Remembrances

Celebrities are taking to social media to remember actor and comedian Bob Saget, pictured here in 2019, who died on Sunday at age 65.

Arts

Bob Saget's co-stars and fellow comedians are remembering his humor and kindness

4:23pm January 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

John Stamos, Norman Lear and Whoopi Goldberg are among those paying tribute to the actor and comedian, who was found dead in an Orlando, Fla., hotel room on Sunday at age 65.

Writer Eric Jerome Dickey poses at the 12th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the UCLA campus in 2007 in Los Angeles. Dickey died Jan. 3 after a long illness. He was 59.

Books

Eric Jerome Dickey, Bestselling Author Whose Novels Focused On Black Life, Dies at 59

1:43pm January 06, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Much of Dickey's work, including 1996's Sister, Sister, was centered on strong Black female characters. He wrote 29 books and sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.

Hamiet Bluiett, seen here performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2007, died Thursday at 78.

Music & Culture

Hamiet Bluiett, Giant Of The Baritone Sax, Has Died At 78

5:09pm October 07, 2018

by Tom Vitale

The avant-garde saxophonist and member of the World Saxophone Quartet died Thursday at age 78.

Music & Culture

A Look Back At How Virtuoso Jimmy Blanton Changed The Bass Forever

2:11pm October 05, 2018

by Kevin Whitehead

On what would have been Blanton's 100 birthday, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead recounts the ways in which the bassist revolutionized his instrument during his brief time on the music scene.

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Juan Romero, Busboy Who Comforted Dying RFK, Dies At 68

5:12pm October 04, 2018

Juan Romero was the young busboy who comforted Sen. Robert F. Kennedy after he had been shot in 1968. It was a day that haunted him for the rest of his life. He died Monday at 68.

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Juan Romero earlier this year at his home in Modesto, Calif., holding a photo of himself and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, taken by The Los Angeles Times' Boris Yaro on June 5, 1968. Romero died this week at age 68.

National

Juan Romero, Busboy Who Cradled Dying RFK, Dies At 68

1:47pm October 04, 2018

The photo of the moment — light illuminating the fallen senator's face, the young immigrant crouched at his side — locked Romero into the public memory of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassination.

World News

French Singer Charles Aznavour Dies At 94

4:23pm October 01, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

The French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94. His fame spread across borders and generations, and Aznavour sold more than 100 million records in 80 countries.

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American Blues musician Otis Rush at the Petrillo Band Shell, Chicago, Illinois, June 3, 1995.

Otis Rush, Chicago Blues Legend, Dies At 84

6:23pm September 30, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Rush's unique style of soloing and powerful tenor voice helped shape the Chicago blues sound and deeply influenced famed guitarists like Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Music & Culture

Remembering Guitarist Otis Rush

4:49pm September 30, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Guitarist Otis Rush helped shape the Chicago blues sound, and deeply influenced a generation of musicians including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy. He died on Saturday at the age of 84.

Music & Culture

Jefferson Airplane's Marty Balin Dies At 76

8:00am September 29, 2018

Marty Balin was a co-founder and lead singer of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. At their height both bands were among the hottest in America. Balin has died at age 76.