R.I.P. Mary Wilson – a Super Supreme from beginning to end
(February 9, 2021). When Mary Wilson finally left the Supremes in 1977, it would have been easy to dismiss her as just another disposable background singer, one of several who…
On the late Phil Spector: Separating the man from his music…tough, isn’t it?
(January 19, 2021). In its entry for notable deaths due to Covid-19, Wikipedia lists the following under the column of “Occupation” for the late Phil Spector: “Hall of Fame record…
R.I.P. Ecstasy: A Dozen Whodini Classics that Changed Hip-Hop Forever
(December 24, 2020). As if we needed any more reminders of the devastating year 2020 has been, Wednesday brought the news of yet another huge loss in the world of…
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Johnny Nash’s death adds to 1972’s No. 1 curse in 2020
(October 6, 2020). In just the past seven days, three artists who reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the second half of 1972 have passed away. Helen…
R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman – the epitome of black greatness, right up to his last role…
(August 29, 2020). Actor Chadwick Boseman’s last role – as a trumpeter named Levee in legendary blues artist Ma Rainey’s Georgia Jazz Band – is yet to be seen. But…