Johnny Pacheco, Storied Salsa Bandleader and Fania Records Co-Founder, Dead at 85
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Dominican-born musician helped popularise salsa around the world with his work with Fania All-Stars and Celia Cruz
Ari Gold, Trailblazing Queer Dance Music Artist, Dead at 47
Posted in: Music NewsHe sang with Diana Ross and Cyndi Lauper, collaborated with Boy George, and opened for Chaka Khan during his career
Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79
Posted in: Music NewsKeyboardist helped Miles Davis usher in the fusion revolution and founded his own revolutionary groups, including Return to Forever
Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings’ Longtime Drummer, Dead at 81
Posted in: Music CountryA member of Jennings’ band the Waylors since 1964, he is essential to the story of Waylon, who referred to Albright as “my right hand”
Danny Ray, James Brown’s Longtime ‘Cape Man’ and Emcee, Dead at 85
Posted in: Music News“Mr. Ray was the second-hardest working man in show business,” James Brown estate says
Ricky Powell, Celebrated Hip-Hop Photographer and ‘Fourth Beastie Boy,’ Dead at 59
Posted in: Music NewsPowell photographed New York’s vibrant downtown arts scene in the Eighties and Nineties, but was best known for his work with the stars of rap’s golden age
Dustin Diamond, ‘Screech’ on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Dead at 44
Posted in: TV News“He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago,” actor’s agent says
People Under the Stairs Rapper Double K Dead at 43
Posted in: Music NewsBeloved Los Angeles underground rap duo called it quits in 2019
Hilton Valentine, the Animals Founding Guitarist, Dead at 77
Posted in: Music NewsRock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted musician played classic opening for “The House of the Rising Sun”
Avant-Pop Producer Sophie Dead at 34 After ‘Sudden Accident’
Posted in: Music News“True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell,” U.K. label says of Grammy-nominated musician
