The Marvelettes in a 1963 promotional photo. Clockwise
from top left: Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson,
Georgeanna Tillman, and Wanda Young.
Katherine Anderson-Schaffner, a founding member of
The Marvelettes, has died at age 79. A cause of death
is unknown.
The news was confirmed by her daughter, Keisha
Schaffner, on Wednesday (Sept. 20) via Facebook.
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Debut album in 1961
Roger Whittaker, one of the UK’s most celebrated folk music
singers, has died.
A family statement, reported by German media outlet Bild,
confirmed he died on September 13 in a hospital in southern
France.
Whittaker was best known for hits including Durham Town,
New World In The Morning and a version of Wind Beneath
My Wings – and being an expert whistler.
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Charles Hardin Holley – known as Buddy Holly
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)
If you took out a map of the United States and traced
a line beginning at New Orleans and running up the
Mississippi River to Memphis, the tip of your finger
would pass through the very birthplace of rock and
roll—a region where nearly every step in its early
development took place and where nearly every
significant contributor to that development was born.
But if the foundation of rock and roll was mostly laid
down within 100 miles of the Mississippi River in the
mid-1950s, the blueprint for what would follow required
the further contributions of a young man born 700 miles
to the west on this day in 1936: Charles Harden Holley.
Writing and performing under the name Buddy Holly,
this Lubbock, Texas, native would have an influence
on rock and roll that would far outlast his tragically
shortened career.
HISTORY 
Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus)
Experts in pop and rock music consider Costello to be one of the
most gifted and versatile songwriters of his generation.
"Traveling Wilburys" Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and George Harrison. (1988)Source: Pinterest
In 1988, five of the greatest musical minds of the century came
together to create a super group like no other: The Traveling
Wilburys. Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and
George Harrison formed this legendary band that fused their
unique styles into one harmonious sound. From Dylan’s folk-
rock roots, Lynne’s pop sensibilities, Petty’s Americana flair,
Orbison’s rockabilly vibes, and Harrison’s Beatles influence,
the group created a timeless blend of music that generations
have enjoyed. They released two albums in 1988 and 1990,
respectively.
Although the members have since gone their separate ways,
the Traveling Wilburys will always be remembered as an
incredible collaboration between some of the most influential
musicians ever.
