Row 1: DMX, Biz Markie, Dusty Hill, Charlie Watts, Joey Jordison, Nanci Griffith and B.J. Thomas. Row 2: Mary Wilson, George Wein, Michael Nesmith, Terence “Astro” Wilson, Tom T. Hall, Stephen Sondheim and Graeme Edge. Row 3: Chick Corea, Gift of Gab, Bunny Wailer, Shock G and Sylvain Sylvain.…

B.J. Thomas, courtesy. Artists in Nashville and beyond have offered condolences for five-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter B.J. Thomas, who died last weekend following a fight with cancer. “One of the signs of true greatness in any of the arts is instant recognition of the creator,” said Paul Stanley of Kiss.…