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Remembering Scott 'Scooter' Stewart, lost to COVID, with Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird'

Shannon Hunt remembers mechanic Scott "Scooter" Stewart of Shiloh, Ill., who died from COVID. She calls him her "bonus dad."

June 15, 2022
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  • Megan Lim and
  • Sarah Handel
GPB News NPR

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Prolific character actor Philip Baker Hall dies at 90

Hall's many roles included parts in Midnight Run, Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and he was known for one of the most powerfully funny guest appearances on Seinfeld.

June 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Baxter Black performs at Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival in Indio, California, in April 2010. The cowboy poet, former veterinarian and longtime <em>Morning Edition</em> commentator died on Friday at age 77.

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Baxter Black, cowboy poet and 'Morning Edition' commentator, dies at 77

Black is being remembered for his commentary on a wide range of issues — from Thanksgiving turkeys to children's names to the Supreme Court — from the perspective of a Western farmer and rancher.

June 13, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
In the '90s, Julee Cruise filled in for The B-52s member Cindy Wilson on tour. The singer is best known for her work with David Lynch on <em>Twin Peaks</em> and <em>Blue Velvet</em>.

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Julee Cruise, otherworldly crooner on 'Twin Peaks,' dies at 65

Cruise's instrument, a voice of such intense calm it could be unsettling, made her a natural collaborator of director David Lynch — and, later, new-wave icons The B-52s.

June 10, 2022
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  • Lars Gotrich
In the '90s, Julee Cruise filled in for The B-52s member Cindy Wilson on tour. The singer is best known for her work with David Lynch on <em>Twin Peaks</em> and <em>Blue Velvet</em>.

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  • Obituaries

Julee Cruise, otherworldly crooner on 'Twin Peaks,' dies at 65

Cruise's instrument, a voice of such intense calm it could be unsettling, made her a natural collaborator of director David Lynch — and, later, new-wave icons The B-52s.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Lars Gotrich
Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70. No details on when or how John Such died were immediately available.

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Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi, dies at 70

No details on when or how John Such died were immediately available. A publicist for Bon Jovi didn't immediately respond to messages.

June 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Grachan Moncur III.

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Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85

Moncur, who played an outsize role in jazz's evolution during the 1960s, died Friday on his birthday after a period of poor health.

June 03, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Grachan Moncur III.

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Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85

Moncur, who played an outsize role in jazz's evolution during the 1960s, died Friday on his birthday after a period of poor health.

June 03, 2022
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  • Nate Chinen
Musician Ingram Marshall in an undated publicity photo.

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Composer and performer Ingram Marshall dies at age 80

Visionary musician Ingram Marshall has died at the age of 80; a leading figure of the West Coast avant-garde music scene, Marshall forged unusual connections between minimalism and electronic music.

June 02, 2022
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  • Lara Pellegrinelli
Musician Ingram Marshall in an undated publicity photo.

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Composer and performer Ingram Marshall dies at age 80

Visionary musician Ingram Marshall has died at the age of 80; a leading figure of the West Coast avant-garde music scene, Marshall forged unusual connections between minimalism and electronic music.

June 02, 2022
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  • Lara Pellegrinelli
Police found Marion Barber's body in an apartment in Frisco, Texas. The former Dallas Cowboys running back is seen here in 2010.

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Former NFL running back Marion Barber was found dead in Texas

In the Dallas Cowboys' record books, only three players have scored more than Barber's 47 rushing touchdowns. But he faced severe struggles after his playing days.

June 02, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Robert E. Penn (L) and B.Michael Hunter (R) at the OutWrite Conference in Boston, October 1993.

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Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit

Activist Pamela Sneed says this year's walk will honor Black artists' contributions that have been erased from AIDS narratives.

May 27, 2022
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  • Allyson McCabe
GPB News NPR

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Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60

Fletcher assumed a low-profile in the group, but was a uniting figure and often the tiebreaking vote in the squabbles of his more famous bandmates.

May 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Liotta's acting spanned four decades, where he put his stamp on crime and gangster films.

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'Goodfellas' star Ray Liotta dead at 67

According to his publicist, the actor died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting a movie.

May 26, 2022
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  • Andrew Limbong
Colin Cantwell, who worked on <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em> and helped design ships for <em>Star Wars</em>, is pictured here in a 2017 photo in Boulder, Colorado.

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The designer of the X-wing and other iconic 'Star Wars' ships has died

Colin Cantwell worked on other films including 2001: A Space Odyssey and WarGames. He was 90.

May 23, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
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