John Raitt, 1917 - 2005.

John Raitt, the lyric baritone who created Broadway history as Billy Bigelow in the original production of Carousel in 1945 and Sid Sorokin in The Pajama Game a decade later, died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.... Mr Raitt retained a voice both sweet and powerful into his 80s and collaborated with his daughter, the singer Bonnie Raitt, on the road and in television specials.

Richard Severo in the New York Times.

Posted by dwhudson at February 21, 2005 4:31 AM