Jazz singer George Melly dead at 80
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Jazz star George Melly has died at his home in London at the age of 80, his wife Diana said Thursday.
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Boots Randolph, a saxophone player best known for the 1963 hit "Yakety Sax," died Tuesday. He was 80.
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Beverly Sills, one of the United States&#39; most acclaimed opera singers, died Monday due to lung cancer, US media reported. She was 78.
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Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson dies aged 82, according to Canadian media reports.
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Beverly Sills, the world-renowned  soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in  modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from  inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.
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Terry Melcher, a key architect of the California pop sound of the &#39;60s as a record producer, songwriter and artist, died Friday at age 62 after a long struggle with melanoma.
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Flamboyant jazz singer and author George Melly dies at his London home at the age of 80.
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Oscar Peterson, who sat atop  the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed  swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, has died, a  friend of the musician said on Monday. He was 82.
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Canadian pianist - who played with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie - was 82
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LOS ANGELES: Legendary US bandleader and jazz clarinettist Artie Shaw, the big band era&#39;s reluctant King of Swing, died today at the age of 94, the manager of his orchestra said.
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George Melly, a flamboyant, gravel-voiced jazz singer, critic and raconteur, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 80 years old.
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aura Branigan, a singer whose high-volume vocals in the disco song &quot;Gloria&quot; propelled her into pop stardom, died in her sleep on Thursday night at her home in East Quogue, NY She was 47.
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Legendary bandleader and jazz clarinettist Artie Shaw has died at the age of 94, after suffering from a lengthy illness. Born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky on May 23, 1910, in Manhattan, New York, Shaw was made famous
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Jazz pianist Jay "Hootie" McShann dies aged 90, after falling ill with breathing problems.
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Beverly Sills, the acclaimed Brooklyn-born soprano, died tonight at her home in Manhattan. She was 78.
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Attorney Marvin Mitchelson, who represented Hollywood stars including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joan Collins and Sylvester Stallone, died on Saturday night, a hospital spokeswoman said on Sunday. He was 76.
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Hollywood talent agent, studio executive and producer Freddie Fields, whose film credits include "Glory," "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" and "American Gigolo," has died of lung cancer at age 84, friends said on Wednesday.