Entertainment industry obituaries

Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers began singing as a trio in 1961 in Greenwich Village, New York. They had a number-one hit in December 1969 with Leaving On A Jet Plane, written by John Denver. Among their other hits are Lemon Tree, If I Had A Hammer, Puff The Magic Dragon, Blowin' In The Wind, Day Is Done, Too Much Of Nothing, I Dig Rock & Roll Music and Don't Think Twice, It's All Right. Travers died in 2009.

Peter Yarrow of folk music group Peter, Paul & Mary dies at 86

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/pe...ary-dies-at-86

Anita Bryant had 11 chart hits, 1959-64. Paper Roses reached #5 on the Hot 100 in June 1960 and In My Little Corner Of The World got to #10 three months later. Among her other hits are Till There Was You, Wonderland By Night, One Of The Lonely Ones and I Can't Do It By Myself.

Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at 84

https://apnews.com/article/anita-bry...c669c6868b6b37

Sam & Dave had a number-one R&B hit and #21 pop hit with Hold On! I'm Comin' in June 1966 and a number-one R&B hit and #2 pop hit with Soul Man in October 1967. Among their other hits are Soothe Me, I Thank You, You Got Me Hummin' and When Something Is Wrong With My Baby.

Sam Moore, half of iconic soul duo Sam & Dave, dead at 89

https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/entert...ve-dead-at-89/

Charleson played Dr. Monica Quartermaine in more than 2,000 episodes of General Hospital and in 27 episodes of Port Charles and appeared in the movies Cheering Section, A Lovely Way To Die and The Day Of The Dolphin.

Leslie Charleson, longest-tenured General Hospital cast member, dies at 79

https://people.com/leslie-charleson-...ctress-8605210

Recording as the Whites, mandolinist/guitarist Buck White and his daughters Cheryl and Sharon had 12 consecutive top-40 country hits, 1982-87, including Hangin' Around, Pins & Needles, You Put The Blue In Me and I Wonder Who's Holding My Baby Tonight. Buck was the oldest member of the Grand Ole Opry. Sharon has been married to Ricky Skaggs since 1981.

Country music patriarch Buck White dead at 94

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Lynch directed 10 feature films including Dune, Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive and The Elephant Man and directed 46 shorts including Lamp, Boat, Bug Crawls and What Did Jack Do?

David Lynch, director of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, dies at 78

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/d...y?id=112678303

Uecker's Major League career as a catcher lasted six years. His career as a Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer lasted 54 years.

Bob Uecker, longtime voice of the Brewers and a star of Major League, dies at 90

https://sports.yahoo.com/bob-uecker-...155016333.html

Montgomery's spoken-word recording No Charge went to number one on the country chart and #39 on the Hot 100 in May 1974. Among her 29 other country hits are We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds (with George Jones), Baby Ain't That Fine (with Gene Pitney), Let's Invite Them Over, Something To Brag About, Wrap Your Love Around Me, Angel Of The Morning, The Greatest One Of All and Don't Let The Good Times Fool You.

Country star Melba Montgomery dies at 86

https://www.timesdaily.com/news/loca...e15b03fdc.html

Plowright appeared in 50 plays including Roots, Saint Joan, Uncle Vanya, A Taste Of Honey, Three Sisters, The Seagull and Much Ado About Nothing and in 40 movies including Equus, Revolution, Global Heresy, Surviving Picasso, Dennis The Menace – she played Mrs., Wilson – and Bringing Down The House.

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95

https://apnews.com/article/joan-plow...9a79a8f9a0f3e6

Bob Kuban & The In-Men had a #12 hit in March 1966 with The Cheater. Kuban was the octet's drummer; the lead singer was Walter Scott. Among the band's other hits are Jerkin' Time, The Teaser and a remake of the Beatles' Drive My Car.

Bob Kuban, St. Louis musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, dead at 84

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/bo...-famer-passes/

Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel – they had all been members of the Hawks, rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins' band – formed The Band in 1967. The Band's hits include The Weight, Rag Mama Rag, Up On Cripple Creek, Don't Do It, Time To Kill and Life Is A Carnival.

Garth Hudson, last surviving original member of The Band, dies at 87

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/g...y?id=117941841

Sykes was a member of Thin Lizzy in 1982-83 and was the group's lead singer from 1996 to 2009. He was a member of Whitesnake from 1984 to 1987 and Blue Murder from 1989 to 1994. He also released five solo albums.

John Sykes, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist, dies at 65

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/enter...cli/index.html

Goldberg and Steve Miller formed the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band quintet in 1965. Goldberg, Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Miles, Harvey Brooks and Nick Gravenites formed the Electric Flag in 1967. They provided the music for the Peter Fonda movie The Trip and their album A Long Time Comin' reached #21 on Billboard's album chart in August 1968. Goldberg then formed the Barry Goldberg Reunion. They had a minor hit in October 1968 with Hole In My Pocket. Goldberg released eight studio albums and one live album.

Barry Goldberg, blues-rock keyboardist whose work with Bob Dylan included controversial Newport ’65 concert, dies at 83

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/...ag-1236282797/

Walk It Out, the debut single by DJ Unk (Anthony Leonard Platt), got to #2 on Billboard's rap chart, #2 on the R&B/hip-hop chart and #10 on the Hot 100 in February 2007. 2 Step, his follow-up, reached #4 on the rap chart, #9 on the R&B/hip-hop chart and #24 on the Hot 100 in August 2007. Among his other hits are Hit The Dance Floor (with Donald "Baby D" Jenkins) and Show Out.

DJ Unk, Walk It Out and 2 Step rapper, dies at 43

https://www.wsaz.com/2025/01/25/dj-u...3-reports-say/

Marianne Faithfull was discovered by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Lloyd Oldham. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrore her first hit, As Tears Go By, which reached #9 in the UK and #22 in the United States in January 1965. Among her other hits are Summer Nights, This Little Bird, Come & Stay With Me, Go Away From My World, The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan and Is This What I Get For Loving You? She was in a romantic relationship witrh Jagger from 1966 to 1970.

Marianne Faithfull, pop icon and singer, dies at 78

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/na...a-22dd251fb9f1

Erwin played Teddy, one of the drovers on Rawhide, 1959-65. He voiced Reggie Mantle in several Archie animated series and voiced Morris the Cat in several 9Lives commercials. The original Morris died in 1978. Two other cats have portrayed Morris.

John Erwin, voice actor in He-Man and Archie cartoons, dies at 88
He also recurred on the Clint Eastwood series Rawhide and voiced Morris the Cat on TV commercials in the 1970s.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...or-1236123692/

Roberts appeared in 38 movies and TV movies including Serpico, Switch, Star Spangled Girl, My Best Friend's Wife, Seize The Day (with Robin Williams), The Million Dollar Duck, The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three and six Woody Allen films: Annie Hall, Stardust Memories, Radio Days, Hannah & Her Sisters, Play It Again Sam and A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy.

Tony Roberts, Annie Hall actor and Broadway star, dies at 85

https://variety.com/2025/film/obitua...ll-1236301011/

Tuiasosopo played three games as a center for the Los Angeles Rams in 1987 before becoming an actor. He appeared in eight episodes of Hawaii (2004) and five episodes of Easy Money (2008-09) and in 17 movies including Fun Size, Speed Racer, 12 Rounds, BASEketball, A Perfect Getaway, Necessary Roughness and The Fast & The Furious.

Street Fighter actor Peter 'Navy' Tuiasosopo dead at 61

https://extratv.com/2025/02/10/stree...po-dead-at-61/

French played blind priest Father Lonigan in more than 400 episodes of NBC's daytime drama Passions (1999-2008) and appeared in 50 movies and TV movies including Fletch, First Family, Bloodbrothers, Enough, Jagged Edge, Mr. Deeds, Leave 'Em Laughing (with Mickey Rooney), Mysterious Two, Murphy's Romance, Thank You For Smoking, Airplane II and Jurassic Park III.

Bruce French, Passions actor and a veteran of the stage, dies at 79

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ns-1236131400/

The Flamingos formed in 1953 in Chicago. Hunt was a member from 1956 to 1961 and sang on the group's biggest hit, I Only Have Eyes For You, which reached #3 on Billboard's R&B chart and #11 on the Hot 100 in August 1959. He also sang on their hits Lovers Never Say Goodbye, Love Walked In, I Was Such A Fool and Nobody Loves Me Like You. Hunt had two solo top-ten R&B hits, Human in 1961 and I Am A Witness in 1963.

Soul legend Tommy Hunt dead at 91

https://www.clashmusic.com/news/soul...hunt-has-died/