Remembrances

Music & Culture

Remembering Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's First Guitarist And Manager

1:32pm June 30, 2016

Moore, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, booked gigs for Presley during the early part of the musician's career. He later penned the memoir, That's Alright, Elvis. Originally broadcast in 1997.

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Futurist and writer Alvin Toffler is seen with his wife and longtime writing and research partner, Heidi Toffler, in 2002.

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'Future Shock' Author Alvin Toffler Dies at 87

1:25pm June 30, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Toffler's warnings about 'information overload' and the accelerating pace of change in modern society made his seminal 1970 book a best-seller in the U.S. and around the world.

Legendary Tennessee Women's Basketball Coach Pat Summitt Dies At 64

4:38pm June 28, 2016

Former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt has died. She is the winningest coach in NCAA history and one of the key figures in the growth of the women's game.

Arts

Remembering Michael Herr, Whose 'Dispatches' Brought The War In Vietnam Home

1:56pm June 28, 2016

Herr's 1977 book, Dispatches, was based on his time covering the Vietnam War. He also contributed to the films Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket. Herr died last week. Originally broadcast in 1990.

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Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Pat Summitt argues with the referee during their game against the Stanford Cardinal on Dec. 20, 2011, at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif.

Pat Summitt, Legendary Tennessee Basketball Coach, Dies At 64

10:12am June 28, 2016

by Joe Ruiz

Summitt coached the University of Tennessee Lady Vols for nearly 40 seasons, winning eight national championships. She has the most wins by a Division I college basketball coach — men's or women's.

Sports

Legendary Tennessee Basketball Coach Pat Summitt Dies At 64

8:23am June 28, 2016

by Matt Shafer Powell

One of the best college basketball coaches of all time has died. Pat Summitt led the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers for almost four decades.

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Bill Cunningham, at the 2016 NYSPCC Spring Luncheon on April 12. The iconic New York Times photographer died on Saturday at age 87.

Arts

Bill Cunningham, Iconic 'New York Times' Photographer, Dies At 87

7:38pm June 25, 2016

by Maquita Peters

Cunningham worked at the Times for almost 40 years, capturing the fashion trends of the day with a timeless eye.

Bernie Worrell: The Most Influential Keyboardist You've Probably Never Heard Of

5:20pm June 25, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Composer and keyboardist Bernie Worrell played funk, soul, and broke genres as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and a performer with Talking Heads. Worrell died Friday at the age of 72.

Bernie Worrell performs at the Black Rock Coalition Presents: All The Woo In The World â An All-Star Celebration benefit concert on April 4 in New York City. The concert was raising money for Worrell's medical costs.

Music & Culture

Bernie Worrell, 'Wizard Of Woo,' Dies At 72

5:12pm June 24, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The influential keyboardist and composer had been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. Worrell was a key member of Parliament-Funkadelic and played with the Talking Heads.

Michael Herr, Whose Vietnam War Reporting Became Iconic, Dies At 76

4:53pm June 24, 2016

by Rose Friedman

Herr's book Dispatches redefined the genre of war reporting. "I was there to watch," he wrote. "I went to cover the war and the war covered me; an old story, unless of course you've never heard it."