Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81
Los Angeles (AP) – Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record …
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ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Sandra Daggins, 66, died September 9. Memorial service will be held 11am Friday, September 23, at Coral Ridge Presbyterian …
Ramsey Lewis renowned jazz pianist, dies at 87
Chicago (AP) – Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, whose music entertained fans over a more than 60-year career that began with the Ramsey Lewis Trio …
Maury Wills, base-stealing shortstop for Dodgers, at 89
Los Angeles (AP) — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World …
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ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Lydia Penn, 45, died September 4. Service will be held 10am Saturday, September 17, at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church …
Paul T. Kwami, director of Fisk Jubilee Singers, at 70
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) – Paul T. Kwami, who served as musical director of the Grammy-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers for nearly 30 years, has died, Fisk …
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s 1st chief anchor, passes at 82
New York (AP) – Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning …
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RANGE FUNERAL HOME Rusie Kimball, 94, retired clerk for Burdines warehouse, died August 28 at Hialeah Hospital. Service will be held 10am Saturday at Friendship …
Moon Landrieu, N. Orleans political patriarch dies at 92
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) – Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu – whose early, lonely stand against segregationists in the Louisiana legislature launched a political …
Earnie Shavers, among boxing’s hardest punchers, dies at 78
Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. …