musicians

Lennie Niehaus, who went from Stan Kenton sideman to Clint Eastwood’s movie composer during a nearly 60-year career in music, died Thursday at his daughter’s home in Redlands, Calif. He was 90. Niehaus’s two dozen films for Eastwood include original scores for the best picture-winning Western “Unforgiven,” the Charlie Parker biopic “Bird” and the popular …

Betty Wright, a soul and R&B singer best known for her ’70s hit “Clean Up Woman,” has died. She was 66. Wright died at her Miami home on Sunday from cancer, according to Billboard. Born Bessie Regina Norris, Wright adopted her stage name when she was just a kid. With her siblings, she began singing …

You may soon have to roll up to rock out. Music concerts are going the way of drive-in movie theaters amid the coronavirus crisis — with fans to watch performances from inside cars, according to a report. The electronic musician Marc Ribellet announced the first-ever drive-in concert tour in the US, and entertainment honchos say …

Heavyweight hip hop MC Jason Williams, known by the name Vice Verses, is being honored with a massive teleconference after his death last week. “Jason ‘Vice Verses’ Williams passed away last week and an entire, worldwide community is mourning … and celebrating. Celebrating the life of someone whose flowers will come attached with words like …

Jazz legend Giuseppi Logan died of the coronavirus at a Far Rockaway nursing home, according to a report. He was 84. Logan, who became an icon in New York’s free jazz movement in the 1960s, died at the Lawrence Care Center, his friend Matt Lavelle told jazz radio station WBGO. The multi-instrumentalist taught himself how to …

Grammy-winning folk and country singer-songwriter John Prine died Tuesday from complications related to coronavirus, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 73. He had been hospitalized March 26 and placed on a ventilator two days later. His family tweeted news about his critical condition the following Sunday: “This is hard news for us to …

We know it’s crazy, but it’s true. Five-time Grammy winner Christopher Cross confirmed that he was battling coronavirus in a Facebook post Friday. Cross, whose smooth hits “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” and “Sailing” were part of the soundtrack of the early 1980s, wrote, “I’m sorry to report that I am among the …

Lindsay Lohan is plotting yet another comeback. The 33-year-old actress and sometime singer released an introspective, bouncy new song, “Back to Me” — her first official single since her 2008 bomb “Bossy.” “My life’s full of ripped-up pages. I’ve been weak, contagious,” the “Mean Girls” star sings over a catchy pop beat. “But I’m coming …

They’ve got a knack for comedy. New Wave darlings the Knack released a coronavirus-themed “My Sharona” video Thursday with a hilarious video filmed at home during lockdown. Sadly, it’s not a full-on “Weird Al” Yankovic-style parody — and don’t hold your breath for him to make one, either. Instead, guitarist Berton Averre shows folks how …

Lewis Capaldi has responded to critics — including Piers Morgan — who spoke out against him for going ahead with a planned concert in Aberdeen despite growing concerns over the Coronavirus pandemic. The 23-year-old “Someone You Loved” singer gave a concert in his home country of Scotland on Sunday night. A spokesman for the pop …