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News Articles: Obituaries

Jazz bassist Charnett Moffett.

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  • Music News

Charnett Moffett, expansive bassist who could challenge legends, dies at 54

During the '80s and '90s, it seemed as if Moffett was everywhere in the jazz scene, recording with then-up-and-comers and luminaries alike — all at the beginning of a long career.

April 15, 2022
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By:
  • Martin Johnson
Jazz bassist Charnett Moffett.

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  • Music News

Charnett Moffett, expansive bassist who could challenge legends, dies at 54

During the '80s and '90s, it seemed as if Moffett was everywhere in the jazz scene, recording with then-up-and-comers and luminaries alike — all at the beginning of a long career.

April 15, 2022
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By:
  • Martin Johnson
Francisco González, a founding member of Los Lobos, playing the Mexican harp

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  • Obituaries

Los Lobos founding member Francisco González has died at 68

Francisco González, a founding member of Los Lobos, has died at 68. González left the band in 1976 to continue playing acoustic Mexican folk music, and became a master of Veracruz harp.

April 05, 2022
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Estelle Harris, who hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza's short-fused mother on TV's "Seinfeld" and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise, has died. She was 93.

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  • Obituaries

Estelle Harris, whose acting credits include 'Seinfeld' and 'Toy Story,' has died

Harris hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza's short-fused mother on "Seinfeld" and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise. She was 93.

April 03, 2022
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By:
  • Nicole Hernandez
Photographer Patrick Demarchelier is seen at a fashion show in New York in 2004.

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  • Arts & Life

Famed fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier dies at age 78

A close friend of Princess Diana, Patrick Demarchelier was one of the leading fashion photographers of his era.

April 01, 2022
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  • Neda Ulaby
GPB  NPR

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  • Obituaries

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50

The longtime drummer for the megaplatinum band has died. On Saturday, Colombian officials released a statement, saying they found evidence of 10 types of substances in Hawkins' body.

March 26, 2022
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By:
  • Saeed Ahmed and
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Russian journalist Oksana Baulina in 2017. Baulina was killed in a rocket strike while on assignment in Kyiv.

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  • Europe

A Russian journalist was killed by shelling while on assignment in Kyiv

Oksana Baulina reported on government corruption for The Insider, based in Latvia. She formerly worked for the non-profit of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and was "amazingly brave," a colleague said.

March 24, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Albright delivered remarks during the Democratic National Convention in July, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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  • Obituaries

Madeleine Albright kept up her trailblazing work long after being secretary of state

Albright, who arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, became the first woman to serve as secretary of state. She died on Wednesday at the age of 84.

March 24, 2022
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
GPB  NPR

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  • Politics

Alaska Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving current member of Congress, dies at age 88

Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. In later years in office, his off-color comments and gaffes sometimes overshadowed his work.

March 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Rep. Vic Fazio, joined by his wife Judy, announces to a gathering of friends and supporters in the Woodland Hote, in Woodland, Calif., on Nov. 17, 1997, that he will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives next term, following a 10-term career in Congress.

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  • Politics

An ex-congressman from California who reached across the aisle has died

Vic Fazio, a 20-year congressional Democrat from California, rose to become an influential party leader in the House. He was 79.

March 17, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Obituaries

Actor William Hurt, star of 'Broadcast News' and 'Body Heat,' dies at 71

In a long-running career, Hurt was nominated for an Academy Award three times, winning for 1985's Kiss of the Spider Woman.

March 14, 2022
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
GPB  NPR

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  • Obituaries

Traci Braxton, who starred with her family on 'Braxton Family Values,' dies at 50

Braxton was an actress and singer who released albums in 2014 and 2018, with the singles "Last Call" and "Broken Things" her best-known songs.

March 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Bobbie Nelson, a country music pioneer and Willie Nelson's sister, dies at age 91

The pianist was a rarity: a female instrumentalist in a honky-tonk band. Though she only recorded one solo album, she played and recorded with her brother for decades. She died Thursday at age 91.

March 11, 2022
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Emilio Delgado poses for a picture at Kaufman Astoria Studios while filming the 50th season of "Sesame Street," in October 2018.

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  • Obituaries

'Sesame Street' actor, Emilio Delgado, dies after a battle with blood cancer

Emilio Delgado, who spent decades entertaining children playing Luis on Sesame Street, has died. His was the longest-running role for a Mexican American in a TV series. Delgado was 81.

March 11, 2022
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
The cornetist, composer and bandleader Ron Miles combined a distinctly American harmonic palette with an openhearted emotional clarity uncommon in modern jazz.

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  • Music

Ron Miles, cornetist who imbued modern jazz with heart and soul, dies at 58

The cornetist, composer and bandleader combined a distinctly American harmonic palette with an openhearted emotional clarity uncommon in modern jazz.

March 10, 2022
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By:
  • Nate Chinen
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