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Burt Bacharach, visionary pop composer, has died at 94 Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images American popular music has lost a giant. "His observation was 'Never be ashamed of something that's melodic, that one could whistle,'" Bacharach said of his teacher. 1 hit on the singles chart was the vocal number "This Guy's …
“What I hope creators take away from this is that you’re able to make a living and still make a difference,” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson says. One of Questlove’s many gigs: drummer for the Roots, the house band on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” When two film producers contacted him in 2018 and claimed to have footage of a 1969 …
A Final Bow From Hal Willner, The Producer With The Golden Rolodex Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Hal Willner was known as "the man with the golden Rolodex," a music producer who could call Lou Reed, Sting or Marianne Faithful and persuade them on a moment's notice to participate in any number of offbeat projects: tribute …