09/02/2022
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/syl-johnson-dead-1235027858/amp/
Syl Johnson was known for 1960s hits including “Come On Sock It to Me,” and his 1967 song “Different Strokes” became one of the most sampled in hip-hop.
Each year we collect the names of the people who have died and celebrate their lives with a proper e
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/syl-johnson-dead-1235027858/amp/
Syl Johnson was known for 1960s hits including “Come On Sock It to Me,” and his 1967 song “Different Strokes” became one of the most sampled in hip-hop.
https://apple.news/APxIm9QZZR6yp36GVJkydmA
She was diagnosed with cancer, according to a close friend.
And the hits keep on coming… cue the instrumental
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/don-wilson-the-ventures-rhythm-guitarist-dead-obit-1289277/
Influential instrumental rock band behind the hit “Walk, Don’t Run” were inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
It’s a big day for big men.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/louie-anderson-dead-dies-comedian-1235159674/?fbclid=IwAR1-FOxnvMMzSNg9ZrPDB1oMi-crD00jaMUef3BKZHCjGm4xiX7043Lhrys
Louie Anderson, the iconic Emmy-winning comedian, actor and game show host, died Friday in Las Vegas after battling cancer, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 68. A seasoned stand-up with a…
Did anyone ever find out what THAT was? Goodbye Meatloaf
https://youtu.be/pMRl55U0eDw
No one uploaded this scene onto Youtube yet, or at least not the scene itself. So I figured i'd do so. Enjoy!Note:Like the Mystery Men video I just recentl...
He's done waiting for the end of time.
https://deadline.com/2022/01/meat-loaf-dead-bat-out-of-hell-rocky-horror-picture-show-1234917056/
Meat Loaf, the hardworking singer and actor whose Bat Out of Hell is one of the best-selling albums ever and who played Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died. He was 74. The Grammy winne…
Meeeeow…. So young. RIP Rachel Nagy
https://youtu.be/C3bxk1iRcCs
And starting the year off- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ronettes-ronnie-spector-dead-1283586/amp/
“Her joyful sound, playful nature and magical presence will live on in all who knew, heard or saw her,” her family said of “Be My Baby” and “Walking in the Rain” vocalist…
Avon Ace Marshall https://www.revolt.tv/news/2021/2/18/22290277/prince-markie-dee-fat-boys-died
He was 52 years old.
It’s been a while since we’ve shared anything, but this one’s kinda big...
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eddie-van-halen-dead-200051/
“My father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning,” Wolfgang Van Halen wrote. “My heart is broken and I don’t think I’ll …
Good Golly...
Little Richard, The 'King And Queen' Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 87
Little Richard was an explosive performer who inspired generations of musicians from Otis Redding to The Beatles to David Bowie. He died Saturday morning.
It's the year of the tiger, apparently.
https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/05/08/roy-horn-of-siegfried-roy-dies-from-coronavirus-at-75/
Siegfried & Roy were an institution in Las Vegas, where their magic and artistry consistently attracted sellout crowds.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51344348
The founding member of the British post-punk band had only recently come off tour.
Well it seems appropriate that I’m the one posting this. And yeah there won’t be any tributes either
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/neil-peart-obit-1.5422806
Neil Peart, the drummer of iconic Canadian band Rush, has died at age 67.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/neil-peart-obit-1.5422806
Neil Peart, the drummer of iconic Canadian band Rush, has died at age 67.
This one stinks...
Neil Innes - 79
In memory of Neil Innes
In the snuffleupugus voice "oh bird"
Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Spinney started with the PBS children's TV program at its launch in 1969, retiring in 2018.
He used to be alive...
https://pagesix.com/2019/09/15/the-cars-frontman-ric-ocasek-found-dead-in-manhattan-townhouse/
He appeared to have died from natural causes.
Money recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer.
Sorry Elwyn....
https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2019-09-11/austin-singer-songwriter-daniel-johnston-dead-at-58/
Eccentric singer-songwriter reportedly died of heart attack
Singer-songwriter Leon Redbone, who specialized in old-school vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley-style music, died Thursday, his family confirmed. He was 69. Though, in characteristically whimsical fashi…
Meh...
The family of Grumpy Cat, real name Tardar Sauce, announced that the cat died after "complications from a recent urinary tract infection."
Goodnight Mr Bickford...
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/bruce-bickford-stop-motion-icon-and-frank-zappa-collaborator-dies-at-72-173490.html
A cult icon in the world of American independent animation, Bruce Bickford crafted beautiful and terrifying worlds of stop motion animation.
Ugh, I don't like posting this one.... i really enjoyed the most recent Beat album too-
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/ranking-roger-the-english-beat-general-public-dead-at-56/
Read tributes from Billy Bragg, The Selector's Pauline Black, The Specials' Neville Staple, UB40, and more.
Kawabunga!
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/18/704329806/dick-dale-surf-guitar-legend-dead-at-81
Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took guitar distortion to new levels and whose version of "Misirlou" became pop-culture shorthand, died on Saturday night.
The 90's called and they are taking back a lot of their stars.... Luke Perry, singer of Prodigy....who's the 3rd?!
Breathe....
The star, who sang Firestarter, Breathe and Omen, was found dead at his home in Essex.
There has been no official confirmation, but word has been spreading since The The tweeted that Hollis had died...
He’s no longer a believer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/peter-tork-endearingly-offbeat-bassist-and-singer-in-the-monkees-dies-at-77
He played “the dummy” of the group, which starred in an NBC sitcom and briefly outsold the Beatles.
Schlamozzle....
Actress Penny Marshall, best known for playing Laverne DeFazio on "Laverne & Shirley," has died
A celebrated Shakespearean stage actor from Canada, he did all his work on the 1968 classic in postproduction, then voiced another computer for Woody Allen's 'Sleeper.'
This is right up there with Bowie and Prince and Tom Petty. Minus the drug overdoses.
The iconic recipe was created in the test kitchen of Campbell Soup in 1955.
https://pitchfork.com/news/geoff-emerick-beatles-engineer-dead-at-72/
Emerick worked on Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper’s, Revolver, and more
https://www.yahoo.com/news/aretha-franklin-queen-soul-dies-135940935.html
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, dies aged 76
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