Tag: Obituaries
Shock G, off-kilter Digital Underground leader, dead at 57
LOS ANGELES — Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for '70s funk as leader of the off-kilter hip-hop group Digital Underground, has...
Former major leaguer Adrian Garrett dies at age 78
Adrian Garrett, who spent eight seasons in the major leagues and then went on to a coaching career, has died. He was 78.
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Nort Thornton, swim coach who produced Olympians, dies at 87
<p>BERKELEY, Calif. — Nort Thornton, who coached the California men’s swimming team to NCAA titles in 1979 and ’80 during a 33-year career that...
Pulitzer-winning composer Wayne Peterson dies at 93
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — Composer, pianist and educator Wayne Peterson, who won a Pulitzer Prize for music that was hotly contested because judges had chosen...
Shock G, off-kilter Digital Underground leader, dead at 57
<p>LOS ANGELES — Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for '70s funk as leader of the off-kilter hip-hop group Digital Underground, has...
Nort Thornton, swim coach who produced Olympians, dies at 87
BERKELEY, Calif. — Nort Thornton, who coached the California men’s swimming team to NCAA titles in 1979 and ’80 during a 33-year career that...
Les McKeown, who fronted the Bay City Rollers, dies at 65
<p>LONDON — Les McKeown, the lead singer of 1970s pop sensation Bay City Rollers, has died suddenly at the age of 65, his family...
Les McKeown, who fronted the Bay City Rollers, dies at 65
LONDON — Les McKeown, the lead singer of 1970s pop sensation Bay City Rollers, has died suddenly at the age of 65, his family...
Prince fans headed to Paisley Park five years after death
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, will welcome back a select 1,400 fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of...
Prince fans headed to Paisley Park five years after death
<p>CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, will welcome back a select 1,400 fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of...