Veteran CBS News Correspondent Harold Dow, 62, died unexpectedly on the morning of Saturday, August 21, 2010 of an apparent asthma attack. His wife, Kathy, and three children survive Dow.
Singer Abbey Lincoln and photographer Herman Leonard, both icons in the world of jazz music, died on August 14, 2010 of unrelated causes. Lincoln was 80, and Leonard was 87.
German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht died on July 24, 2010 in Essen, Germany. Along with his brother, Karl, Albrecht started the popular grocery store chains ALDI and Trader Joe’s. These business ventures ranked Albrecht, who had a net worth of $16.7 billion, as the 31st richest person in the world by “Forbes” in 2010.
“Rock ‘n’ roll is musical baby food: it is the worship of mediocrity, brought about by a passion for conformity.”–Mitch Miller in “New Musical Express,” January 1958
Daniel Schorr, who covered the news for more than 60 years and won three Emmy Awards, died today of a “short illness” at the age of 93, according to the Associated Press.
