Saturday, April 23, 2016
Lonnie Mack, R. I. P.
Lonnie Mack, Singer and Guitarist Who Pioneered Blues-Rock, Dies at 74 - The New York Times: Lonnie Mack, a guitarist and singer whose impassioned, fast-picking style on the early 1960s instrumentals “Memphis” and “Wham!” became a model for the blues-rock lead-guitar style and a seminal influence on a long list of British and American artists, died on Thursday in Nashville. He was 74.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales in January, February & March 2016
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales in January, February & March 2016: round-breaking botany, the works of two famous English writers, golf from the days of plus fours and stiff cocktails, racy fashion photography, classic fantasy fiction with a touch of Dracula thrown in, an iconic novel about mental illness, and some illustrated poetry make up our top 10 list of expensive sales from the first three months of 2016.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Michelle McNamara, R. I. P.
Hollywood Reporter: NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle McNamara, a crime writer and wife of comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, has died at her home in Los Angeles, according to Oswalt's publicist. McNamara was 46.
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