In MemoriamTom Smith, founding member of noise band To Live and Shave in L.A., has died at 65Marc Masters • Jan 22, 2022The prolific artist was a mentor to generations of experimental musicians.
In MemoriamFrom hairdresser to L.A. lounge icon, Marty Roberts is remembered as a musical idolJason Fuller, Amy Isackson and Christopher Intagliata • Jan 22, 2022After performing six nights a week for four decades, LA musician Marty Roberts has died. He was half of the husband-and-wife duo Marty and Elayne.
In MemoriamMeat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for 'I'd Do Anything For Love,' has died Jan 21, 2022Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, was best known for Bat Out Of Hell, one of the best selling albums of all time.
In MemoriamTabla player Badal Roy, known for his cutting-edge jazz collaborations, dies at 82Brad Farberman • Jan 20, 2022The tabla player worked with trailblazing collaborators including Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman.
In MemoriamRonnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78Elizabeth Blair and Anastasia Tsioulcas • Jan 12, 2022Ronnie Spector, founder of the girl group The Ronettes, has died at 78 after suffering from cancer. She recorded a string of pop hits in the 1960s including "Walking In The Rain" and "Be My Baby."
In MemoriamPercussionist James Mtume, the beat behind 'Juicy' and later Miles Davis, dies at 76Brad Farberman • Jan 10, 2022Mtume brought, in Miles Davis' words, "a deep African-American groove" to the trumpet legend's band before later exploring neo-minimalist funk and R&B. And then there was "Juicy."
In MemoriamMichael Lang, co-creator of Woodstock, has died at 77Hazel Cills • Jan 9, 2022Lang helped make Woodstock a defining moment of the 1960s. He once called it "a test of whether people of our generation really believed in one another and the world we were struggling to create."
In MemoriamOscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at 93Elizabeth Blair • Jan 8, 2022Alongside her husband, Alan, she won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were."
In MemoriamArtists, friends remember bluegrass pillar Al JespersonLuke Taylor • Jan 7, 2022A longtime talent booker and a founding member of the Middle Spunk Creek Boys, Jesperson leaves an indelible mark, and a significant hole, in the local bluegrass scene.
In MemoriamSesame Street composer Stephen Lawrence has died at 82Elizabeth Blair • Jan 3, 2022Emmy Award-winning composer Stephen Lawrence, who co-wrote songs for "Sesame Street" and "Free to Be... You and Me," died on December 30 at age 82.
