New Order drummer's ode to Tony Wilson
New Order drummer Stephen Morris pays tribute to Tony Wilson, saying Joy Division would not have become what they did without him.…
Obituaries
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Tony Wilson dies
Factory Records founder and In The City co-founder Tony Wilson has died after a heart attack, with tributes from former Happy Mondays manager Phil Saxe.…
Joy Division members' pleas for Curtis headstone
Former Joy Division members Peter Hook and Stephen Morris have responded to the theft of Ian Curtis's headstone from Macclesfield Cemetery.…
Ron Miller dies
Songwriter Ron Miller, who wrote 'For Once In My Life' and worked as a Motown writer, has died in Los Angeles aged 74 after a battle with cancer and emphysema.…
Don Arden dies
Music manager Don Arden has died aged 81 in a Los Angeles nursing home; he managed ELO, Black Sabbath and The Small Faces, and was the father of Sharon Osbourne.…
Jerry Hadley dies
US opera tenor Jerry Hadley has died after shooting himself with an air rifle, having been taken off life support; he sang at major houses including Covent Garden and La Scala.…
Marty Mills dies
Publisher and talent agent Marty Mills has died from cancer aged 80, having co-founded Jaymar with Jerry Keller before becoming a celebrity photographer.…
KRS-One's son Randy Hubbard Parker found dead
Randy Hubbard Parker, son of KRS-One, has died from a gunshot wound at his Atlanta apartment in an apparent suicide, after long-term depression.…
Reverb boss dies
Ian Wright, CEO of Reverb Music and XL Talent, has died after a stroke following cancer treatment complications.…
George Melly dies
Jazz singer and author George Melly has died aged 80 following lung cancer and vascular dementia, with tributes from Cleo Laine and Van Morrison.…
Boots Randolph dies
Saxophonist Boots Randolph has died aged 80 after a cerebral haemorrhage, best remembered for his 1963 hit 'Yakety Sax'.…
Hy Zaret dies
Lyricist Hy Zaret has died aged 99 at his Connecticut home, best known for the lyrics to Unchained Melody.…