Jerry Bock, dies. He was 81.

Bock composed some of the most memorable shows in Broadway history, including the melodies for "Fiorello!" and "Fiddler on the Roof,".

Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Bock (November 23, 1928 – November 3, 2010[1]) was an American musical theatre composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical Fiorello! and the Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist for the 1965 musical Fiddler on the Roof with Harnick.

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JOAN SUTHERLAND

Soprano Joan Sutherland, whose purity of tone and brilliant vocal display made her one of the most celebrated opera singers of all time, has died at 83 after a four-decade career that won her praise as the successor to legend Maria Callas. Her family said she died Sunday 10 OCT 2010, at her home near Geneva after a long illness.

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Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano noted for her contribution in the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s. She died in Switzerland on 10 October 2010. One of the most remarkable female opera singers of the 20th century, she was dubbed La Stupenda by a La Fenice audience in 1960 after a performance as Alcina. She possessed a voice of beauty and power, combining extraordinary agility, accurate intonation, "pin point staccatos, a splendid trill and a tremendous upper register, although music critics often complained about the imprecision of her diction. Her friend Luciano Pavarotti once called Sutherland the "Voice of the Century", while Montserrat Caballé described the Australian's voice as being like "heaven". Her highest note was a high F sharp in altissimo....(Wikipedia Bio)

Singer Dolores Wilson has died in New Jersey at age 82

Metropolitan Opera soprano and Broadway singer Dolores Wilson died 28 SEP 2010. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1954 in the title role of "Lucia di Lammermoor," the first of what would be 26 appearances, including seven with its touring company.

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Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010)

Eddie Fisher, whose huge fame as a pop singer was overshadowed by scandals ending his marriages to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor, has died. He was 82. It was known at an early age that he had talent as a vocalist and he started singing in numerous amateur contests, which he usually won. He made his radio debut on WFIL, a local Philadelphia radio station. He sang and acted on the 15 minute 6PM radio series "The Magic Lady". He later performed on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts", a popular radio show which later moved to TV. By 1946, Fisher was crooning with the bands of Buddy Morrow and Charlie Ventura. He was heard in 1949 by Eddie Cantor at Grossinger's Resort in the Borscht Belt. After performing on Cantor's radio show he was an instant hit and gained nationwide exposure. He then signed with RCA Victor.


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Geoffrey Burgon (15 July 1941 – 21 September 2010)

Geoffrey Burgon, the British composer whose soundtrack for the television production of "Brideshead Revisited" became a hit recording, has died at age 69, his publisher said.
Burgon also contributed to Monty Python's "Life of Brian" and produced music for "Dr. Who," "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," "The Chronicles of Narnia" and other productions.
Burgon died Tuesday, 21 SEP 2010, after a short illness. Burgon's score for the television adaptation of "Brideshead" sold 100,000 copies.


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László Polgár (January 1, 1947 – September 19, 2010)

Born in Budapest, Hungary, operatic bass László Polgár studied with Eva Kutrucz at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, 1967–72, and later privately with Hans Hotter and Yevgeny Nesterenko. He made his debut at the Hungarian State Opera in 1971, as Count Ceprano in Rigoletto.
His international career took off in 1981, when he sang Rodolfo in La sonnambula at the Royal Opera House in London. He became a regular guest at the Vienna State Opera in 1983, at the Munich State Opera and the Opéra de Paris from 1985, he has also appeared in Hamburg, and at the festivals of Salzburg and Aix-en-Provence. From 1992 until 2008 he was a principal solo bass of the Zurich Opera House. He died in Zürich at age 63, September 19, 2010. more Wikipedia Biography

George David Weiss

George David Weiss (April 9, 1921, New York City, New York – August 23, 2010) was an American songwriter and former President of the Songwriters Guild of America. BIO

SONGS...
"What a Wonderful World" (1968) - co-written by Bob Thiele
"Let's Put It All Together" - co-written by Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
"Can't Help Falling in Love with You" (1962) - co-written by Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
"That Sunday, That Summer" (1963) - co-written by Joe Sherman
"Mr. Wonderful" (1955) - co-written by Jerry Bock and Lawrence Holofcener
"Lullaby of Birdland" (1952) - under the pseudonym "B. Y. Forster", with music by George Shearing
"Stay With Me" (1966) - co-written by Jerry Ragovoy


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What a Wonderful World (Jean Karl Books)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight CD Choir Lyrics and revised music by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore / arr. Jeff Funk

Singer Abbey Lincoln dies at age 80

Abbey Lincoln, a singer whose dramatic vocal command and tersely poetic songs made her a singular figure in jazz, died on Saturday 14 August 2010,  in Manhattan. She was 80.



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