My two favorite singer/musicians died the same week this last year: Leon Redbone and Dr. John. Worst week ever.
Now what? There's nobody like either one. So cool. Being an original is what makes one great, I suppose. But these boys, I'll really miss them. And not just them ...
Musicians:
André Previn
Art Neville
Beverly Watkins
Bill Spence
Bob Frank
Clydie King
Dave Bartholomew
David Olney
Dick Dale
Doug Lubahn (Doors)
Eddie Duran
Ginger Baker
Izzy Young
Jack Scott
Jacqueline Steiner
Jeff Austin
Jessye Norman
Joào Gilberto
John Cohen
John Starling (Seldom Scene)
Johnny Clegg
Larry Taylor (Canned Heat)
Leon Rausch (Texas Playboys)
Lisa Kindred
Mac Wiseman
Mike Wilhelm (Charlatans)
Molly Duncan (Average White Band)
Paul Barrere (Little Feat)
Peter Tork
Ric Ocasek
Robert Hunter
Sleepy LaBeef
Tony Glover
and songwriters:
Allee Willis
Busbee
Fred Foster
Irving Burgie
Jerry Herman
LaShawn Daniels
Les Reed
Authors:
Andrea Camilleri
Dennis Schmitz
Ed Cray
Ernest J. Gaines
Harold Bloom
Herman Wouk
Hiroshi Kashiwagi
Jim Bouton
Joe Rosenblatt
Kate Braverman
Kathleen Fraser
Kevin Killian
Leonard Wolf
Linda Gregg
Louis Jenkins
Luciano De Crescenzo
Mark Medoff
Mary Oliver
Michael Mott
Paul Janeczko
Paule Marshall
Russell Baker
Stanley Plumly
Stephen Dixon
Toni Morrison
W. S. Merwin
Others:
Albert Finney
Bruno Ganz
Carol Channing
Cokie Roberts
D. A. Pennebaker
Diahann Carroll
Elijah Cummings
Frank Robinson
Hal Prince
June Felter
Lee Mendelson
Paul Krassner
Peter Fonda
Peter Magowan
Pino Caruso.
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