Jazz legend Billy Taylor dies; WaPo Style section declares who's in/out for 2011; Daft Punk's helmet history revealed
Billy Taylor's storied career spanned almost 70 years. (Helayne Seidman/FTWP)
- Washington-raised jazz artist, educator and ambassador Billy Taylor has died. Read the Post's obituary here, and read the Washington City Paper's appreciation here.
- More sad news: Bobby Farrell of the disco band Boney M has also passed away. He was 61.
- The Washington Post Style section's annual "In/Out" list lands in Saturday's paper but is online now. In the musical realm, our colleagues Monica Hesse and Dan Zak declare M.I.A., Florence + The Machine and Witch House out. Meantime, "NKOTBSB," Robyn and Moombahton are in. We second these emotions.
- Last week, we praised Daft Punk's marvelous soundtrack to "Tron: Legacy." Today, we're reading up on the history of their robot helmets.
By
Chris Richards
| December 30, 2010; 10:15 AM ET
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Morning click
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Backstreet Boys, Billy Taylor, Bobby Farrell, Boney M, Daft Punk, Florence and the Machine, M.I.A., New Kids on the Block, Robyn
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