Pop and rockObituaryBilly Strange obituaryGuitarist in the coterie of session musicians known as the Wrecking CrewThe American guitarist, songwriter and arranger Billy Strange, who has died aged 81, collaborated with many of the major figures in pop music, including Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Phil Spector, the Sinatra family, the Everly Brothers, Jan and Dean, Lee Hazlewood, Duane Eddy and Love. A main player in the Hollywood session world of the 1960s, he co-wrote A Little Less Conversation for Presley and arranged These Boots Are Made for Walking for Nancy Sinatra. Read More...
UK newsObituaryBronwen, Lady Astor obituaryModel and chatelaine of Cliveden caught up in the Profumo affair of the 1960s who went on to become a psychotherapistBronwen Astor, who has died aged 87, was the chatelaine of Cliveden, the estate where John Profumo met Christine Keeler, at the time of the scandal that rocked 1960s Britain. As a result, she found herself shunned by upper-class society and never quite shook off the stigma, despite reinventing herself as a psychotherapist and spiritual adviser. Read More...
Newtown shooting This article is more than 11 years oldNewtown gunman Adam Lanza's father claims body from funeral homeThis article is more than 11 years oldWeeks after mass shooting, Peter Lanza takes his son's body for private burial as Obama steps up pressure on gun controlThe body of a gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school has been claimed by his father, a spokesman for the family said Monday. Read More...
