Remembering the man behind the Trapper Keeper
E. Bryant Crutchfield, the inventor of the Trapper Keeper, died this month at age 85.
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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.
Anne Heche has died, her spokesperson says
Heche had been on life support after suffering a "severe anoxic brain injury," caused by a lack of oxygen, when her car crashed into a home Aug. 5.
Melissa Warner Burrows, 56: Paul Anka's 'Times of Your Life'
Melissa was caring and handy, happy to be behind the scenes.
Jeffrey Whitaker, 67: Adele's 'Hello'
An avid cyclist and aeronautical engineer who called his sister every Sunday morning.
The Rev. Vickey Gibbs, 57: 'For Good' from 'Wicked'
An associate pastor at a Houston church who loved to cook, and whose outlook on life made an impact that will last a lifetime.