Music: Final Exits of 2011

British Opera Star Margaret Price Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/01/british-opera-star-margaret-price-dies.html

Composer John Barry Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/01/composer-john-barry-dies.html

Acclaimed Rock Guitarist Gary Moore Found Dead in Spain
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/02/acclaimed-rock-guitarist-gary-moore.html

Jazz Great George Shearing Dies at 91
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/02/jazz-great-george-shearing-dies-at-91.html

George Shearing
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/02/george-shearing.html

Legendary US Jazz Drummer Morello Dies at 82
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/03/legendary-us-jazz-drummer-morello-dies.html

Blues Musician Pinetop Perkins Dead at 97
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/03/blues-musician-pinetop-perkins-dead-at.html

Man Who Helped Pioneer Music CD Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/04/man-who-helped-pioneer-music-cd-dies.html

Singer Phoebe Snow of 'Poetry Man' Fame Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/04/singer-phoebe-snow-of-poetry-man-fame.html

Remembering Hazel Dickens
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/04/remembering-hazel-dickens.html

Spoken Word Musician Gil Scott-Heron Dies in NYC
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/05/spoken-word-musician-gil-scott-heron.html

Springsteen Sax Star Clarence Clemons Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/06/springsteen-sax-star-clarence-clemons.html

Buena Vista Social Club Guitarist, Manuel Galban, Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/07/buena-vista-social-club-guitarist.html

Argentine Folk Singer Killed in Guatemala
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/07/argentine-folk-singer-killed-in.html

British Singer Amy Winehouse Dies at 27
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/07/british-singer-amy-winehouse-dies-at-27.html

Private Funeral Tuesday for Amy Winehouse
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/07/private-funeral-tuesday-for-amy.html

Remembering Folk Artist Bill Morrissey
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/08/remembering-folk-artist-bill-morrissey.html

'Hound Dog' and 'Jailhouse Rock' Songwriter Dead at 78
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/08/hound-dog-and-jailhouse-rock-songwriter.html

Singer, Songwriter Nick Ashford Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/08/singer-songwriter-nick-ashford-dies.html

Italian Opera Star Salvatore Licitra Dies a Week After Scooter Crash
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/09/italian-opera-star-salvatore-licitra.html

Romania's 'Mr. Jazz,' Johnny Raducanu, Dies at 79
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/09/romanias-mr-jazz-johnny-raducanu-dies.html

Cape Verde's 'Barefoot Diva' Dies
http://post-humous.blogspot.com/2011/12/cape-verdes-barefoot-diva-dies.html

Private Funeral Tuesday for Amy Winehouse

Flowers, photos and other tributes outside the home of Amy Winehouse in Camden, London, on the evening of her death on 23 July 2011. (Photo: Etrevino)

Private Funeral Tuesday for Amy Winehouse
Tuesday, 26 July 2011

The family of Amy Winehouse is set to hold a private funeral Tuesday for the British singer, who was found dead Saturday inside her home.

A family spokesman said Winehouse will be buried in a private ceremony for family and close friends.

London police said Monday an autopsy failed to determine how the 27-year-old died. They are calling her death unexplained, but say it is not suspicious.

Forensic experts will now carry out toxicology tests, whose results could take several weeks.

Winehouse's parents stepped outside the singer's London home Monday to thank gathered mourners and fans for their support.

The singer led a tumultuous life, struggling with drugs, alcohol and abusive relationships even while critics and fans hailed her as a masterful blues and jazz artist. She gained worldwide success with her Grammy award-winning second album Back to Black.

But Winehouse also struggled to keep her career on track. She cancelled her European tour last month after an audience in Serbia booed her off the stage when she appeared to be disorientated and incoherent.

British Singer Amy Winehouse Dies at 27



Amy Winehouse at the Eurockéennes of 2007 (Photo: Bojars)

British Singer Amy Winehouse Dies at 27

Saturday, 23 July 2011

Police in Britain say music star Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in north London.

A police statement said at this time the death is being treated as “unexplained.”

Winehouse, 27, underwent several rounds of treatment for drug addiction, the latest in May. The singer, known for her heavy tattoos and exaggerated beehive hair style, led a tumultuous life marked by drinking binges and physical altercations with her husband and others.

Last month she canceled a European tour after appearing disoriented and incoherent during her concert in Belgrade. Her performance met with boos and jeers from the audience.

Winehouse, born into a family of jazz musicians, shot to fame in Britain in 2003 with her debut album, called Frank. Her style, influenced by 1960s soul music, was unconventional and has been cited as an influence for later female stars.

She found worldwide success with her second album, the Grammy Award-winning album Back to Black. Her contralto vocals expressed both pain and defiance on her best-known single, “Rehab.”

The refrain to that song describes her reluctance to seek drug treatment: “They tried to make me go to rehab; I said no, no, no.”