Litany of Influence
Headlines clipped and saved, from
newspaper pages flattened in scrapbooks, mostly not cut or detached but
yes, folded, creased, and all that
they scream the importance of branding your life in advance
they tell the importance of age in increments of tens and fragments of those
Nat Hentoff, a Writer, A Jazz Critic and Above All a Provocateur, Dies at 91
Levon Helm, Drummer and Gravel-Throated Singer for the Band, Is Dead at 71
and likely still dead
Hal David, Award-Winning Songwriter, Is Dead at 91
and is probably still dead at 92
Imagine Dying at the age of Something-One
Jack Hardy, 63, Folk Singer and Keeper of the Tradition
Earl Hagen, 88, “Andy Griffith” composer
Wilma Cozart Fine, 82, Record Producer
Levi Stubbs, powerful voice for the Four Tops, dies at 72
Hank Thompson is Dead; Country Singer was 82
Jimmy Giuffre, Imaginative Jazz Artist, Dies at 86
Harold Leventhal, Promoter of Folk Music, Dies at 86
Jack Lawrence, Writer of Hit Songs, Dies at 96
Jim Stewart, 92, Dies; Unlikely Record Maker of Black Soul Music
Yes, if you hadn’t guessed, the headlines are all composed in New York City
in the Land of All That’s Fit To Print u won’t see me there a pity
Dorival Caymmi, Singer of Brazil, is Dead at 94
and is probably still dead at 95
U. Utah Phillips, 73, Folk Troubadour
Bob Brookmeyer, 81, Jazz Master and Mentor
Don Helms, 81, Who Put the Twang in the Hank Williams Songbook
John Martyn, Folk and Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 60
Johnnie Johnson, 80, Dies; Inspired ‘Johnny B. Goode’
Hank Crawford, 74, Prolific Saxophonist
John McGlinn, 55, Restorer of Musicals
Flute Music Wafted in Caves 35,000 Years Ago
Jim Dickinson, 67, Player In Memphis Music Scene
Singer-songwriter Del Shannon dies
Nick Ashford, 70, of Motown Duo, Dies
Stanley Drucker, 93, Longtime Clarinetist For Philharmonic, Dies
Sam Butera, 81, Saxophonist for Louis Prima
Billy Lee Riley, 75, Sun Records Singer
Neal Hefti, Composer of ‘Batman’ for TV, Dies at 85
Bo Diddley, Who Gave Rock His Beat, Dies at 79
Odessa, Civil Rights Voice, Dies at 77
Seattle Bids Tuba Man a Sad Goodbye
Consuelo Vela’zquez Dies; Wrote ‘Besame Mucho’
Gene Pitney, Who Sang of ’60’s Teenage Pathos, Dies at 65
Boots Randolph, the ‘Yakety Sax’ Man, Dead at 80
Chuck Stewart Dies at 89, Jazz Photographer Left His Mark on Album Covers
Rudy Van Gelder, 91, Audio Engineer; Helped Define Sound of Jazz on Record
Chuck Berry, Rock ’n’ Roll’s Master Theorist and Statesman, Dies at 90
these people all seem to have had to do with popular music in the last half of the 20th century
James Brown, the ‘Godfather of Soul,’ Dies at 73
Mickey Baker, Guitarist, Is Dead at 87
Pete La Roca Sims, 74, Postbop Drummer
Earl Carroll, 75, Lead Singer of the Cadillacs
Greg Lake, a Progressive-Rock Icon Of King Crimson Fame, Dies at 69
Jesse Winchester, Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 69
Enduring, With a Half-Smile and a Song
Curly Putman, Songwriter of Heartbreakers, Dies at 85
Giorgio Gomelsky, 81, Rock Music Producer Who Gave the Rolling Stones Their Start
Marie Knight, Rich-Voiced Gospel Singer, Dies at 89
Sam Carr, 83, Delta Blues Drummer
Bob Marcucci, 81, Backer of Fabian and Frankie Avalon
Pinetop Perkins, Delta Boogie-Woogie Master, Dies at 97
Hubert Sumlin, 80, Master of Blues Guitar
Velvet-Voiced Ferlin Husky Dies at 85
Ross Barbour, 82, a Founding ‘Freshman’
Creed Taylor, 93, Dies; Producer Who Shaped Jazz Sound for Decades
Now read this in reverse
