Remembering Archives

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NPR Music, RememberingNov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022

Mimi Parker, Vocalist and Drummer of Minimalist Rock Band Low, Has Died

The drummer for Low has passed away at 55

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Music News, RememberingNov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022

Takeoff, member of Atlanta rap group Migos, has died at 28

The rapper Takeoff, one-third of the dynamic Atlanta rap group […]

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RememberingOct 4, 2022Oct 4, 2022

Loretta Lynn, country music icon, has died at 90

Loretta Lynn died today at her home in Tennessee

RememberingSep 29, 2022Sep 29, 2022

The Rapper Coolio Has Died at 59

Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of […]

Todd Winters

RememberingSep 13, 2022Sep 13, 2022

Ramsey Lewis, the pop chart’s favorite jazz pianist, dies at 87

Jazz legend, Ramsey Lewis, dies at 87

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RememberingApr 11, 2022Apr 12, 2022

Daniel Sahad

Daniel Sahad passed away Sunday the 10th

Cover for Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band with Willie Nelson; Bobbie Nelson; David Ritz

RememberingMar 11, 2022Mar 14, 2022

Remembering Bobbie Nelson

She was his anchor, his rock. Raised, like her brother, […]

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RememberingFeb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022

Betty Davis, funk pioneer and fashion icon, dies at 77

Funk musician Betty Davis dies at 77

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RememberingJan 21, 2022Jun 23, 2022

Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for ‘I’d Do Anything For Love,’ dies at 74

The Grammy-winning American singer and actor, has died at the […]

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RememberingJan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022

Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78

Singer Ronnie Spector has died after a brief battle with […]

RememberingSep 2, 2021Sep 29, 2021

Six Essential Albums Produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry

The music world has lost another towering figure with the […]

RememberingApr 30, 2021May 19, 2021

Remembering Denny Freeman

photo by Todd V. Wolfson By Jay Trachtenberg In normal […]

RememberingJan 27, 2021Aug 19, 2022

James White and the Broken Spoke

By Elizabeth McQueen When I visited Austin for the first […]

RememberingJan 25, 2021Oct 13, 2021

James White, Longtime Owner Of The Broken Spoke, Dies At 81

RememberingJan 8, 2021

Percussionist Tony ‘Conga’ Cruz

Austin musician Tony Cruz, best known for his conga work […]

RememberingOct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020

Billy Joe Shaver

No one personified the stereotypical image of a Texas ‘outlaw’ […]

RememberingOct 24, 2020Oct 28, 2020

Jerry Jeff Walker

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images by Jeff McCord “Hi, buckaroos.” In 1973, […]

RememberingOct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020

Remembering Guitar Hero Eddie Van Halen

Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, passed away Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 […]

RememberingSep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020

The Life and Times of Jan Reid

‘The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock’ put Austin music on […]

RememberingSep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020

Remembering Toots Hibbert

KUTX Host Jay Trachtenberg remembers reggae legend Toots Hibbert

RememberingJun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020

Remembering: James Hand

photo by Martin do Nascimento By Matt Muñoz, Cactus Cafe […]

RememberingApr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020

John Prine’s Simple Gifts

John Prine in Atlanta in 1975. Tom Hill/Getty Images By […]

RememberingApr 3, 2020Apr 6, 2020

Bill Withers, Everyman

Bill Withers, who passed away from heart complications March 30th […]

RememberingFeb 13, 2020Mar 11, 2020

Andy Gill

It’s one of those moments that has grown larger than […]