Good Evening Folks, We are saddened to hear that legendary saxophone Jazz great, James Moody, passed away today (12/8) in San Diego. Mr. Moody provided listeners with a staggering amount of top notch, 1st class renditions and appealing jazz music. Mr. Moody had released a great number of projects from …
Good Afternoon T.U.M.S. Readers… We are saddened with news regarding the passing of one of the great legends of Soul Music – Solomon Burke. Mr. Burke passed away Sunday on a flight from Los Angeles to Amsterdam. He was in route to perform Tuesday in Amsterdam was declared dead on …
Entrepreneur, Humanitarian and Black Music Legend Dick Griffey Dies PRLog (Press Release) –Sep 26, 2010 – (Los Angeles, CA) – Venerated music industry titan Dick Griffey died Friday, September 24, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in Los Angeles from complications of quadruple bypass surgery. Griffey founded SOLAR Records in the late …
Folks of T.U.M.S…..we are saddened by this news-update. Well Known Actor from Different Strokes star Gary Coleman passed away this afternoon from a Brain Hemorrhage suffered from a recent fall and injury to his head. Mr. Coleman later slipped into a coma. Our Condolences & Prayers go out to Gary’s …
Hank Jones, pianist and jazz legend, beloved husband of Theodosia, dear uncle to his nieces and nephews across the country, friend to music, inspiration to countless musicians, died May 16, 2010 in New York City, after a brief illness. He was 91 years old, and would have been 92 on …
Singer and actress Lena Horne dies at 92 Lena Horne, the acclaimed American singer and actress, has died at the age of 92, the New York Times reported Monday. She died on Sunday night in a New York hospital, according to the report, which quoted her son-in-law Kevin Buckley. …
According to reports now spreading throughout cyberspace, Hip Hop Icon of group Gang Starr & Jazzmatazz Series Founder Guru has passed away due to complications to Cancer. Guru’s Jazzmatazz volumes spoke volumes on the way he was able to incorporate the sounds of Rap Music with the ideology of Jazz …
We are saddened to hear that legendary R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass has passed away Wednesday evening at the age of 59. It was due to complications stemming from Colon Cancer. Mr. Pendergrass was one of the finest singers of our time. From a rising career in the 70’s with R&B …
Eartha Kitt, the U.S. singer-actress who learned to pick cotton before the age of 8, died with her daughter at her side, her publicist said. She was 81. Kitt was being treated for colon cancer, publicist Patty Freedman told CNN Thursday. Kitt said she got her unusual first name because …
R&B hit singer Tony Thompson, lead vocalist from musical teen group, Hi-Five, died from an apparent drug overdose on Friday night. Thompson enjoyed earlier success as the lead singer & previously as a solo artist. The R&B group’s self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and created classic hits “I Like the Way (The …