Les McCann was a key inspiration for Bonnie Raitt, Bill Withers, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and many more. His 1969 recording of 'Compared to What' with saxophonist Eddie Harris has been sampled hundreds of times.
A 23-year-old Henrico man is facing 30 charges related to crimes committed in early March at Washington Memorial Park in Sandston. Austin Curtis Robertson faces eight counts of grand larceny, three counts of petit larceny, eight counts of possessing stolen property with the intent to sell and 11 counts of injuring a church or cemetery.