The director of Hang 'Em High and Magnum Force is no more.
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Say what you will about Jacques Vergès, but everyone deserves the best defense possible, even if it is Klaus Barbie or your long-time friend Pol Pot. If you've never seen.
Another country legend is gone. It's amazing how many iconic country songs Glaser was involved with in one way or another. "Streets of Baltimore." "El Paso." "Gentle on My Mind.".
As you probably heard, Karen Black died. A key actress to so many major films of the 70s, she succumbed to cancer. She could have had a dignified end of life. Or maybe even defeated her cancer. Instead, she lived in the United States, where...
One of the unsung legends of country music. More known as a producer than performer or songwriter, but he was everywhere in country music for 50 years. "Let's All Help.
I was not a fan of George Duke's solo work, but his work as a member of Frank Zappa's band in the 70s was outstanding and well worth remembering upon.
The great Texas writer John Graves has passed. Goodbye to a River, about a float trip down the Brazos before it was dammed, is a truly wonderful book.
I just finished re-reading Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio for the first time in many years. While I've been in Mexico, I've reacquainted myself with the literature of the Gilded Age,.
J.J. Cale has died. Can't say I'm a huge fan of a style this laid-back, which can become outright sleepy. But Cale could write some excellent songs.
Well that sucks.
Despite some unfortunate late life expressions, Helen Thomas was a pretty amazing woman.
I'm not sure if "great" is exactly the word for the bluesman T-Model Ford, but "interesting" certainly qualifies. He has died at the age of 94.