Dead Celebrity Alert

NEW YORK (AP) — Disc jockey Scott Muni, the gravelly-voiced radio host whose encyclopedic knowledge of rock ‘n’ roll made him “The Professor” to three generations of New York listeners, has died at 74.

Muni, who spent nearly 50 years on air in the nation’s No. 1 radio market, died Tuesday. He had suffered a stroke earlier this year. But the cause of his death was not immediately known, said Josefa Paganuzzi, spokeswoman for Clear Channel New York.

Muni’s last gig was an hour-long afternoon show on New York classic rock station Q104.3, where he landed in 1998. He also hosted many nationally syndicated programs during his career, including Scott Muni’s World of Rock and the Beatles-oriented Ticket to Ride. … Read full obituary

Drummer Kenny Buttrey, who recorded hits with Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Jimmy Buffett, has died in Nashville. He was 59. Family members said Buttrey died Sunday of cancer at his home.

Buttrey worked much of his career in Nashville recording studios, providing the percussion for albums including Dylan’s “Nashville Skyline” and “Blonde on Blonde” and Young’s “Harvest.” … Read full obituary

Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics to Broadway musical hits including “Cabaret” and “Chicago” and also penned the words to the Big Apple anthem, “New York, New York,” died on Saturday after a heart attack, his agent said. …

His collaboration with composer John Kander, often tackling dark, offbeat material, spanned nearly 40 years and spawned a dozen shows. Kander and Ebb made their Broadway debut in 1965 with “Flora, the Red Menace,” starring a 19-year-old Liza Minnelli in a show about young Communists in the 1930s.

A year later the duo struck it big with “Cabaret,” a show about Berlin decadence amid the rise of the Nazis, which won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. … Read full obituary

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