J.B. Moore, Producer of Seminal Hip-Hop Records, Dies at 81
J.B. Moore, an advertising man from suburban Long Island who wrote the lyrics to one of rap’s first hits — […]
Deaths (Obituaries)
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Dissected Apartheid, Dies at 92
Survivors include his second wife, Ms. Fourie, his daughter from his first marriage, Lisa Fugard, two children from his second
Gwen McCrae, 81, Dies; Singer Helped Open the Dance Floor to Disco
Gwen McCrae, whose gospel-infused R&B hits of the early 1970s like “Lead Me On” and “Rockin’ Chair” featured bouncing, dance-floor-friendly
D’Wayne Wiggins, One Third of the R&B Group Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dies at 64
D’Wayne Wiggins, who brought his smooth baritone to millions of fans as a founding member and the lead singer of
George Lowe, 67, Dies; Five Clips Capture His Kvetchy Space Ghost Alter Ego
George Lowe, the actor who voiced the superhero-turned-talk-show-host Space Ghost on “Space Ghost: Coast to Coast” on the Cartoon Network
Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73
Laura Sessions Stepp, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The Washington Post whose reporting on teenage sex and “hookup” culture on
Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer Turned Neo-Soul Singer, Dies at 63
Angie Stone, a hip-hop pioneer in the late 1970s with the Sequence, one of the first all-female rap groups, who
David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and More, Dies at 75
David Johansen, the singer and songwriter who was at the vanguard of glam rock and punk as the frontman of
Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88
After her father’s death, needing to support herself, she dropped out and took a job at a grade school in
Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dies at 78
Voletta Wallace, the mother of the Brooklyn rapper the Notorious B.I.G., whose stewardship of her son’s career, and of his