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RIP Guitar Legend, Les Paul (1915-2009)
SV Staff  |  Aug 13, 2009  | 
You may have heard by now, but the music world lost a true icon today. Les Paul (Lester William Polfus) left the world at 94 years of age, leaving behind a musical legacy that has guitar players around the world strumming sad chords. His musical...
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RIP, Apple Clickwheel
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 31, 2015  | 
Students of the user interface are in mourning for Apple’s clickwheel, which passed away quietly in Cupertino, California, at the age of 13.
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RIP, Ivan Reitman
Chris Chiarella  |  Feb 14, 2022  | 
Filmmaker Ivan Reitman enjoyed a wildly successful career spanning more than four decades, with his name appearing on some of the most popular and enduring comedies of all time. A savvy producer as well as an inspired director, he possessed a shrewd understanding of the business, including home entertainment, and how his movies fit into it.
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RIP: a/d/s Founder and Audio Pioneer Godehard Guenther
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2014  | 
Published in The Boston Globe on October 19, 2014. Scroll to the bottom of the page for more on Guenther's legacy.

Godehard A. Guenther, of Concord, MA, and Reno, NV, physicist and home electronics entrepreneur, died on October 16, 2014, at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland, MA...

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RIP: Amar Bose, Founder of Bose Corp.
HT Staff  |  Jul 17, 2013  | 
Amar G. Bose, the MIT-educated electrical engineer who founded Bose Corp. in 1964 and built it into a private multi-billion-dollar empire spanning home, personal, professional, and automotive audio products, died Friday July 12. He was 83.
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RIP: American Rock Icon Tom Petty
SV Staff  |  Oct 03, 2017  | 
Tom Petty, a leader of the American rock scene for more than four decades and the voice behind some of the most memorable songs in the rock/pop catalog, died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest Monday evening. He was 66.
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RIP: Audio Legend Arnie Nudell
SV Staff  |  Nov 21, 2017  | 
Arnie Nudell, considered one of the founders of high-end audio, has died. He was 80.
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RIP: CE Industry Legend Joe Clayton
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2018  | 
The consumer electronics industry is mourning the loss of industry legend Joe Clayton who died on Saturday at age 69.
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RIP: Consumer Technology Hall of Famer Bernie Appel
SV Staff  |  Apr 04, 2017  | 
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) mourns the passing of consumer technology industry legend and Hall of Fame member Bernie Appel. Appel, affectionately called "Mr. Radio Shack" by employees and vendors alike during his 34 years of working for one of the industry's largest retail chains, passed away Sunday, April 2nd.
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RIP: Cream Bassist, Rock Icon Jack Bruce
SV Staff  |  Oct 27, 2014  | 
Jack Bruce lead vocalist and bassist of the influential Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Cream died Saturday at his home in England. He was 71.

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RIP: Crestron Founder George Feldstein
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2014  | 
George Feldstein, chairman and founder of home automation powerhouse Crestron, has died. He was 73.
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RIP: David Bowie
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2016  | 
David Bowie the trend-setting, genre-defying pop star who continually reinvented himself and his music for nearly 50 years, died yesterday at age 69.

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RIP: Eagles Founding Member, Guitarist Glenn Frey
SV Staff  |  Jan 18, 2016  | 
The year has not gotten off to a good start in the world of entertainment and rock and roll. We just learned that Glenn Frey, founding member and guitarist of The Eagles, died today. He was 67.
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RIP: EchoStar/DirecTV Merger
Barry Willis  |  Dec 15, 2002  | 

<A HREF="http://www.echostar.com">EchoStar Communications Corporation</A>'s long campaign to acquire competitor <A HREF="http://www.directv.com">DirecTV Inc.</A> is finally over.

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RIP: Greg Lake, the Voice of ELP
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2016  | 

“One of the great gifts I’ve had in this life is to be able to make music, and it’s something that will outlive me. That alone is a phenomenally gratifying and rewarding thing. To have left a mark—just that alone is a real privilege.” —Greg Lake

Greg Lake, progressive-rock pioneer and the voice and co-founder of ‘70s prog-rock phenomenon Emerson, Lake & Palmer, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.

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