Phil Chess, Whose Record Label Elevated Unknown Blues Musicians, Dies at 95
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Phil Chess, co-founder of blues label Chess Records, dies
Phil Chess, co-founder of blues label Chess Records, dies Phil and Leonard Chess, through their Chess Records, helped make Chicago ground zero for the transformative period of blues music in the late 1950s.
Phil Chess, co-founder of Chess Records, dead at 95
Phil Chess, the co-founder of Chess Records, passed at 95 on October 18, 2016. His impact on the music industry is immeasurable, as Chess Records played a crucial role in shaping the sound of American music in the 20th century.…
Remembering ‘Canteen Girl’ Of World War II | NBC News
The New York Historical Society looks back at “Canteen Girl” Phyllis Jeanne Creore Westerman’s career as a morale builder for troops during World War II. NBC News is a leading source of global news and information. Here you will find…
Songwriter Rod Temperton: The Genius Behind Thriller Died.
Born in Cleethorpes, England, in 1949, Temperton began his career as a musician and songwriter in the 1970s
Rod Temperton: Thriller Songwriter Dead aged 66
Rod Temperton, the legendary British songwriter whose genius shaped the sound of the 1970s and 1980s, has left an indelible mark on the music industry with his iconic compositions, which have become timeless classics. His passing on September 25, 2016,…
Jean Shepard – **TRIBUTE** – I’ve Got To Talk To Mary (1961).
Jean Shepard was an American country music singer and songwriter. She was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, and raised in Visalia, California. Shepard began her career as a singer on the radio show “The Ozark Jubilee” in the early 1950s.…
Jean Shepard Seven Lonely Days
Jean Shepard, Country Music Hall of Fame singer, dies
NASHVILLE — Jean Shepard, “the grand lady of the Grand Ole Opry” who had a long recording career as an influential female in country music, died Sunday, according to an Opry spokeswoman. Shepard was 82. Spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said in…
Jean Shepard, 82 died, American singer-songwriter (“A Dear John Letter”)”|Funeral function
Ollie Imogene “Jean” Shepard was an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the No. 1 spot.
Opry legend Jean Shepard laid to rest
Family, friends and fellow Grand Ole Opry members gathered to bid her farewell. Shepard, who died on Sunday at the age of 82, was a pioneer for women in country music. She was the first female country singer to celebrate…
Shimon Peres was hailed as “a soldier for Israel”
Shimon Peres, the former President and Prime Minister of Israel, was hailed as “a soldier for Israel” by many during his long and distinguished political career. Peres, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 93, was a key…
