Saxophonist Love dies; part of Memphis Horns duo
(AP) – Saxophonist Andrew Love, who joined with trumpeter Wayne Jackson to form the award-winning Memphis Horns duo, has died at age 70.
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Daniel E. Slotnik contributed reporting.
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In the saddle since she was 8 years old, Amy Tryon built a reputation as a fierce competitor who overcame financial hardship and injuries while rising to stardom as one of the United States' finest...
View ArticleAndrew Love, saxophonist who was half of the Memphis Horns, dies at 70
Trumpeter Wayne Jackson was the personification of mixed emotions in February when he and his longtime musical partner, saxophonist Andrew Love, were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award...
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Frances Gordon, a Bal Harbour master bridge player and philanthropist who gave extensively to Jackson Memorial Hospital, died April 2 of complications from a stroke. She was 86.
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Dr. Alonso Portuondo, who dedicated his professional career in Miami and Cuba to the study and treatment of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases, died Friday of a stroke. He was 94.
View ArticleJohn DeGrove dies; led efforts to curb development, preserve resources
John DeGrove, a sharp-tongued land-use planner and civil engineer who helped establish the now-defunct Florida Department of Community Affairs, died Friday in Atlanta. The St. Augustine native was 87.
View ArticleRich Saul, one-time center for the L.A. Rams, dies at 64
Whenever he hunkered over the football, as he did for 12 seasons as center for the Los Angeles Rams, Rich Saul had a way of being not only ferocious but folksy.
View ArticleRichard Shack, art collector, dies at 85
Richard Shack, who began collecting contemporary art when a Jasper Johns could be had for $100, and went on to help establish Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art, died Monday at his Brickell...
View ArticleLongtime AP feature writer Sid Moody dies at 83
Retired Associated Press feature writer Sid Moody, who chronicled major events of the 20th century from the assassination of John F. Kennedy to the Iranian hostage crisis, has died. He was 83.
View ArticleMargarita Esquiroz, Dade’s first female Cuban-American judge, succumbs...
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View ArticleEx-Fla. hedge fund manager Nadel dies in prison
A Florida hedge fund manager sentenced to 14 years in prison after cheating investors of $168 million has died.
View Article'American Bandstand' host Dick Clark has died
Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," and later produced and hosted a vast range of...
View ArticleDick Clark, TV host who introduced America to rock 'n' roll, dies at 82
Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many...
View ArticleDick Clark, legendary host of 'American Bandstand,' dies at 82
Dick Clark, who took a Philadelphia dance show nationwide and brought rock 'n' roll into America's living rooms every weekday afternoon for decades, shaping tastes and making careers, died of a massive...
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Reaction to the death Wednesday of entertainment icon Dick Clark:
View ArticleFormer Army Secretary Stanley R. Resor dies at 94
Stanley R. Resor, who served two presidents as secretary of the Army for six years during the height of the Vietnam War and represented the U.S. during force reduction negotiations in the mid-1970s,...
View ArticleDick Clark, TV and New Year's Eve icon, dies at 82
Dick Clark stood as an avatar of rock 'n' roll virtually from its birth and, until his death Wednesday at age 82, as a cultural touchstone for boomers and their grandkids alike.
View ArticleDick Clark, ‘America’s oldest teenager,’ dead at 82
Dick Clark, who married rock ’n’ roll music with television and gave birth to a whole new culture, leaves a rich legacy.
View ArticleLevon Helm, key member of The Band, dies at 71
With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek," The Band fused rock, blues, folk and gospel to create a sound that seemed as authentically American as a...
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