Post Mortem Archive: Musicians

Sam Carr, Bluesman, Dies

Blues guitarist and singer Terence McArdle works on the local desk at The Post, and whenever a blues figure dies, he's clamors to write the story. His story on Jelly Roll Kings drummer Sam Carr, who died Sept. 21, will appear tomorrow. McArdle writes: The music of the Jelly Roll...

Punk Rocker, Poet Dies, Dies

Jim Carroll, 60, a poet-turned-punk rocker whose book "The Basketball Diaries" chronicled his descent from elite high school basketball star to Times Square drug addict, thief and prostitute, died Sept. 11 at his home in Manhattan after a heart attack. In addition to the autobiographical account of his early teen...

Erich Kunzel, "Prince of Pops," Dies

Emily Langer, who works in The Post's Outlook section, wrote today's obituary of conductor Erich Kunzel. Langer writes: You've probably heard Mr. Kunzel's music even if you didn't know his name: Since 1991 he had conducted the National Symphony Orchestra in the Memorial Day and July Fourth concerts on the...

Spotlight: DJ AM

Celebrity deejay DJ AM, whose real name was Adam Michael Goldstein, was found dead earlier today in his SoHo apartment from an apparent drug overdose, according to the New York Post. He was 36. He may have been best known for working the celebrity club scene, dating starlets including Nicole...

Les Paul Dies at 94; updated

Les Paul, the long-lived musician who invented the solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording, has died at 94. Check out Adam Bernstein's obituary here. He became famous in the 1960s for the eponymous Les Paul guitar, a solid-body electric with a distinctive rounded shape that powered many of the popular...

George Russell

George Russell, who died this week, was an immensely important figure in music history who is totally unknown to the general public. Russell was a jazz composer, occasional bandleader and theoretician. I'm not surprised if you've never heard of him, but if you're aware of any musical expression deeper than...

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Conductor's Assisted Suicide, Matt Schudel , July 17, 2009

Betty Allen & Marian Anderson, Matt Schudel , June 27, 2009

More on the Ventures, Matt Schudel , June 17, 2009

Bob Bogle of the Ventures, Matt Schudel , June 17, 2009

Lucy in Sky with Diamonds muse ill, Patricia Sullivan , June 12, 2009

Q&A: Italian Americans in Jazz, Adam Bernstein , June 9, 2009

Blues Queen Koko Taylor Dies, Patricia Sullivan , June 3, 2009

Wayman Tisdale, Matt Schudel , May 17, 2009

"Mr. Sandman," "Lollipop" Singer Dies, Adam Bernstein , April 8, 2009

A Most Dangerous Age , Patricia Sullivan , April 6, 2009

California Dreamin', Matt Schudel , April 5, 2009

1970s soft-rock "England Dan" dies, Patricia Sullivan , March 27, 2009

Almost the Same Name, Plus Video Links , Matt Schudel , March 18, 2009

March 5 deaths, Patricia Sullivan , March 5, 2009