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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 the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic […]

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, in Abbott, Texas, Bobbie Nelson, elder sister of Willie […]

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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 age of 74

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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 cancer

RememberingSep 2, 2021Sep 29, 2021

Six Essential Albums Produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry

The music world has lost another towering figure with the passing of reggae’s Lee “Scratch” Perry at age 85.

RememberingApr 30, 2021May 19, 2021

Remembering Denny Freeman

photo by Todd V. Wolfson By Jay Trachtenberg In normal times, for the better part of a decade, guitarist […]

RememberingJan 27, 2021Aug 19, 2022

James White and the Broken Spoke

By Elizabeth McQueen When I visited Austin for the first time, I made a beeline for the Broken Spoke. […]

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 that helped drive the perpetual rhythms of the city’s […]

RememberingOct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020

Billy Joe Shaver

No one personified the stereotypical image of a Texas ‘outlaw’ country singer quite like Billy Joe Shaver

RememberingOct 24, 2020Oct 28, 2020

Jerry Jeff Walker

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images by Jeff McCord “Hi, buckaroos.” In 1973, everyone was hearing Jerry Jeff Walker’s greeting from the […]

RememberingOct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020

Remembering Guitar Hero Eddie Van Halen

Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, passed away Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 after a 20 year battle with cancer. He was […]

RememberingSep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020

The Life and Times of Jan Reid

‘The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock’ put Austin music on the map and launched a long career for the […]

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 Manager Country music singer James “Slim” Hand passed away […]

RememberingApr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020

John Prine’s Simple Gifts

John Prine in Atlanta in 1975. Tom Hill/Getty Images By Jeff McCord I often think of John Prine when […]

RememberingApr 3, 2020Mar 27, 2023

Bill Withers, Everyman

Bill Withers, who passed away from heart complications March 30th at age 81, would leave his mark on American […]

RememberingFeb 13, 2020Mar 11, 2020

Andy Gill

It’s one of those moments that has grown larger than life in Austin. From all of the people who […]

Black History Month, RememberingFeb 6, 2020Mar 4, 2024

Remembering W. C. Clark

“The Godfather of Austin Blues,” W.C. Clark, died March 2nd. He was 84.

RememberingJan 23, 2020Dec 1, 2022

Remembering Paul Barrere

Photo courtesy of Little Feat. By Jeff McCord Like the band Little Feat where he spent most of his […]