Trax Records Founder Larry Sherman Dies

Lee Konitz, the celebrated jazz saxophonist and last surviving performer on Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool sessions, has died. He was 92.

By Nellie Andreeva

Paul Cooper, a music industry veteran who worked in high-level roles at Universal Music Group and Atlantic/Warner Records during a career that spanned more than five decades, died March 26. He was 76.

Lee Konitz, the celebrated jazz saxophonist and last surviving performer in Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” sessions, died Wednesday (April 15) due to complications with COVID-19. He was 92.

The drama is just beginning on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as season 10 is just getting under way, but Erika Jayne, 48, is already a pro at balancing a healthy life style she stays safe during the COVID19 outbreak. But before hunkering down at home, Erika was busy thriving at life in New York City.

Paul Cooper, a music industry veteran who worked in high-level roles at Universal Music Group and Atlantic/Warner Records during a career that spanned more than five decades, died on March 26. He was 76."I was saddened to hear of Paul's passing," said famed music executive and 12Tone Music founder Doug Morris in a statement to Billboard.

Paul Cooper, a music industry veteran who worked in high-level roles at Universal Music Group and Atlantic/Warner Records during a career that spanned more than five decades, died on March 26. He was 76."I was saddened to hear of Paul's passing," said famed music executive and 12 Tone Music founder Doug Morris in a statement to Billboard.

Jimmy Webb has sadly died.

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Larry Sherman, recording engineer and founder of the seminal Chicago house label Trax Records, has died. The label announced the news in a statement on its official Facebook page earlier today (April 9).

LOS ANGELES — Grammy-winning singer John Prine, who wrote his early songs in his head while delivering mail and later emerged from Chicago’s folk revival scene in the 1970s to become one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, died on Tuesday, the New York Times reported. He was 73.

Lupe Fiasco famously had a contentious relationship with his former label Atlantic Records before leaving in 2015. In an appearance on Joe Budden’s Instagram Live, the Chicago rapper claimed Atlantic “slowed down” the promotion of his single, “Kick, Push,” so they could buy the rights to the song it samples. Purchasing the rights would give the label a controlling portion of Lupe’s track and an opportunity for higher profit from its success.

Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actor who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of medicare founder Tommy Douglas, has died.

By Pat Saperstein