Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped end the Cold War, has died
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who played a pivotal role in the end of the Cold War, has died at the age of 91 in Moscow.
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Reflecting on Mikhail Gorbachev's life and achievements
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul (mc-FAWL) about the legacy of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died yesterday in Moscow at 91.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91
Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a serious and protracted disease.
The life and legacy of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
According to various Russian state media accounts, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who played a pivotal role in ending the Cold War, died after a prolonged illness in Moscow at age 91.
Remembering the man behind the Trapper Keeper
E. Bryant Crutchfield, the inventor of the Trapper Keeper, died this month at age 85.
Remembering Joey DeFrancesco, pioneering Hammond organist who changed jazz music
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with music critic Nate Chinen about the legacy of iconic jazz Hammond organ player Joey DeFrancesco, who died on Thursday.
Joey DeFrancesco, driving force on the Hammond organ, dies at 51
DeFrancesco played in Miles Davis's band as a teenager, brought the sound of the Hammond B-3 organ roaring back to the jazz mainstream in the 1990s and remained the instrument's most visible champion.
Remembering Anne Brown, Gershwin's original Bess
Anne Brown, who would have been 110 years old this month, was the first Black vocalist ever accepted at Juilliard.
Creed Taylor, legendary producer who guided and expanded jazz, dead at 93
Beginning in the early '50s, Taylor treated his projects and artists with lush care and extensive support, eventually creating a Grammy-winning, cross-genre artistic hub with his label, CTI.
Lauded trumpeter and composer jaimie branch dies at 39
A rising star in the world of improvised music with her group FLY or DIE, branch died on Monday at her home in Brooklyn, N.Y.