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The Spinners formed in 1954 in Detroit. John Edwards, who had six solo R&B hits, 1973-77, was the group's lead singer from 1977 until 2000 when he was forced to retire after suffering a stroke. He sang lead on Are You Ready For Love, If You Wanna Do A Dance, Right Or Wrong, Body Language, Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time, Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl and other hits.
John Edwards, former lead singer of the Spinners, dies at 80
https://soultracks.com/news-john-edw...rs-dies-at-80/
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Alexander also appeared in eight movies and TV movies including Zoya, Crime In The Streets and The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case.
Denise Alexander, Dr. Lesley Webber on General Hospital, dies at 85
She played Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy’s daughter on the radio and Susan Martin on Days Of Our Lives before spending a quarter-century in Port Charles.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...er-1236212880/
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Benton wrote (or co-wrote) and directed eight films including Nadine, Twilight, Billy Bathgate, Nobody's Fool, The Late Show, and Places In The Heart. With David Newman, he co-wrote Bonnie & Clyde, Bad Company, Still Of The Night and There Was A Crooked Man.
Robert Benton, Oscar-winning Kramer vs. Kramer director, dies at 92
https://people.com/robert-benton-dea...as-92-11734087
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Strouse composed the music for 34 revues and musicals and nine movies. Among his best-known compositions are Applause, But Alive, Children Of The Wind, Lyle Lyle Crocodile, Put On A Happy Face, A Lot Of Livin' To Do, Tomorrow, It's The Hard-Knock Life, You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile – and Those Were The Days, the theme song of All In The Family.
Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, dies at 96
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/15/53495...s-strouse-dead
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Byles, born Kenneth Byles Jr., released 50 singles between 1971 and 1989. Among his best-known songs are Curly Locks, Beat Down Babylon, Run Run, Oh Carolina, Girl Next Door, Auntie Lu-Lu and Ain't Too Proud To Beg.
Junior Byles, reggae singer whose hits include Fade Away, dead at 76
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025...ade-away-died/
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Baker appeared in 56 movies and TV movies including Mud, Mitchell, Congo, GoldenEye, Juniuor Bonner, Reality Bites, Leonard Part 6, Mars Attacks!, That Certain Summer, The Siege At Ruby Ridge and Guns Of The Magnificent Seven.
Joe Don Baker, rugged star of Walking Tall, dies at 89
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ll-1236217866/
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Wendt played Norm Peterson in 269 episodes of Cheers (1982-93) and appeared in 73 movies and TV movies including House, My Bodyguard, No Small Affair, Gung Ho, Guilty By Suspicion, Never Say Die, Kids In America, Saturday Morning, Outside Providence and Christmas With The Campbells.
George Wendt, who played Norm on Cheers, dies at 76
https://variety.com/2025/tv/obituari...rs-1236404992/
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In the 1953 3-D movie It Came From Outer Space, gelatinous one-eyed aliens crash-land in the Arizona desert and shapeshift into human form to avoid detection. Hughes, who was third-billed, posed for a publicity photo which earned her the nickname of "Scream Queen." She appeared in 30 other movies and TV movies including Revenge, For Men Only, Cult Of The Cobra, Dawn At Socorro, Three Bad Sisters, The Glass Web, The Golden Blade, The Late Liz and Mr. Belvedere Goes To College.
Katheleen Hughes, star of It Came From Outer Space, dead at 96
https://parade.com/news/kathleen-hug...-space-dies-96
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Nichols, who played guitar, violin and piano, released four albums with his group The Small Circle Of Friends. He and Paul Williams wrote the Carpenters' We've Only Just Begun, Rainy Days & Mondays and I Won't Last A Day Without You and Three Dog Night's Out In The Country. Nichols and Paul Lane wrote Paul Anka's early 1976 hit Times Of Your Life, which was originally used in television commercials for Kodak cameras.
Carpenters songwriter Roger Nichols dies at 84
https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/...eath-tributes/
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Rick Derringer (real name: Richard Zehringer) formed the McCoys in 1962. Hang On Sloopy, their remake of the Vibrations' My Girl Sloopy, went to number one on the Hot 100 in September 1965. Three months later, their remake of Little Willie John's Fever got to #7. Derringer's 1970s solo hits include Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo, Teenage Love Affair, It's Raining and Let Me In.
Rick Derringer, legendary guitarist and music icon, dead at 77
https://nypost.com/2025/05/27/entert...nd-dead-at-77/
