Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79 As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.
Fragile, Delicate, Free: Glimpses of Circus Life, at Sea A photographer embedded with the Sea Clown Sailing Circus on the troupe’s journeys through the Mediterranean. Here’s what he saw.
Dave Smith, Whose Synthesizers Shaped Electronic Music, Dies at 72 His innovations included the first polyphonic, programmable synthesizer and the universal connectivity of MIDI.
The ‘Philosopher King’ of Percussion Starts His Next Chapter Steven Schick, a renowned figure in contemporary music, had nearly burned out as a performer. But a new recording project shows he’s hardly finished.