Rudd personified a warm and agreeable bluster as an improviser, with a sound that was unmistakable in any setting. And those settings varied wildly, because Rudd was the sort of musician who couldn't ...

Did you think the best picture winner mixup was the only error at the 2017 Oscars? Think again. The 89th annual Academy Awards ceremony also screwed up the in ...

The Academy Awards almost sent "La La Land" home with the Best Picture Oscar instead of the real winner, "Moonlight," on Sunday night - but that was not the only blunder of the night. During the "In ...

Rock legend Chuck Berry died on March 18, 2017. The singer, songwriter and guitarist was one of the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. His hit songs included "Johnny B ...

(AP) — They made music that inspired legions of fans. Rock ‘n’ roll founding father Chuck Berry and Fats Domino, rockers Tom Petty and Greg Allman, grunge icon Chris Cornell, country superstar Glen ...

As you probably remember, 2016 was a particular dark year in terms of celebrity deaths. But the start of the Oscars 2017 "In Memoriam" segment honored a very recent 2017 death: Bill Paxton. Presenter ...

From virtuoso players and visionary composers to charismatic bandleaders and golden-eared producers, explore the musical voices who left us this... In Memoriam 2017: The Musicians We Lost Bright ...

If you would like to obtain a copy of an obituary listed in the In Memoriam 2017, have the name and month ready and call 970-522-1990 for information about back issues, photocopies or how to find it ...

When it comes to the funk gods who swung low and sprinkled pixie dust on hip-hop's '90s G-Funk redux, Junie Morrison is of the highest order. His musical contributions to early Ohio Players hits ...

Within a year of his screen test, he had been signed to his life-changing role as the oldest child in a family of five aspiring pop singers and their musically gifted mother — played by Shirley Jones, ...

Paying tribute to some of the notable New Orleanians we lost in 2017 - including famed musicians, civic leaders, restaurateurs, activists and journalists. No list like this can ever be complete, but ...