
Lou Ottens, Inventor of the Audio Cassette Tape, Dead at 94
Engineer at Philips also involved in developing compact disc technology
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Singer revealed bile duct cancer diagnosis last year
Wailer’s manager, Maxine Stowe, confirmed his death
During his tenure at the magazine, Burks interviewed Jimi Hendrix and Jim Jones, covered the Altamont tragedy, and helped guide the publication’s coverage of political issues
One of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time remains a pop-soul classic
“They were figuratively (no weight jokes) the biggest act in hip hop at some point in time,” wrote Questlove. “Like the first act that showed this culture might have some real international legs to it”
“Without him, there would be no dancehall, no hip-hop, no rap, no Afrobeat,” Mad Professor says
Dominican-born musician helped popularise salsa around the world with his work with Fania All-Stars and Celia Cruz
He sang with Diana Ross and Cyndi Lauper, collaborated with Boy George, and opened for Chaka Khan during his career
Keyboardist helped Miles Davis usher in the fusion revolution and founded his own revolutionary groups, including Return to Forever