Obituaries Related to "Rush" from New York Times Archive
Neil Peart, Drummer and Lyricist for Rush, Dies at 67
His drumming was at once intricate and explosive, expanding Rush’s power-trio dynamics. His lyrics transformed the band’s songs into elaborate suites.
Scholar Who Escaped Nazis Dies After a Push by a Subway Rider in a Rush
A Hofstra professor escaped Austria as the Nazis took control. Eighty years later, he died after someone knocked him down on a subway platform.
Otis Rush, Influential Blues Singer and Guitarist, Is Dead at 83
Mr. Rush was part of a circle of late-1950s performers whose music heralded a new era for Chicago blues and influenced a generation of rock musicians.
A Rush to Find Survivors Amid the Mud of Southern California Enclave
More than a dozen people are missing around Montecito in the aftermath of mudslides that killed 17 people and destroyed 100 homes.
After a Parent’s Death, a Rush of Change
A writer goes from being lesbian and not wanting children, to dating men and trying to conceive.
CROWD STAMPEDES AT VELEZ FUNERAL; In Race for Vantage Points at Mexico City Rites for Star, Thousands Rush Police
thousands stampede to view burial
Neil Peart, Drummer and Lyricist for Rush, Dies at 67
His drumming was at once intricate and explosive, expanding Rush’s power-trio dynamics. His lyrics transformed the band’s songs into elaborate suites.
Scholar Who Escaped Nazis Dies After a Push by a Subway Rider in a Rush
A Hofstra professor escaped Austria as the Nazis took control. Eighty years later, he died after someone knocked him down on a subway platform.
Otis Rush, Influential Blues Singer and Guitarist, Is Dead at 83
Mr. Rush was part of a circle of late-1950s performers whose music heralded a new era for Chicago blues and influenced a generation of rock musicians.
A Rush to Find Survivors Amid the Mud of Southern California Enclave
More than a dozen people are missing around Montecito in the aftermath of mudslides that killed 17 people and destroyed 100 homes.
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Gail Lumet Buckley, Chronicler of Black Family History, Dies at 86
She wrote two books about multiple generations of her forebears, including her mother, Lena Horne.
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Jerry Miller, 81, Lauded Guitarist With ’60s Band Moby Grape, Dies
He drew praise for his blues-inflected fretwork as his critically acclaimed band rode high, if briefly, during San Francisco’s Summer of Love.
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Roland Dumas Dies at 101; French Foreign Minister Tainted by Scandal
A lawyer and confidant of François Mitterrand, he was in the forefront of French politics for decades, only to be undone by his taste for the high life.
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Sylvain Saudan, ‘Skier of the Impossible,’ Is Dead at 87
His audacious descents around the world inspired a generation of extreme skiers. “One mistake,” he once said, “you die.”
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Martin S. Indyk, Diplomat Who Sought Middle East Peace, Dies at 73
As ambassador to Israel in the Clinton administration and as a special envoy under Barack Obama, he was skeptical of Israeli settlements.
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Bob Booker, Whose J.F.K. Parody Was a Runaway Hit, Dies at 92
Most record companies didn’t think “The First Family,” which he and his writing partner created, was a good idea. It became the fastest-selling album of the pre-Beatles era.
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