Deaths (Obituaries)
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He never had a Top 40 pop hit. But his best-known composition became a standard, and he became a mainstay of the outlaw country movement. Source
His outpouring of riffs, runs and solos was hyperactive and athletic, making deeper or darker emotions feel irrelevant. The band he led was one of the most popular of all time. Source
The first to use the word reggae on a record, he sang in a soulful tone and wrote songs with subtle social commentary, helping bring the sounds of Jamaica to the world. Source
A local favorite who came up alongside Lil Baby and Migos, Marlo was found dead after a highway shooting on Saturday night. Source
The Italian composer wrote atmospheric scores for spaghetti westerns and some 500 films by a Who’s Who of international directors. Source
She started the Pointer Sisters with her siblings but left them to pursue a solo career before they went on to score hit after hit in the 1980s. Source
She had her first hit, “Clean Up Woman,” when she was only 17 and became a key player in the Miami funk sound of the 1970s. Source
Delving deeply into the wellsprings of gospel music and the blues, and screaming as if for his very life, he created something new, thrilling and dangerous. Source
He founded the influential label Uptown Records and gave a first break to Sean Combs, who would go on to become one of hip-hop’s signature moguls. Source
With the Nigerian bandleader Fela and later on his own, he merged West African styles with American jazz and funk, reaching listeners worldwide. Source
