• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Artist, Deaths & Honors

Kenneth Donald “Kenny” Rogers was a US-American country singer, songwriter and actor who worked in the music business for 60 years….

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Deaths & Honors, Highlights Deaths and Honours

Edward Tarr was an American trumpet virtuoso and musicologist. He became especially known for his services to the revival of historical…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Deaths & Honors

Allee Willis has written a number of successful songs that have become part of the musical fund of pop music. Allee…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Deaths & Honors

…but nobody the composer! Someone wrote: “Actually I like it, this clucking, which reminds me more of chickens than popcorn. It’s…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Deaths & Honors

The Slovenian composer Emil Glavnik died in his home town of Celje on 17 October 2019. His compositions for wind orchestra,…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Deaths & Honors

The long-time Styrian State conductor, composer and arranger Prof. Rudolf Bodingbauer, died in Graz (Austria) at the beginning of December. The…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Artist, Deaths & Honors

In 1958 Karel Gott’s career began with performances in Prague dance cafés. The following year he attracted the attention of Czechoslovak…