'Chicago,' 'Cabaret' Lyricist Ebb Dies
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Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as "Chicago" and "Cabaret" as well as the big-city anthem "New York, New York," has died of a heart attack.
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Friends and family gathered at a church in Harlem, New York, to remember rapper ODB (Ol&#39;Dirty Bastard) on Wednesday. The 35-year-old collapsed and died at a Manhattan recording studio on Sunday after complaining of chest pains.
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American opera singer Jerry Hadley dies at the age of 55, eight days after an apparent suicide attempt.
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Hollywood lost one of its music legends last night with the death of Elmer Bernstein, 82, an Oscar-winning composer who wrote the scores for more than 200 films over five decades, including such classics as The Magnificent ...
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NEW YORK - Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as "Chicago" and "Cabaret" as well as the big-city anthem "New York, New York," has died of a heart attack.    Ebb died Saturday at his home, said David McKeown, an assistant to composer John Kander, Ebb's longtime collaborator...
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Howard Keel, the broad-shouldered baritone who romanced his way through a series of glittery MGM musicals such as &quot;Kiss Me Kate&quot; and &quot;Annie Get Your Gun&quot; and later revived his career with television&#39;s &quot;Dallas,&quot; died Sunday.
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Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics to  Broadway musical hits including "Cabaret" and "Chicago" and the  words to the Big Apple anthem, "New York, New York," died on  Saturday after a heart attack, his agent said.
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The popular comedian of yesteryears had been suffering from breathing problems for the last several days. He passed away on February 13 in Mumbai.
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Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers, Broadway theater, movies and television, then at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89.
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Fred Ebb, the lyricist who wrote Chicago and the classic song New York, New York, dies of a heart attack.
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Broadway lyricist Betty Comden, best known for the stage musical Singin' in the Rain, dies aged 89.
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Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&amp;B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 83, his spokesman said.
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Danny Sugerman, manager of rock band The Doors, dies aged 50 in Los Angeles after battling lung cancer.
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Author and social critic Susan Sontag,  one of the strongest voices of intellectual opposition to U.S.  policies after the Sept. 11 attacks, died on Tuesday at age 71  at a New York cancer hospital.
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Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, famous for scores including The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, died on Wednesday at the age of 82.
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Robert Merrill, whose powerful baritone voice was featured for decades at both New York's Metropolitan Opera and Yankees baseball games, and who helped spread an appreciation of opera to a broader U.S. audience, died at home on Saturday.
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Acclaimed singer Robert Merrill, the opera baritone who felt equally comfortable on opening night at the Metropolitan Opera House or opening day at Yankee Stadium, has died. He was 85.