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Pegi, born Margaret Morton, married Neil Young in 1978. She toured with him as a backup singer and played acoustic guitar on several of his recordings. They divorced in 2014. In 2007, Pegi and two members of Neil's touring band formed a country-rock group, The Survivors. They released four albums, including Raw (2017), which Pegi, referring to her divorce, described as "the soundtrack to the seven stages of grief."
Pegi Young, musician and former wife of Neil Young, dies at 66
https://www.billboard.com/biz/articl...ung-dies-at-66
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In a 2009 Rolling Stone interview, Bob Dylan said Ripley (who played on Dylan's Shot Of Love album and toured with him in 1981) was one of his favorite guitarists. Ripley formed The Tractors in 1988 and co-wrote their 1994 #11 country hit Baby Likes To Rock It. The Tractors released seven albums. Ripley, backed by the Jordanaires, released a solo album in 2002.
Steve Ripley, guitarist, producer and leader of country-rock band The Tractors, dies at 69
https://musicrow.com/2019/01/steve-r...tractors-dies/
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Gimbel, inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1984, co-wrote Sway, Ricochet, Meditation, Canadian Sunset, The Girl From Ipanema, Killing Me Softly With His Song, Summer Samba, I Will Wait For You, I Got A Name, How Insensitive, A Whale Of A Tale, It Goes Like It Goes, Ready To Take A Chance Again and the theme songs of Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. Whew!
Norman Gimbel, famed Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist, dies at 91
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-91-1171780
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Metalcore band Ice Nine Kills formed in Boston in 2002 and has released five albums, three EPs and six singles. Every Trick In The Book, their best-selling album, reached #122 on Billboard's album chart in 2015. Among their songs, which are inspired by horror books and horror movies and in which the band members scream as much as they sing, are Enjoy Your Slay, Stabbing In The Dark, Bloodbath & Beyond, The Coffin Is Moving and Hell In The Hallways.
Ex-Ice Nine Kills bassist Shane Bisnett dies at 31
http://loudwire.com/ex-ice-nine-kill...snett-dies-31/
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Haydock played on the Hollies' early hits including Searchin', I'm Alive, I Can't Let Go, Just One Look and Look Through Any Window. In 1966, he was fired and replaced by Bernie Calvert because he believed the Hollies' managers were misappropriating concert revenue and royalty payments and he had quit attending recording sessions. Haydock formed a new band, Haydock's Rockhouse, which broke up after releasing two singles. Meanwhile, the Hollies had eight more US/UK top-ten hits without him.
Eric Haydock, original Hollies bassist, dies at 75
https://bestclassicbands.com/eric-ha...ituary-1-6-19/
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Sheppard appeared on Broadway in Marat/Sade and Sherlock Holmes and appeared in several tv shows and movies incuding NCIS, Max Headroom, Gettysburg and Gods & Generals. He also voiced characters in several video games and animated films and was the voice of Santa Claus in Disney's three Prep & Landing Christmas specials.
William Morgan Sheppard, Star Trek and Doctor Who actor, dies at 86
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainm...H2b?li=BBqdk7Q
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Ellis and Webb wrote a pilot for a series about a cop named Joe Friday. It evolved into Dragnet. Ellis acted in several radio and tv series (often playing a detective or law enforcement officer) and appeared in several movies includIng The Shining and Pete Kelly's Blues.
Herb Ellis, Dragnet actor and Jack Webb collaborator, dies at 97
https://deadline.com/2019/01/herb-el...bb-1202528378/
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Stearns died November 17 but her death wasn't reported until this week. Mary Katherine Jones was a child actress and singer who had a few roles in movies. She married actor/producer Johnny Stearns in 1946 and they starred in Mary Kay & Johnny from 1947 to 1950. It was the first television sitcom, the first tv series to show a couple sharing a bed and the first tv series to make the star's real-life pregnancy a part of the storyline. (If you thought I Love Lucy was the first, you're mistaken; Lucy debuted in 1951.)
Mary Kay Stearns, pioneering star of 1940s sitcom, dies at 93
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ma...-93/ar-BBS3XsC
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"Mine's bigger. My cucumber. It's bigger. My name's Eric Stratton. People call me Otter." "My name's Marion. People call me Mrs. Wormer." "Oh, we have a Dean Wormer at Faber." "How interesting. I have a husband named Dean Wormer at Faber. Still want to show me your cucumber?" They were in the vegetable section of a supermarket. What did you think they were talking about?
Verna Bloom, actress in Animal House, High Plains Drifter, The Last Temptation Of Christ, dies at 80
https://variety.com/2019/film/obitua...se-1203104909/
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Clydie King was discovered by Louie Louie songwriter/singer Richard Berry in 1956 and began recording at age 13. In addition to singing backup on dozens of big hits such as Tumbling Dice, The Bitch Is Back and Sweet Home Alabama, she released 28 singles as a member of various groups, including Bonnie & The Treasures' Home Of The Brave (1965):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gCPLU-sgZw
Clydie King, unheralded backup singer for Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones, dead at 73
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...r-dead-777417/
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"Cancer. And my name is Larry. Take my hand and let me take you to Love Land." Former Detroit Emeralds member James Wiliams formed the Floaters in 1976. They had a number-one r&b hit and #2 pop hit in 1977 with Float On, in which each of the four singers tells his zodiac sign and describes his ideal woman. Cheech & Chong recorded a parody, Bloat On.
Larry Cunningham of The Floaters dies at 67
https://www.soultracks.com/story-larry-cunningham-dies
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Jarman, who played drums, clarinet and saxophone, released 12 albums as a bandleader and 41 as a member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Joseph Jarman, jazz musician and Buddhist priest, dies at 81
https://pitchfork.com/news/jazz-musi...an-dead-at-81/
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Fernando Luján (real name: Fernando Ciangherotti Díaz) began acting as a child. He appeared in 25 telenovelas and tv series in Mexico and had roles in 56 movies including Amor Y Sexo, Fiebre De Juventud, Acapulco A Go-Go, Día De Muertos and Fuera De La Ley. He is best known to American audiences for playing Papi Montenegro in the 2018 remake of the 1987 film Overboard.
Fernando Luján, actor in El Mil Amores and Overboard, dies at 79
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-79-1175606
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Murphy played piano, bass and guitar and released nine albums. He also worked as a session musician for Bonnie Raitt, Little Milton, Prudence Johnson and other artists. Murphy, Prince and Bob Dylan were the charter inductees into the Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame in 1990. Murphy is also a member of the Minnesota Bues Hall Of Fame.
Willie Murphy, 'heart and soul of Minneapolis music scene,' dies at 75
The blues and R&B veteran led Willie & The Bees, produced Bonnie Raitt and was a charter member of the Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame.
http://www.startribune.com/heart-and...-75/504291622/
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Sanger "Whitey" Shafer wrote or co-wrote Lefty's Gone, Bandy The Rodeo Clown, That's The Way Love Goes, The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor, Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong, I Never Go Around Mirrors, I Wonder Do You Think Of Me, Between Midnight & Daylight, Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind and many other country hits.
Whitey Shafer, All My Ex's Live In Texas songwriter, dies at 84
http://tasteofcountry.com/whitey-shafer-dies/
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Pat, whose hits include April Love, Ain't That A Shame, Moody River, Speedy Gonzales, Friendly Persuasion and Love Letters In The Sand, and Shirley, who was the daughter of country singer Red Foley, were married for 65 years. Wow!
Shirley Boone, philanthropist and wife of Pat Boone, dies at 84
https://www.latimes.com/local/obitua...113-story.html
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Bonnie Guitar (born Bonnie Buckingham) learned to play guitar as a teenager and wound up marrying her guitar teacher. She released 39 singles and 14 albums and is best known for her 1957 pop and country hit Dark Moon. Among her other hits: A Woman In Love, Stop The Sun, I Believe In Love and I'm Living In Two Worlds. In 1958, she and Bob Reisdorf founded Dolphin Records in Seattle. Upon learning there was already a Dolphin Records in New York, they renamed the label Dolton. Vic Dana, the Fleetwoods, the Frantics and the Ventures recorded for Dolton.
Bonnie Guitar, pioneering musician, performer, record label owner, dies at 95
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/p...itar-has-died/
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Channing won a Tony award in 1964 for her portrayal of matchmaker Dolly Levi and was nominated for an Oscar in 1968 for her portrayal of a nightclub singer in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Her autobiography, Just Lucky I Guess, was published in 2002.
Carol Channing, star of Hello, Dolly! on Broadway, dies at 97
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/20...y-dies-aged-97
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Bolke voiced Chumley the walrus on the 1963-66 Tennessee Tuxedo & His Tales cartoon series. Don Adams voiced the title character, a penguin. "Duh, what are we gonna do, Tennessee?" "We'd better go see Mr. Whoopee." Phineas J. Whoopee would help them solve problems by explaining different inventions or scientific principles. Yes, the show was semi-educational. Bolke also voiced characters on Casper, Underdog, The Year Without A Santa Claus and other series. Dayton Allen, his brother, was the voice of Heckle & Jeckle and characters on Deputy Dawg and Howdy Doody.
Voice actor Bradley Bolke dies at 93
https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2019/01...s-chumley.html
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The Germs formed in Los Angeles in 1976. The punk-rock band released only two singles and one album (GI, produced by Joan Jett) before disbanding in December 1980 after lead singer Darby Crash (Jan Beahm) committed suicide. Joined by new lead singer Shane West, the Germs reunited in 2007 and toured for three years.
Germs bassist Lorna Doom (Teresa Ryan) dies at 50
https://pitchfork.com/news/germs-bas...doom-has-died/
