Don Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known as Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, singer, and jazz musician. Bill Henderson (March 19, 1926 – April 3, 2016) was an American jazz singer and actor in television and film. He performed and recorded with Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie… Jon English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was a British-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. English was also a noted solo singer; his Australian top twenty hit singles include “Turn the Page”, “Hollywood Seven”, “Words are Not Enough”, “Six Ribbons” and “Hot Town”. He also co-wrote and performed the score with Mario Millo (ex-Sebastian Hardie). The series had international release, known as Mot alla vindar (1980) in Swedish. Mark Gray (October 24, 1952 – December 2, 2016) was an American country music artist. He recorded both as a solo artist for Columbia Records and as a member of the country pop band Exile, of which he was a member between 1979 and 1982. Gray’s solo career included three albums and eight Top 40 country hits, of which the highest-peaking is the No. 6 Tammy Wynette duet “Sometimes When We Touch”, a cover of the Dan Hill song. Gray also co-wrote “Take Me Down” and “The Closer You Get”, both of which were originally recorded by Exile and later became Number One hits for Alabama. Penny Lang (July 15, 1942 – July 31, 2016) was a Canadian folk music icon who earned a loyal following, influencing many artists. She performed at major folk festivals and clubs across North America. She quickly became a star on the Montreal folk scene, filling the club every night with a loyal returning audience drawn by her effective guitar-playing, throaty voice, and most of all by her astonishing ability to connect with the people she was singing to. Weston Noble (November 30, 1922 – December 21, 2016) was an American music educator and conductor. He was best known for his 57-year tenure on the faculty as conductor of the Nordic Choir from 1948 to 2005. He served as guest director for over 800 music festivals in all three media, choral, orchestral and wind, spanning four continents. Lucille Dumont (January 20, 1919 – July 29, 2016) was a Canadian singer and radio and television host. She is credited by the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame with having “served and personified Quebec popular music”. In April 1945, at a War Loan Drive concert, she performed Insensiblement, composed by Paul Misraki and conducted by Ray Ventura. This was the Quebec premiere of the song and was known as an “astounding success.” Amber Gurung (February 26, 1938 – June 7, 2016) was a Nepalese composer, singer, and lyricist. He also composed Nepal’s national anthem, “Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka”. He recorded his famous song “Nau Lakh Tara” (a song about the sufferings of the Nepali diaspora in India) in the early 1960s, written by Agam Singh Giri. Anahid Marguerite Ajemian (January 26, 1924 – June 13, 2016)[1] was an American violinist of Armenian descent. Ajemian’s career in contemporary music got its impetus from the desire to help young composers of her generation have their compositions performed. Jerome Teasley (August 13, 1948 – June 16, 2016) was an American soul drummer and member of the Motown Hall of Fame. He toured extensively with Junior Walker and the All Stars, and also worked with Al Green, Jimi Hendrix, Wilson Pickett, Tina Turner, Bill Carr, and jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt among many others. Réagissez à cet article / Comment this article commentaires / comments
