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Larry Coryell performing at the World Trade Center in 1994.
Alan Nahigian
Larry Coryell
Died on February 19, 2017 at age 73
A virtuoso guitarist, in the 1960s Mr. Coryell was among the first musicians to bring a rock sound and sensibility to jazz. He continued to blur the lines between genres throughout his career.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.