I didn’t watch that much TV in the 70s and 80s—things like music, and girls,…
Obituaries
Rusty Staub, April 1, 1944—March 29, 2018
For most of us, it’s Opening Day, but for Rusty Staub, “Le Grand Orange,” who…
Remembering Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking shared a birthday with Galileo and died on Einstein’s birthday (which is also…
Russ Solomon, Tower Records Founder, 1925-March 4, 2018 RIP
Russ Solomon, who changed music retailing with his chain of Tower Records, died yesterday. According…
John Perry Barlow: October 3, 1947—February 7, 2018
Since you’re reading this story on the internet, you owe a debt to John Perry…
Joe Frank, August 19, 1938—January 15, 2018
I discovered Joe Frank in probably the best—and most Joe Frank-like—way possible: by accident. It…
Dolores O’Riordan, September 6, 1971-January 15, 2018
The mid-nineties were a heady time. Sales of CDs were filling record-company coffers, and the…
John Young, Astronaut, September 24, 1930—January 5, 2018
Like many kids in the 60s, I was fascinated by the space program. My earliest…
Fred Bass, Owner of the Strand Bookstore, June 28, 1928-January 3, 2018
The Strand Bookstore, on Broadway and 12th Street in New York City, was a smorgasbord…
Gloomy Tunes: Rick Hall, RIP
Unless you’re the kind of person who pores over the credits on the back of…