The New York Times - Steelpan/Steelband - Obituaries
Global - To date three Steelband Music standouts have receive New York Times obituary recognition
The New York Times Martin Douglas, Who Set Tone for Steel-Pan Brooklyn, Dies at 71...Apr 21, 2020 — Martin Douglas, Who Set Tone for Steel-Pan Brooklyn, Dies at 71. A deft musician and beloved mentor, he helped keep steel-pan music — his bridge... |
The New York Times Ellie Mannette, Father of the Modern Steel Drum, Dies at 90Aug 31, 2018 — Ellie Mannette, a Trinidadian musician known in the United States as the father of the modern steel drum, died on Wednesday at a hospital in ... |
The New York Times Clive Bradley Dies at 69; Arranged Trinidadian Steel-Drum ...Dec 1, 2005 — Clive Bradley, whose arrangements for steel-drum orchestras in Trinidad and New York City won championships from 1970 to 2005, died on ... Leave comments in the WST forum |
