On This Date (April 1, 2008) Sam Gesser / Canadian Concert Producer
Sam Gesser January 7, 1930 – April 1, 2008 Sam Gesser was a Canadian concert promoter who brought the likes of Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and Janis Joplin to Montreal in the ‘60s. With a career that...
View ArticleDied On This Date (April 5, 2011) Gil Robbins / The Highwaymen; Father Of...
Gil Robbins April 3, 1931 – April 5, 2011 Gil Robbins was a folk singer-songwriter and bassist who is best remembered as part of the influential folk group, the Highwaymen. Prior to Robbins joining...
View ArticleDied On This Date (October 16, 2011) Pete Rugolo / Jazz Composer & Arranger
Pietro Rugolo December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011 Pete Rugolo was an Italian born American jazz composer and arranger who, over a career that spanned over five decades worked on albums by the likes of...
View ArticleDied On This Date (December 18, 2011) Ralph MacDonald / Percussionist & Hit...
Ralph MacDonald March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011 Ralph MacDonald was an in-demand percussionist and hit songwriter who could count two of the biggest R&B songs of the ’70s as his own. Growing up...
View ArticleDied On This Date (June 30, 2012) Yomo Toro / Popular Puerto Rican Musician
Yomo Toro (Born Victor Touro) July 26, 1933 – June 30, 2012 Yomo Toro was a beloved Puerto Rican musician whose prowess with the cuatro – a mandolin-type of stringed instrument – helped define the New...
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