Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Pete La Roca aka Peter Sims

Drummer -- via Jazz Times. Played with all the greats of his time -- Coltrane, Mose Allison, Farmer, McLean, Sonny Clark, Freddie Hubbard, Rollins . . .





Bonita Lynn Fields Elder

Dancer and Mouseketeer -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Christian Larde



Flautist -- via artsjournal.com.

Wendell D. Garrett

Antiques expert -- via the New York Times.


Billy Scott

Lead vocalist for The Prophets -- via the Washington Post.

Pete Eneh

Actor -- via allafrica.com.


Khim Maung Toe

Musician -- via irrawaddy.org.

Frode Thingnaes

Trombonist, composer, and conductor -- via nrk.no.

Howard Wallace

Gay rights and labor activist -- via bilerico.com.

Gail Harris

Former MLB player -- via tricities.com. He is the answer to a great trivia question -- he was the last person to hit a homer for the New York Giants.


Monday, November 19, 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012

Martin Fay

Fiddler and co-founder of The Chieftains -- via the New York Times.



Lucille Bliss

Voice actress; best known for her portrayal of Crusader Rabbit an Smurfette -- via the L.A. Times.



Richard Robbins

Film composer -- via the Hollywood Reporter. Back-to-back Oscar noms for the scores to "Howards End" and "Remains of the Day."



Isaiah Sheffer

Founder of Symphony Space -- via the New York Times.

David Blicker

A guy who did good for others -- via the Sacramento Bee.