Posts From Jeff Tamarkin
Oscar Brand, Folk Singer and Radio Host, Dies at 96
Folk singer, songwriter, author and host for 70 years of the Folksong Festival radio program, he even inspired the name of Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street
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Fred Hellerman, Last of Folk’s Weavers, Dies
One-quarter of the influential folk group of the postwar years passed at his Connecticut home. He produced Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant album
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Glenn Yarbrough Dead at 86, Member of Folk’s Limeliters
The singer enjoyed a 1965 hit with “Baby the Rain Must Fall,” the title song of a Steve McQueen movie but was hardly a one-hit wonder
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‘Monster Mash’ Producer Gary S. Paxton Dies
He made his mark on pop music in the Sixties producing a string of hits including several for Tommy Roe and the novelty classic “Alley Oop”
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Larry ‘The Mole’ Taylor, Canned Heat Bassist, Dead at 77
In addition to playing in the classic lineup of the blues-rock band, he worked with John Mayall, Tom Waits and many others.
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D.A. Pennebaker, Documentary Film Legend, Dead at 94
The filmmaker behind ‘Monterey Pop,’ ‘Don’t Look Back,’ ‘Ziggy Stardust’ and more was the first documentarian to win a Lifetime Achievement Oscar.
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Remembering Gary Duncan, Quicksilver Messenger Service Guitarist
Duncan and John Cipollina often engaged in fiery, extended guitar jams that showcased their complementary styles, but they also constructed tight pop-rock.
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Nancy Wilson, Jazz-Pop Singer, Dead at 81
The Grammy winner preferred being called a song stylist, and in addition to jazz she ventured into R&B, show tunes and popular songs.
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Johnny Hallyday, ‘The French Elvis,’ Dead at 74
Although he never gained fame in the United States–despite an Ed Sullivan appearance–he was the biggest rock star France has ever known.
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Charles Bradley, Soul Music Revivalist, Dead at 68
He was nearly 50 when he turned professional, channeling his lifelong love of vintage soul music into a career reviving that classic sound
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