Thursday, April 5, 2012

Alfred Aloysius "Allie" Clark

Former MLB player -- via the Star-Ledger.

Jim Marshall aka the Father of Loud

Drummer, and inventor of the Marshall amplifier -- via BusinessWeek. As a teacher, he gave drum lessons to, among others, Mitch Mitchell, Mick Underwood and Micky Waller.

"Banjo" Barney McKenna

Folk musician; last original member of the Dubliners -- via the Associated Press.





Claude Miller

Writer, director and producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Cbristopher Martin Hoff

Painter -- via the stranger.com.


Patience Abbe

Writer, environmentalist and sculptor -- via the New York Times.

Armand Crump

Guitar tech for Slayer -- via loudwire.com.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.tv/misc/slayer_guitar_tech_piece_with_armand_crump.html

Irma Kolassi

Mezzo-soprano -- via www.artsjournal.com.

Jimmy Little

Singer, musician, actor and teacher -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.



Cesareo R. Pelaez

Magician and psychology professor -- via salemnews.com.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

John Arden

Playwright, novelist, essaysit and poet -- via the Guardian. May be best remembered for his riveting play "Serjeant Musgrave's Dance."




Jennifer Merendino

Cancer activist -- via the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Charles Lockwood

Architectural historian -- via the New York Times. The first, and self-taught, expert on row houses and brownstones.

Alexander Arutiunian

Composer and pianist -- www.artsjournal.com.

Christine Brooke-Rose

Writer and literary critic -- via www.pnreview.co.uk.


Verica Barac

Anti-corruption activist -- via the Independent.

Marina Salye

Geologist and democratic activist -- via the Guardian.

Roger C. Molander

Nuclear protest leader -- via the New York Times.

Tony Giorgio

Actor, magician and expert in magic, gambling, and scams -- via blog.bcdb.com.


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

James Case

Pioneering TV producer -- via the Denver Post.

Khalil Shaheed aka Tommy Hall

Trumpeter -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ademilde Fonseca

Singer; the "queen of choro" -- via oglobo.com.

Nicholas T. Valkan aka Nick Noble

Singer -- via the Chicago Tribune.

Roland Bautista

Guitarist -- via soultracks.com.

Tom Wells

Composer; jingle-writer -- via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He wrote the immortal theme for the TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."

Harry Crews

One extraordinary writer -- via the New York Times. His tattoo is my favoite e.e. cummings line: "how do you like your blueeyed boy Mr. Death?"

Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill

Organist -- via musicaltoronto.org.

Rob Bennett

Peace campaigner, human rights activist and civil servant -- via the Guardian.

Jim Duffy

Animator -- via Animation Magazine.