Obituaries Related to "Miles" from New York Times Archive
Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69
He was just 18 when Davis recruited him to play saxophone in his band. He went on to play with Elvin Jones and to lead his own groups.
Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91
The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.
Buddy Miles, 60, Hendrix Drummer, Dies
Mr. Miles played with a brisk, assertive, deeply funky attack that made him an apt partner for Jimi Hendrix.
Buddy Miles, Hendrix Drummer, Dies
Mr. Miles, a drummer in Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and a hitmaker under his own name, was 60.
Sylvia Miles, Actress With a Flair for the Flamboyant, Dies at 94
She won Oscar nominations for “Midnight Cowboy” and “Farewell, My Lovely” and gossip-column attention for her indefatigable partygoing.
400,000 CHILEANS AT AGUIRRE FUNERAL; Crowds Line Streets for 5 Miles -- Bolivia, Peru Pay Tribute
SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 28 -- The remains of President Fedro Aguirre Cerda were deposited in the family vault of the local cemetery at 1 P.M. today after funeral ceremonies, marked by full military honors, that commenced at 5 o'clock this morning.
Ian Carr, Jazz Trumpeter and Author of Miles Davis Biography, Dies at 75
Mr. Carr was a Scottish-born trumpeter who, like his formidable influence, Miles Davis, was an early practitioner of jazz-rock fusion.
Steve Grossman, Hired as a Teenager by Miles Davis, Dies at 69
He was just 18 when Davis recruited him to play saxophone in his band. He went on to play with Elvin Jones and to lead his own groups.
Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind of Blue,’ Dies at 91
The last surviving member of that landmark album’s sextet, he was a master of understatement, propelling his bandmates with a quiet persistence.
Buddy Miles, 60, Hendrix Drummer, Dies
Mr. Miles played with a brisk, assertive, deeply funky attack that made him an apt partner for Jimi Hendrix.
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Ann McLaughlin Korologos, Former Labor Secretary, Dies at 81
Her brief tenure as only the second woman to run the department came after years of service within the Reagan administration.
Joyce Dopkeen, Barrier-Breaking News Photographer, Dies at 80
In 1973, she was the first woman hired by The New York Times to be a full-time staff photographer.
Bobby Beathard, Mastermind of N.F.L. Dynasties, Dies at 86
Using unconventional tactics, he built powerhouse teams in Washington and Miami and helped mold teams in Kansas City, Atlanta and San Diego, his hometown.
John Adams, Who Banged His Drum Loudly in Cleveland, Dies at 71
He pounded away from the bleachers to cheer on the Indians (now the Guardians) and inspire his fellow baseball fans at more than 3,700 home games.
Allan A. Ryan, Dogged Pursuer of Nazi Collaborators, Dies at 77
As the director of the U.S. Office of Special Investigations, he identified and prosecuted dozens of former camp guards and other henchmen.
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