The Bernard Herrmann Society

John Amis, R.I.P.

Broadcaster and music critic John Amis died on 1st August at the age of 91.

Amis was a friend of Herrmann’s and interviewed the composer several times for the BBC.

He also appeared as singer on Herrmann’s 1967 recording of Moby Dick and the 1975 recording of The Fantasticks.

http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2013/08/genial-john-has-died-and-with-him-a-gentler-era.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10219112/John-Amis.html

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/02/john-amis

http://www.taitmemorialtrust.org/Home

More on John Amis:

http://johnamismusic.blogspot.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amis