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Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63

The son of Coventry factory workers, he overcame a traumatic childhood to find fame in the Thatcher years as the…

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Arts

Journey Guitarist to Bandmate Who Played for Trump: No Political Gigs

Neal Schon sent the group’s keyboardist, Jonathan Cain, a cease-and-desist letter following a performance at Mar-a-Lago for Donald J. Trump,…

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Kim Simmonds, a Key Figure in the British Blues Movement, Dies at 75

His band, Savoy Brown, never had a hit single, but it showcased his skills as a guitarist and songwriter and…

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Dino Danelli, Whose Drums Drove the Rascals, Is Dead at 78

His percussion virtuosity was a key to the band’s many hits of the late 1960s, including the chart-topping “Good Lovin’,”…

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Eldest BTS Member, Jin, Enlists in South Korean Army

Saying goodbye to the ARMY — as the K-pop supergroup’s fan base is known — and hello to the armed…

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A Drummer Showing the Way to ‘the Freest Musical Universe’

BUENOS AIRES — The crowd at a recent concert exploded into rapturous cries as the group’s frontman walked onto the…

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Wilko Johnson, Scorching Guitarist and Punk Pioneer, Dies at 75

Known later as an actor on “Game of Thrones,” he helped lay the foundation for a 1970s rock revolution on…

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Politics

After Covid, Playing Trumpet Taught Me How to Breathe Again

The benefits of group (music) therapy.

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Louise Tobin, Jazz Vocalist Who Put Her Career on Hold, Dies at 104

With the big band era in full swing in 1939, Louise Tobin, a jazz vocalist with Benny Goodman’s orchestra, was…

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Keith Levene, Public Image Ltd.’s Buzz-Saw Guitarist, Dies at 65

Keith Levene, a founding member of the seminal British bands the Clash and Public Image Ltd. whose slashing yet melodic…

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