Band leader Artie Shaw dies aged 94
Clarinettist and swing-era bandleader Artie Shaw has died at his LA home aged 94, having quit performing in 1954 and won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy last year.…
Obituaries
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Peel's wife responds to many tributes
John Peel's widow Sheila Ravenscroft says she and her children were touched by tributes to the broadcaster, and picked a track for his Radio 1 tribute night.…
ODB died of accidental drug overdose
The New York medical examiner's office has confirmed Wu-Tang Clan founder Ol' Dirty Bastard died of an accidental overdose of cocaine and Tramadol.…
John Peel's family to finish autobiography
The family of John Peel will complete the autobiography he was writing when he died, with Transworld's Larry Finlay confirming it will be published.…
Record producer Melcher dies
Record producer Terry Melcher, who worked with The Byrds and The Beach Boys, has died aged 62, the son of actress Doris Day.…
Last Peel show aired tonight
The final programme John Peel recorded for the BBC World Service before his death will be broadcast tonight at 10.30pm.…
Friends and family pay tribute to ODB
Friends and family of Wu Tang Clan's Old Dirty Bastard gathered at a Harlem church to remember him, with Roc-A-Fella's Damon Dash paying tribute.…
ODB autopsy inconclusive
An initial autopsy on Wu Tang Clan rapper Old Dirty Bastard is inconclusive, with toxicology results due in up to ten days, and his wife describes his final moments.…
Fans pay tribute to John Peel at funeral
Hundreds attended John Peel's funeral at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, where The Undertones' Teenage Kicks closed a service of music chosen to reflect his tastes.…
Old Dirty Bastard dies
Wu-Tang Clan founding member Old Dirty Bastard, real name Russell Jones, died at a Manhattan studio on Saturday, apparently of a heart attack.…
Fans pay tribute to John Peel at memorial service
Hundreds are expected at a public memorial for John Peel at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, while David Stafford fills in on Home Truths on Radio 4.…
Former New Model Army drummer dies
Former New Model Army drummer Robert Heaton has died after an undiagnosed battle with pancreatic cancer; he had earlier survived a brain tumour.…