Mercedes Sosa

meanlittlebumblebee — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:56:47 +0000

Before heading out for tonight’s ENE taping at Cobra I just wanted to post a video of the great Argentinian folk singer Mercedes Sosa doing one of my favorite songs of all time, Gracias a la Vida. The NY Times reports she died at the age of 74 after a two week hospitalization for liver failure and subsequent cardiac arrest. She was dubbed the “voice of Latin America” and was a true diva through and through. The Times article tells her story much better than I ever could. A great voice forever silenced, may she rest in peace.

Ny Times Article

Wikipedia

Last FM/Mercedes Sosa

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Ellie Greenwich

meanlittlebumblebee — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:42:09 +0000

Ellie Greenwich passed away today at the age of 68 after suffering a massive heart attack. This is #3 today (Ted Kennedy and Dominick Dunne being the other two). I give up. She wrote Be My Baby which went on to become a hit in the 1963 for The Ronettes. Also came in at #22 for Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest songs of all time. RIP Ellie. Check out her full wiki bio HERE.

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Mercedes Sosa

Ellie Greenwich