Of the 62 million people who died in 2024, here are a couple dozen who stick out, from the brain of a long-time arts writer.

The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at ...

Cissy Houston, a legend of gospel music ... which he called “one of the most tremendous forces known to mankind.” Actor John Amos died in August at 84. The Newark native, known for playing James Evans ...

Legendary artist Dionne Warwick, who graduated from the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music, was honored by the ...

The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. on Bourbon Street, the legendary party district in the heart of New Orleans. The truck ...

John Sinclair, 82. A poet ... designer and younger brother of Madonna. Oct. 6. Cissy Houston, 91. A two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley ...

A montage of some of the musicians who died in 2024. For a more complete list, visit NPR Music's article on musicians we lost this year.

We welcomed them into our lives through TV, movies, music, art and more. The New Jersey talents lost in 2024 span the big screen and small screen and stages and galleries across the globe. Here ...

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(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I'LL BE THERE") CISSY HOUSTON: (Singing ... INSKEEP: And the MC5 also lost drummer Dennis Thompson and manager John Sinclair in 2024. FADEL: And in May, one of the architects ...