Remembrances

Music & Culture

Remembering Otis Clay, A Blues Hall Of Fame Musician

1:32pm January 11, 2016

Clay, who died Friday in Chicago, made a name for himself as an R&B singer with hits like "Trying to Live my Life Without You" and "A Lasting Love." Originally broadcast in 1999.

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Rock Icon David Bowie Dies At 69

12:03pm January 11, 2016

by Marie Andrusewicz

The singer — whose career spanned decades and included collaborations with John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Stevie Ray Vaughn — released his latest album, Blackstar, on Friday. He died Sunday of cancer.

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British Musician David Bowie Dies After Battling Cancer

9:07am January 11, 2016

David Bowie died Sunday at age 69. David Greene talks to Simon Warner, author and lecturer at the University of Leeds, about Bowie's contribution to music and pop culture.

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David Bowie Dies At 69

3:06am January 11, 2016

by NPR Staff and Wires

Singer David Bowie has died after a long battle with cancer, according to a representative for the musician.

A model wears Courrèges' creations, including a version of his famous eyewear.

Arts

Designer André Courrèges, Master Of Miniskirts And Go-Go Boots, Dies

4:22pm January 08, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Courrèges opened his fashion house in 1961 and helped transform women's pants from casual clothing to a haute couture item, while defining the wildly popular space-age aesthetic of the era.

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Designer André Courrèges, Master Of Miniskirts And Go-Go Boots, Dies

4:09pm January 08, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Courrèges opened his fashion house in 1961 and helped transform women's pants from casual clothing to a haute couture item, while defining the wildly popular space-age aesthetic of the era.

French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez conducts during a rehearsal ahead of a concert of contemporary music in Baden-Baden, Germany, in 2007.

Music & Culture

French Composer Pierre Boulez Dies At 90

1:36pm January 07, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The composer and conductor changed the way we hear music, not only through his own compositions but in the concerts he conducted. He died Tuesday at the age of 90.

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Remembering French Composer, Conductor And Musical Provocateur Pierre Boulez

2:58pm January 06, 2016

Once an outspoken avant garde critic of the establishment, Boulez went on to serve as the conductor of both the New York Philharmonic and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Originally broadcast in 2005.

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French conductor and composer Pierre Boulez (right), seen here in 1984 with musician Frank Zappa (center) and French Minister of Culture Jack Lang, has died at age 90.

Composer Pierre Boulez, A Revered Iconoclast, Has Died At 90

11:39am January 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Saying that a musical language always includes both rational and irrational parts, Boulez told Fresh Air in 2005, "What I tried to find, that's freedom — but a freedom which is based on discipline."

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Paul Bley, Influential Jazz Pianist, Has Died

4:57pm January 05, 2016

Bley's long-standing commitment to thoughtful yet intuitive performance proved adaptable to many different settings for nearly seven decades. He was 83.