Orchestra Conductor Mitch Miller Dies at 99
Monday, August 2nd, 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
Archive for the ‘Obituaries’ Category
Veteran Journalist Daniel Schorr Dies at 93
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
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.
Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dies from Heart Attack
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Less than 10 days after his July 4 birthday, George Steinbrenner III, 80, died this morning at about 6:30 a.m. The famous New York Yankees suffered a massive heart attack in Tampa, Fla. This death comes just two days after the death of the Yankee’s “Voice of God,” Bob Sheppard.
Baseball’s “Voice of God,” Bob Sheppard, Dies at Age 99
Monday, July 12th, 2010
Yankee’s announcer Bob Sheppard, nicknamed the “Voice of God,” died on July 11, 2010 at the age of 99. Sheppard, who retired in 2007, earned his nickname because of the unimpeachable introductions he gave baseball starts such as Derek Jeter and Joe DiMaggio.
Senator Robert Byrd Honored in Senate Today
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
The U.S. senator from West Virginia, Robert Carlyle Byrd, was honored today in the Senate. Byrd was admitted to the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax County, Virginia on June 27, 2010 for what the media believes was complications from heat stroke and dehydration. The 92-year-old senator became “seriously ill” while in the hospital, and died on June 28, 2010. Senator Byrd served on the Senate for 51 years, and is the longest-serving member of Congress and the Senate in the history of the United States.
