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Harlem’s Larry Willis, Who Play With Jackie McLean, Dizzy Gillespie And More Dies At 76
Larry Willis, a jazz pianist who performed with Blood Sweat & Tears
Harlem Remembers, Karl Lagerfeld In 2008
Back in 2008, Karl Lagerfeld (who died on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019, at the age of 85), was in Harlem with German-born supermodel Claudia Schiffer reported by the Daily Mail. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Margo Rodriguez, Half Of Mambo Duo, Passes (Video)
Margo Rodriguez, half of the husband-and-wife team Augie and Margo, who danced the mambo on television and before presidents and helped it evolve from a nightclub craze into popular entertainment. Continue Reading →
Harlem Fave And Famed Choreographer To The Stars JoJo Smith Has Transitioned
JoJo Smith, who was born to dance and became known as the “Choreographer to the Stars,” died at 80, on Tuesday, January 22, from complications resulting from a stroke. Continue Reading →
Man’s Body Found Dead In Harlem River Park
The NYPD is investigating the death of a man who’s body was discovered in Harlem River Park this weekend, police told Patch. Continue Reading →
Pals Of Harlem Man Fatally Stabbed In Clash With Deli Clerk Say ‘He’s A Nice Person’
A Harlem man stabbed to death during a bloody confrontation with a deli clerk wasn’t the type to spark a fight, friends of the victim said Saturday. Continue Reading →
Harlem Man Fatally Stabs Wife, Leaps To His Death
NYDaily News reports that a Harlem man fatally knifed his wife in their apartment Sunday night, then jumped out the window and plunged eight stories to his death, police sources said. Continue Reading →
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