Remembrances

Gregg Allman performs at The Fox Theatre in January 2014, in Atlanta, Ga.

Music & Culture

The Ramblin' Blues Of Gregg Allman

8:20pm May 27, 2017

by Felix Contreras

One of the most recognizable voices of his generation, Allman was one of the namesakes of a band that pioneered Southern rock — yet his music was always haunted by a sense of mortality and loss.

Influential Voice In Southern Rock, Gregg Allman Dies At 69

5:53pm May 27, 2017

Singer-songwriter Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band died on Saturday at the age of 69. Music journalist Amanda Petrusich takes a look back at Allman's legacy with NPR's Michel Martin.

Then-Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher, delivers a pitch prior to a game in Arlington, Tex., in 2003. Bunning died Friday at age 85.

Jim Bunning, Hall Of Fame Pitcher And Former U.S. Senator, Dies At 85

4:55pm May 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Bunning was one of few ballplayers to pitch no-hitters in both leagues; in 1964, he pitched a perfect game. As a politician, the Kentuckian was known as cantankerous and staunchly conservative.

National Security Adviser Brzezinski on May 11, 1979. He served throughout the Carter administration.

Foreign Policy Thinker Zbigniew Brzezinski Dies At 89

9:12am May 27, 2017

by James Doubek

Brzezinski was the national security adviser to President Carter, helping to secure the Camp David peace accords between Israel and Egypt. He later continued to be an influential foreign policy voice.

Books

Remembering Author Denis Johnson

7:59am May 27, 2017

Author Denis Johnson has died at the age of 67. He was best known for the short story collection Jesus' Son.

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Arts

Denis Johnson, Author Who Wrote 'Jesus' Son,' Dies At 67

4:33pm May 26, 2017

by Lynn Neary

Denis Johnson was best known for his 1992 short story collection Jesus' Son. He won the 2007 National Book Award for the novel, Tree of Smoke. Johnson died Thursday at age 67.

Denis Johnson, who won the 2007 National Book Award for Tree of Smoke, died Thursday.

Denis Johnson, Author Who Wrote Of The 'Painfully Beautiful,' Dies At 67

3:32pm May 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The National Book Award-winning novelist was perhaps best known for Jesus' Son, a book of interwoven stories focused on the lives of addicts. A spokesman for his publisher tells NPR he died Wednesday.

Books
Arts

Remembering 'Jesus' Son,' From Denis Johnson

12:02pm May 26, 2017

On the occasion of the death of writer Denis Johnson, we share a 2007 reflection on Johnson's book Jesus' Son, from novelist Nathan Englander.

World News

Remembering The Victims Of The Manchester Arena Attack

5:51pm May 24, 2017

Monday night's attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, left 22 people dead. Friends, family and schools have begun reporting their names.

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Arts

The Saint Before The Spy: Actor Roger Moore Dies At 89

6:41pm May 23, 2017

by Bob Mondello

Though most came to know him in the James Bond films, Roger Moore first displayed his brand of undercover suave in the TV series, The Saint. Moore died Tuesday at the age of 89.

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