, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.
In MemoriamHamish Kilgour, founding member of New Zealand's The Clean, has died at 65Marc Masters • Dec 6, 2022Like the Velvet Underground before them, Kilgour and The Clean inspired tons of musicians to embrace impulsive creativity.
In MemoriamStax co-founder Jim Stewart has died at age 92The Associated Press • Dec 6, 2022The white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player co-founded the influential record label with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful "Memphis sound."
In MemoriamChristine McVie brought romantic optimism to Fleetwood MacAnnie Zaleski • Dec 5, 2022For a band famous for its interpersonal drama, McVie extolled the virtues of true love.
In MemoriamBob McGrath of 'Sesame Street' has died at 90Emma Bowman • Dec 5, 2022McGrath, who starred as "Bob Johnson" on the beloved children's program, died on Sunday after complications from a stroke, according to his family.
In MemoriamFleetwood Mac's Christine McVie dies at 79The Associated Press • Nov 30, 2022The British-born vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as "You Make Loving Fun," "Everywhere" and "Don't Stop," died Wednesday.
In Memoriam'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer Irene Cara dies at 63The Associated Press • Nov 26, 2022She was behind some of the most joyful, high-energy pop anthems of the early '80s. During her career, Cara had three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
In MemoriamLow's Mimi Parker remembered by family and friends in Duluth Mark Nicklawske and Keely Zynda • Nov 11, 2022The memorial service, held at Duluth’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints featured a performance of Low’s “Point of Disgust” and cream puffs based upon Parker’s signature recipe.
In MemoriamGal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77 Lars Gotrich • Nov 9, 2022Costa's voice was a key part of the sound that combined Brazilian pop music, psychedelic rock and the avant-garde in the late 1960s.