Former Member. Violin
7/26/1918 – 7/12/2017
by Krys Newman
Surrounded by loving friends, Dixie Blackstone Eger, born July 26, 1918, passed away on July 12, 2017, just shy of her 99th birthday. Continue reading
Harold (Hershey) Bell
Life Member. Trumpet
11/10/1924 – 7/9/2017
Survived by spouse
William S. Bryson
Life Member. Guitar
11/10/1946 – 4/30/2017
Survived by spouse
Aeros DeAnda Pierce
Piano
10/30/1948 – 6/14/2017
Survived by spouse
Joseph ‘Teddy Haynes’ Preciado
Life Member. Guitar
12/31/1923 – 7/8/2017
Survived by spouse & child
Isabelle Daskoff Samuels, with principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic, Laszlo Varga, February 4, 2009. (Photo by J. Kessler)
Life Member. Violin
6/4/1922 – 7/20/2017
Isabelle Daskoff was born in Illinois, but moved to Los Angeles when she was a child. (Her mother hoped that Isabelle and her sister, Bernardine, would become child movie stars.)
After graduation from UCLA, Isabelle moved back east, where she married Ralph Samuels, a noted photographer from Manchester, England. She was a longtime member of the New York City Opera Orchestra.
Relocating to Los Angeles in the early ’70s, Isabelle was active in the orchestras of the recording, motion picture and television industries, and in symphonic concerts. For many years, until her retirement, she was a member of the orchestra of The Simpsons.
Services for Isabelle will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Ave. Los Angeles CA 90045.
William Heffernan
Life Member. Violin
1/5/1920 – 5/22/2017
Survived by spouse
Evelyn Roberts (Freeman)
Life Member. Piano
2/13/1919 – 5/5/2017
Survived by grandson
Norman C. Zix
Life Member. Piano
11/21/1929 – 5/22/2017
Survived by son & family
Copyist
8/24/1974 – 4/17/2017
by Lars Clutterham
This sequel to the original notice of the untimely passing of film music prep musician, Derrick Lefebvre (as initially published in the June Overture), is provided in order to expand on his contribution to the L.A. film music scene during his all-too-short career in the industry.
A native of Kokomo, Indiana, and a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, with degrees in both Music Education and Composition, Derrick — like a number of his eventual music industry colleagues — came to L.A. to study film music composition at USC. Continue reading
Vocalist
7/20/1964 – 5/17/2017
Chris Cornell, the powerful, dynamic singer whose band Soundgarden was one of the architects of grunge music, died on May 17 in Detroit hours after the band performed in concert. He was 52. His death was ruled suicide.
Cornell was a modern innovator who transcends genre. He was the chief architect of the ‘90s grunge movement and remains one of the best rock voices of all time. Achieving multi-platinum success with three legendary bands – selling over 30 million records worldwide – he forged his own unique identity over three decades as a Grammy award-winning, Golden Globe nominated singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer and lyricist. Continue reading
Chris Cornell
Vocalist
7/20/1964 – 5/17/2017
Survived by wife & children
Virginia DiTullio (Royer)
Life Member. Piano
12/13/1934 – 4/8/2017
Survived by siblings
L.J. (Jack) Imel
Life Member. Marimba
6/9/1932 – 5/2/2017
Survived by spouse
Derrick A. Lefebvre
Copyist
8/24/1974 – 4/17/2017
Survived by mother
Dave Pell
Life Member. Saxophone
2/26/1925 – 5/7/2017
Survived by wife & children
Life Member. Alto/Tenor Saxophone
2/26/1925 – 5/7/2017
He lived to entertain and laugh. He was successful at both. Dave Pell, legend with the saxophone and an innovative voice of the West Coast Jazz movement has passed away at the age of 92. Continue reading