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Remembering singer and actor Peggy King

King, who died Oct. 25, got her start singing in big bands in the 1950s. She had a string of hits, a contract with MGM and was a popular fixture on TV variety shows. Originally broadcast in 1983.

NPR Music · EN

Remembering 'Star Trek' actor Patrick Stewart

Stewart, who died Oct. 28, performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company before becoming famous as Star Trek's Picard. Critic David Bianculli has a tribute, and we listen back to a 2020 interview.

NPR Arts · EN

Juan Atkins RIP: remembering the Detroit techno architect who found connections everywhere

Tributes to techno Godfather Juan Atkins following his death at the age of 64 have rightly focused on his status as a genre pioneer, but the Detroit originator was also so much more than that. Across a career spanning four decades, “Magic Juan” was a world-class collaborator, mentor and connector of people who worked across styles and generations. He continually pushed his futuristic vision in strange new directions, yet always linked it back to that original Motor City framework. Here, Joe Muggs remembers an artist for the ages, whose music changed the world

DJ Mag · EN