Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Hy Zaret, one of the last of the Tin Pan Alley lyricists, whose most indelible work was the oft-recorded 1955 hit “Unchained Melody” but whose oeuvre ranged from jingles to songs about science to ballads of love and war, died on July 2,2007 at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 99.His son, Robert,... Sign in to see full entry.
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills, the acclaimed Brooklyn-born coloratura soprano who was more popular with the American public than any opera singer since Enrico Caruso, even among people who never set foot in an opera house, died on July 2,2007 at her home in Manhattan. She was 78. The cause was inoperable lung... Sign in to see full entry.