Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Fridrik Olafsson, Grandmaster Who Led Iceland’s Rise in Chess, Dies at 90
Fridrik Olafsson, a chess grandmaster who helped make his native Iceland a bastion of the game, in part by defeating four world champions, including...
Michael Hurley, a Singer Both Eccentric and Inspirational, Dies at 83-OxBig News Network
Michael Hurley, a singer and songwriter whose music — an idiosyncratic kind of folk mixed with a variety of other styles — made him...
Robert W. McChesney, Who Warned of Corporate Media Control, Dies at 72
Robert W. McChesney, an influential left-leaning media critic who argued that corporate ownership was bad for American journalism and that Silicon Valley billionaires who...
Clem Burke, Versatile, Hard-Driving Drummer for Blondie, Dies at 70-OxBig News Network
Clem Burke, whose energetic, versatile drumming provided the beat for the band Blondie as it churned out post-punk, disco and rock hits in the...
Amadou Bagayoko, Half of Malian Duo Who Went Global, Dies at 70
Amadou Bagayoko, a Malian guitarist and composer who with his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, formed Amadou & Mariam, inventing a broadly accessible sound...