Charles Thompson (March 21, 1918 – June 16, 2016) was an American swing and bebop pianist, organist, composer, and arranger. Throughout the 1940s he played and recorded with Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon and Miles Davis. He composed the jazz standard “Robbins’ Nest”. Ray Griff (April 22, 1940 – March 9, 2016) was a Canadian country music singer and songwriter, born in Vancouver. His songwritering credits reached over 2500 songs, many of them were recorded by Nashville’s top recording artists. Attrell Stephen Cordes, Jr. (May 15, 1970 – June 17, 2016), also known by the stage name Prince Be, was an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Cordes was the lead vocalist of the hip hop group, P.M. Dawn. Cordes, as the frontman and lyricist for P.M. Dawn, became known for blending rap with singing, as well as ethereal beats and aspects of mysticism and crypto-Christian imagery, to his songs. Tenor Fly was a British singer and rapper who rose to prominence in the ragga movement of the early 1990s. Born Jonathan Sutter, Fly had been a member of Freestylers and has worked as a solo artist. “”Without a doubt one of the legends of the soundsystem scene here in the UK and a talent that spread across the world. From dancehall, reggae and hip hop to jungle, his style and influence cannot be understated—an original roughneck rudeboy.” stated Nice Up! Records. Léon Francioli (22 May 1946 – 9 March 2016[1]) was a Swiss double bass player of Creative Jazz. Leon Francioli became famous in Switzerland as a Jazz player, after he started to work with Beb Guérin, Pierre Favre and George Gruntz in the 70s. Otis Clay (February 11, 1942 – January 8, 2016) was an American R&B and soul singer, who started in gospel music. After several hit singles and the album I Can’t Take It, Clay moved to Kayvette Records, where he had his last national hit single in 1977, “All Because Of Your Love”. Vinjamuri Seetha Devi (died 17 May 2016) was a musician, singer, and scholar of Telugu folk music. She was formerly a producer of folk music on All India Radio. Along with her sister Anasuya Devi they composed music for many of Andhra Pradesh’s notable poets. Hanna-Marie Weydahl (30 June 1922 – 5 January 2016) was a Norwegian pianist. Among her repertoire was music by Fartein Valen, Harald Sæverud, Klaus Egge, Eivind Groven, Geirr Tveitt, and Alexander Scriabin. She lectured at the Norwegian Academy of Music from 1973 to 1991. She was awarded the Harriet Cohen International Music Award in 1966, and the King’s Medal of Merit in gold in 1986. Mieke Telkamp (14 June 1934 – 20 October 2016) was a Dutch singer. Her career spanned over 50 years, both as a singer and a TV personality. Telkamp’s most popular song was the 1971 Dutch version of Amazing Grace, which sold over 1 million copies. Telkamp had several hits between 1953 and 1967. Victor Bailey (March 27, 1960 – November 11, 2016) was an American bass guitar player. He was the bassist for Weather Report during their final years from 1982 to 1986, and launched a solo career in 1988. As a player, Bailey was known for his signature scat-bass solos. Alberto Remedios CBE (27 February 1935 – 11 June 2016) was a British operatic tenor, especially noted for his interpretations of Wagner’s heldentenor role. He is especially remembered for his performances in Wagner, especially as Siegfried in the Glen Byam Shaw production of The Ring, conducted by Reginald Goodall. Most remarkable of all was the occasion when Remedios, despite a slight chest infection, and due to the illness of another singer, played the roles of both Siegmund in Die Walküre, the title role in Siegfried, and also Siegfried in Götterdämmerung, within a complete cycle of the Ring during one week, these being at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool performances of the tour. Willy Andresen (18 October 1921 – 17 June 2016) was a Norwegian jazz pianist. He often backed singer Erik Bye during his performances in Norway and the United States He was in charge of several of the song recordings by child star Grethe Kausland. Réagissez à cet article / Comment this article commentaires / comments
