Phil Wiggins, a master harmonica player in the Piedmont blues, has died at the age of 69
Phil Wiggins, a blues harmonica virtuoso who embraced the fun-loving Piedmont style and toured the world as part of a duo celebrating a distinctive musical form that was revived in clubs and impromptu jams in the Washington, D.C., area, died May 7 at his home in Takoma Park, Md. He was 69 years old.
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Arthur Irving, who grew his family's oil business and became one of Canada's richest men, has died at the age of 93
Canadian billionaire Arthur L. Irving has passed away in his 93rd year, after devoting his life to growing the oil business founded by his father.
Judy Devlin Hashman, a champion badminton player who grew up in Baltimore, has died at the age of 88
Judy Devlin Hashman, who won the All-England Badminton Singles Championship 10 times - more than any other player, male or female - died May 6 in Oxford, England. She was 88 years old.
TickTocker, who chronicled her journey with metastatic sarcoma, died at the age of 31, releasing a final video with the words "I've passed away."
"If following you has been any good, I have accomplished my goal. If sarcoma awareness has increased, I have achieved my goal", Dr. Kimberly Nix said in her farewell video.