Obituaries
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Passings
Peter Howard Broadway dance music arranger
Los Angeles Times – 14 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Peter Howard Broadway dance music arranger
Los Angeles Times – 14 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Beverlee McKinsey, 72, Actress in Decades of Soap Operas, Is Dead
Ms. McKinsey played memorably strong women on “Another World” and “Guiding Light.”
New York Times – 18 hours, 5 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Ms. McKinsey played memorably strong women on “Another World” and “Guiding Light.”
New York Times – 18 hours, 5 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold, Country Singer of Vegas Luster, Dies at 89
Mr. Arnold was the gentleman crooner who took country music uptown and sold more than 85 million recordings over seven decades.
New York Times – 18 hours, 6 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Mr. Arnold was the gentleman crooner who took country music uptown and sold more than 85 million recordings over seven decades.
New York Times – 18 hours, 6 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold
Country singer who had a British hit in 1966 with Make the World Go Away.
Telegraph.co.uk – 20 hours, 51 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Country singer who had a British hit in 1966 with Make the World Go Away.
Telegraph.co.uk – 20 hours, 51 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold: Country music superstar
Eddy Arnold was arguably the most successful country singer of the 20th century. He sold an estimated 85 million records and enjoyed more than 140 US hits, 28 of them chart-toppers. He cut his first single for RCA Victor in 1944 and was still very much a presence on the country scene in the 1990s, having made a guest appearance on the teen sensation LeAnn Rimes' award-winning album Blue in 1996.
The Independent – 22 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold was arguably the most successful country singer of the 20th century. He sold an estimated 85 million records and enjoyed more than 140 US hits, 28 of them chart-toppers. He cut his first single for RCA Victor in 1944 and was still very much a presence on the country scene in the 1990s, having made a guest appearance on the teen sensation LeAnn Rimes' award-winning album Blue in 1996.
The Independent – 22 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Tony Kostrzewa: Founder of Red Rhino Records
The post-punk scene of the late Seventies saw an explosion of independent labels linked to record shops. Beggars Banquet, Rough Trade and Small Wonder all started as backroom operations in London stores and respectively launched Tubeway Army, Stiff Little Fingers and The Cure.
The Independent – 22 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
The post-punk scene of the late Seventies saw an explosion of independent labels linked to record shops. Beggars Banquet, Rough Trade and Small Wonder all started as backroom operations in London stores and respectively launched Tubeway Army, Stiff Little Fingers and The Cure.
The Independent – 22 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Diana Barnato Walker: Aviator who was the first British woman to break the sound barrier
Diana Barnato Walker was one of some 154 women pilots who flew with the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during the Second World War, ferrying all manner of aircraft from factories and aircraft parks to service units all over the British Isles, often in adverse weather and with a bare sufficiency of instrumentation.
The Independent – 22 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Diana Barnato Walker was one of some 154 women pilots who flew with the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during the Second World War, ferrying all manner of aircraft from factories and aircraft parks to service units all over the British Isles, often in adverse weather and with a bare sufficiency of instrumentation.
The Independent – 22 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89AP - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday.
Yahoo! – May 8, 2008 9:31 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Eddy Arnold, 89; country music's all-time hit maker
The elegant, pop-influenced singer, who once had 57 consecutive top 10 hits, helped transform country from 'hillbilly music' to mass appeal. Eddy Arnold, the most successful country hit maker of all time, who played a crucial role in transforming what had long been considered "hillbilly music" from a rural phenomenon into music with broad-based national appeal, died today. He was 89, a week short of his 90th birthday.
Los Angeles Times – May 8, 2008 8:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The elegant, pop-influenced singer, who once had 57 consecutive top 10 hits, helped transform country from 'hillbilly music' to mass appeal. Eddy Arnold, the most successful country hit maker of all time, who played a crucial role in transforming what had long been considered "hillbilly music" from a rural phenomenon into music with broad-based national appeal, died today. He was 89, a week short of his 90th birthday.
Los Angeles Times – May 8, 2008 8:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Ian Brodie
Telegraph correspondent who provided a keen view of the US in the 1970s.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 8, 2008 7:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Telegraph correspondent who provided a keen view of the US in the 1970s.
Telegraph.co.uk – May 8, 2008 7:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
