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Jerry Moss Dies: A&M Records Co-Founder Was 88

Jerry Moss , the Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who co-founded A&M Records with Herb...

‘Black Godfather’ of music dies at 92

NEW YORK — Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers...

Robbie Robertson dies at 80; legendary songwriter and guitarist with The Band helped reshape American music

Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek”...

Randy Meisner dies at 77; Eagles co-founder sang ‘Take It to the Limit’

NEW YORK — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as...

Celebrated book editor Robert Gottlieb dies at 92; guided such authors as Toni Morrison, John le Carré, Michael Crichton

NEW YORK — Robert Gottlieb, the inspired and eclectic literary editor whose brilliant career was launched with Joseph Heller’s...

Book publisher Richard Snyder dies at 90; ‘warrior-king’ was at heart of Simon & Schuster’s meteoric rise

NEW YORK — Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who in bold-faced style presided...

OBIT: Francoise Gilot, acclaimed painter, Picasso lover, dies at 101

NEW YORK — Françoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who produced art for well more than a half-century...

OBIT: Acclaimed composer Kaija Saariaho dies at 70

Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century,...

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