Arts Jul 27 Tom Lehrer, mathematician and singer-songwriter known for colorful satire, dies at 97 By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Arts May 02 Gordon Lightfoot, legendary folk singer-songwriter, dies at 84 One of the most renowned voices to emerge from Toronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s, Lightfoot recorded 20 studio albums and penned hundreds of songs, including “Carefree Highway," “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."… By Associated Press
Arts Nov 22 Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer-songwriter, dies at 79 Pablo Milanés, the Latin Grammy-winning balladeer who helped found Cuba’s “nueva trova” movement and toured the world as a cultural ambassador for Fidel Castro’s revolution, has died in Spain, where he had been under treatment for blood cancer. He was… By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press
Arts Feb 09 Watch 1:38 Mary Wilson, founding member of the Supremes, dies at 76 Singer Mary Wilson, one of the original Supremes and a key part of its legendary sound, has died at the age of 76. She was a founding member of the group, with Florence Ballard and Diana Ross -- together they…