Ravenscroft also sang the hugely famous "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" for the animated feature "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (1966). In later years, Ravenscroft slowed down, but memorably provided the voice of Kirby in "The Brave Little Toaster" (1987). He passed away in 2005 ...
being, was shared with the world through all that he created. Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones' heart will beat for eternity."Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executi...
To close out night one, the Roots Picnic crowd congregated at the Park Stage for a glimpse of Philadelphia's native child, Jill Scott. The famed soulstress swooned with her fiery voice and neo-soul classics like "A Long Walk" and "The Way." Fans swayed their hips and sang to the ni...
Paul McCartney has earned the distinction of being among the finest songwriters of the 20th century, and his love songs have been among his most popular compositions. The first of those to meet with wide acclaim was “And I Love Her,” a song that he claimed to be the first ballad of h...
Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood. When she applied for admission to a local music school in 1917 she was turned down because ...
Born in Chicago in 1933, Jones would cite the hymns his mother sang around the house as the first music he could remember. But he looked back sadly on his childhood, once telling Oprah Winfrey that “There are two kinds of people: those who have nurturing parents or caretakers, and those...
From the arts and sports to politics and activism, 2021 saw the loss of some notable Chicagoans who helped define the culture of the city for generations. Here is a look at 22 notable Chicagoans who passed away this year.
Foy was a member of the singing group ‘Brotherly Love,' an act that performed on Good Day Philadelphia in 2014 and once sang for former President Barrack Obama. Tangalee Lewis, Foy's mother, joined Monday's "Peace, Not Guns" outreach as part of public saf...
Judith Durham, the Australian folk-music icon who sang lead on the Oscar-nominated single "Georgy Girl" with the Seekers, has died at the age of 79. Durham died Friday at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne as a result of complications from a long-standing chronic lung disease, according to a ...
into a beloved bastion of the local Dutch community. A household name in Holland built from the kernel of an idea alongside co-founder Bob some 16 years ago. As a young pop trio once sang, you have so many relationships in your life, only one or two will last. For Johan, that’s ...