Walter Becker, Co-founder of Steely Dan
Walter Becker 1950-2017 Pop music had a void to be filled, so these two boys had a hunch: First, name their band after...
John Abercrombie, Lyrical Jazz Guitarist, dies at 72
John Abercrombie 1944-2017 My guess is that the Philadelphia Spectrum Has had throughout the years Many who have asked the simple question: “What...
Sonny Burgess, Rockabilly Wild Man
Sonny Burgess 1929-2017 He played frantic, jangling guitar One of the most electrifying stars In the Sun Records galaxy in Memphis He fell,...
Marian C. Diamond
Marian C. Diamond 1926-2017 Acetylcholinesterase. It’s good to have a lot if you are wending through a maze as a rat (or not...
Dr. Ruth Pfau
Dr. Ruth Pfau 1929-2017 I’m a pretty thoughtful guy Let me give you an example Recently a friend baked a pie And...
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell 1936-2017 He said the secret is clear for an unhappy life: About every three years find a new wife Say “I...
June Foray
June Foray 1917-2017 “The First Lady of Animated Voicing” So termed by the entertainment world A life fading but Death rejoicing...
Bill Collings
Bill Collings 1948-2017 Warm, crystalline tone, projection we’re talkin’ Bill Collings guitars “I could never reach perfection” and God could improve upon stars...
Margaret Bergmann Lambert 1914-2017
Margaret Bergmann Lambert 1914-2017 She was a Jew who could jump She would have won the gold at Berlin But the twentieth century’s...
Martin Landau
Martin Landau 1928-2017 Johnny Depp was Ed Wood in all his neurosis But yet it was understood the film was Lugosi’s Martin Landau...