Melanie (1947–2024), Brand New Key singer

Melanie was a folk singer and songwriter who had major hits in the 1970s with “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” and she was one of three women who performed solo acts at Woodstock.

Elizabeth Hoffman (1926–2023), actress in Sisters 

Elizabeth Hoffman was an actress best known for her role as Bea in the 1990s NBC drama “Sisters.”

Blair Tindall (1960–2023), author of Mozart in the Jungle

Blair Tindall was a classical musician who went on to write the memoir, “Mozart in the Jungle,” adapted into a series of the same name for Amazon.

Douglas McGrath (1958–2022), Oscar-nominated actor and filmmaker

Douglas McGrath was an actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker who directed movies including the 1996 adaptation of “Emma.”

Lyubov Panchenko (1938–2022), influential Ukrainian artist

Lyubov Panchenko was a Ukrainian artist and designer known for her influence on Ukrainian culture.

Yuriko Kikuchi (1920–2022), legendary Martha Graham dancer

Yuriko Kikuchi , using the single name Yuriko, was a longtime legendary dancer in the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Edna Wright (1944–2020), Honey Cone lead singer

Edna Wright was the lead singer of the R&B group Honey Cone, known for their 1971 hit “Want Ads.” She was the sister ofpopular singer Darlene Love.

Red Schoendienst (1923 – 2018), baseball Hall-of-Famer played for 19 years

Albert Fred “Red” Schoendienst, a baseball Hall-of-Famer who wore a major league uniform as a player, coach, or manager for more than 70 straight seasons, has died at 95.

Robert Mandan (1932 – 2018), starred on “Soap”

He played philandering husband Chester Tate…

Liz Smith (1923 – 2017), legendary gossip columnist

Known as "The Grand Dame of Dish"…

John Saunders (1955–2016), ESPN journalist

John Saunders wasa Canadian-born sports journalist who worked for ESPN and ABC.

Jane Little (1929–2016), world-record holding classical musician

Jane Little, a symphony bassist who held the Guinness World Record for the longest professional tenure with a single orchestra, died May 15 after collapsing onstage during a performance of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta, Georgia. She was 87. "As witnessed by fellow musicians and the audience in attendance, Little collapsed during an encore performance of “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” the orchestra said in a news release posted on its website. "Though emergency responders and a medically trained chorus member briefly revived Little," she died later at a hospital.

The Stan Getz Sound

The life and career of the tenor saxophonist known in jazz circles as "The Sound."