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David Byrne Biography
David Byrne composer, musician, director, actorBorn: 5/14/1952Birthplace: Dumbarton, Scotland A video and performance artist and the leader of the influential '80s rock group the Talking Heads,…Mike Figgis Biography
Mike Figgis director, screenwriter, composer, actorBorn: 1948Birthplace: Carlisle, England A former musician with a band and actor in an experimental theater, he wrote, directed, and composed…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Melodies Unheard
by EmilyDickinsonLVCalled BackMelodies Unheard Melodies Unheard Musicians wrestle everywhere: All day, among the crowded air, I hear the silver strife; And — waking long before the dawn…Syd Barrett 2006 Deaths
Syd BarrettAge: 60 singer and songwriter who was an original member of the band Pink Floyd and conceived the band's experimental, psychedelic sound and effects. He wrote most of the songs on…Joey Ramone 2001 Deaths
Joey Ramone(Jeffrey Hyman)Age: 49 Unconventional musician who founded the Ramones, a pioneering punk band whose influence extends from the Sex Pistols and the Clash to U2 and Nirvana. The…John Lee Hooker 2001 Deaths
John Lee HookerAge: 83 legendary blues musician whose somber lyrics and endless one-chord guitar riffs helped to define boogie blues. He has influenced bands ranging from the Rolling Stones…Mimi Fariña 2001 Deaths
Mimi FariñaAge: 56 folk singer who, in 1974, created Bread and Roses, an organization that stages benefit performances by popular musicians. She was a sister of Joan Baez and was married to…John Phillips 2001 Deaths
John PhillipsAge: 65 folk musician and songwriter whose band, the Mamas and the Papas, spoke to the '60s generation, with breezy songs that epitomized the laid-back, live-and-love attitude of…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Unlike are we, unlike, O princely Heart!
Unlike are we, unlike, O princely Heart!Unlike are we, unlike, O princely Heart! Unlike our uses and our destinies. Our ministering two angels look surprise On one another, as they strike…Jimmy Smith
Angel Eyes: Ballads and Slow Jams Verve Aside from marking Smith's return to the recording studio, the influential organist's latest album brings together some of contemporary jazz's brightest…