He worked with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown. Roach also led his own groups, and made numerous musical statements relating to the civil rights movement of African-Americans. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda, star of the long-running TV series Falcon Crest and Ronald Reagan's first wife, died Monday morning. picked by punthe 2 years ago

With the world's biggest gong show going on tonight, take a moment to reflect on some of the more dubious choices the Academy has made in the past.

All of these films were nominated for Best Picture, and all lost out to other, generally lesser films picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Music icon Miles Davis has long been revered as a jazz pioneer — but what exactly did he pioneer? To some purists, jazz music can be broken into two distinct eras: Before Miles and After Miles. great article with clips of his music picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

So many famous people are dying!
Sad... picked by julea 3 years ago

Freddie Hubbard, one of the greatest trumpet players. A man ranked up there with Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, passed away Monday after a long battle with heart disease, picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

On June 20 Guinness World Records had announced that Mr Allingham, who celebrated his 113th birthday on June 6, became the world's oldest man after the previous incumbent, Tomoji Tanabe, died in his sleep at his home in Japan, also at the age of 113. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Jeff Healey was a Canadian jazz and blues-rock guitarist and vocalist. Jeff and his band were also in the movie, Road House. His death came a month before the release of his new album, Mess of Blues, which would have been his first rock album in eight years. picked by zzz 2 years ago

LOS ANGELES - Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86.

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*lights candle* picked by KerOBeroS32 7 months ago

More great jazz piano. It really doesn't get much better than this. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

A release from the ''Paul Harvey News'' office says Lynne Harvey died early Saturday at their home in suburban River Forest after a yearlong battle with leukemia. Her age was not immediately available.

Update: She was 92

-Good day. picked by punthe 2 years ago

A woman thought to be the world's oldest person at 130 has died after slipping on the bathroom floor of her new flat. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

A Chinese man has died after a cell phone battery exploded in his chest pocket. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Alto saxophonist Frank Morgan passed away from kidney failure this morning, near his family and friends in his hometown of Minneapolis. He had just completed a successful European tour, even though he was worried about his health. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

From the earthshattering album Kind of Blue. This is definitely my favorite jazz chart of all time, and a must hear for anyone even remotely interested in music at all. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

A clever and funny, heated debate between Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago