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Eddie Money, born Edward Mahoney, announced just two weeks ago that he had stage 4 esophageal cancer. His hits include Baby Hold On, Walk On Water, Endless Nights, Peace In Our Time, I Wanna Go Back and Take Me Home Tonight with Ronnie Spector.
Eddie Money, Two Tickets To Paradise singer, dies at 70
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/...es-1203334855/
Newman won a Tony award in 1962 for her role as Martha Vail in Subways Are For Sleeping. Among her other Broadway plays: Bells Are Ringing, On The Town, The Apple Tree and Neil Simon's The Prisoner Of Second Avenue. She also appeared in several movies including Picnic and Mannequin and was a regular on Thirtysomething, One Life To Live, 100 Centre Street and That Was The Week That Was. From 1960 until his death in 2002, Newman was married to playwright/lyricist Adolphe Green.
Broadway legend Phyllis Newman dead at 86
https://extratv.com/2019/09/15/broad...an-dead-at-86/
Ocasek died of natural causes – whatever those are. He was 70. Among the Cars' hits: Drive, Magic, Hello Again, Let's Go, Shake It Up, My Best Friend's Girl, You Might Think, Just What I Needed and Tonight She Comes.
Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, found dead in his Manhattan townhouse
https://pagesix.com/2019/09/15/the-c...tan-townhouse/
Turk is probably best known for playing circus strongman Gabriel in HBOs 2003-05 series Carnivàle. He also appeared in Big Fat Liar, American Pie 2 and Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles.
Brian Turk, who appeared on Beverly Hills 90210, Boy Meets World and ER, dies at 49
https://www.aol.com/article/entertai...t-49/23813872/
How old was Ric Ocasek when he died? ABC, Variety and USA TODAY reported that Ocasek was 75. MSN, WGBH-TV, IMDB, PageSix and AllMusic said he was born in 1949. PageSix later edited their story to change Ocasek's age from 70 to 75. Public records give his birth year as 1949. Joel Whitburn, whose RecordResearch.com publishes music reference books based on Billboard charts, is a stickler for accuracy. Whitburn gives Ocasek's birth year as 1949. Yesterday, the Wikipedia entry gave 1949 as Ocasek's birth year; today, it's been changed to "1944 (disputed)."
Lieutenant Columbo needs to investigate!
Clutch formed in 1991 in Frederick, Maryland. They've released 12 studio albums, five live albums, five EPs and 10 singles. Their mainstream rock hits include Electric Worry, Pure Rock Fury, Careful With That Mic and The Mob Goes Wild. Schauer played Hammond organ with the band, 2005-08.
Former Clutch keyboardist Mick Schauer has died
https://loudwire.com/clutch-mick-schauer-death/
Roberts, born Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs, got her nickname as a child. Her brother repeatedly mispronounced "Corinne" as "Cokie." Don't ask me how. Roberts was a reporter, commentator, news analyst and political corespondent for CBS, ABC and PBS and was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall Of Fame in 2000
Legendary journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts dies at 75
https://abcnews.go.com/US/legendary-...ry?id=65633507
John Cohen was the last surviving original member of the New Lost City Ramblers, a trio which formed in 1958 in New York City and specialized in re-creating the music of 1920s-30s string bands. The group also included Tom Paley and Pete Seeger's half-brother Mike. Cohen was married to Pete Seeger's half-sister Penny. The New Lost City Ramblers released 30 albums and inspired the 1970 Grateful Dead song Uncle John's Band.
John Cohen, founding member of New Lost City Ramblers, dies at 87
https://livemusicblog.com/news/john-...rs-dead-r-i-p/
Wallis was a member of Motörhead. And Shagrat. And UFO. And Blodwyn Pig. And the Deviants. And the Pink Fairies. He also recorded solo.
Original Motörhead guitarist Larry Wallis dead at 70
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/larry-wallis-dies/
Mabern was a "post-bop" pianist. The semi-freeform genre incorporates bop, modal jazz, avant-garde and fusion. Mabern released 26 albums as a bandleader or co-bandleader. He also toured and/or recorded with Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Lionel Hampton, Sarah Vaughan, Donald Byrd, Arthur Prysock, Betty Carter, Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Williams, George Benson, Stanley Turrentine and many other artists.
Memphis jazz great Harold Mabern dies at 83
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news...ied/ar-AAHyoyD
Derek Trucks, nephew of Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks, formed the Derek Trucks Band in 1994. Scott played on the band's six studio albums and two live albums and also released four albums with his own group, the Yonrico Scott Band. (Neither Trucks nor Scott was very creative when it came to band names.) Scott also played on recordings by Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Anita Baker, Peabo Bryson, George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Whitney Houston and others.
Yonrico Scott, Grammy-winning drummer, dies at 63
https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/...rummer-dies-63
Eisenberg portrayed Nog, the first Ferengi to join Starfleet, in 47 episodes of Deep Space Nine (1993-99). In one episode, Far Beyond The Stars, he also played a newspaper vendor.
Aron Eisenberg, Nog on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, dies at 50
https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/aron-eisenberg-dead/
Haig, who was bald and almost always sported a thick beard, appeared in 62 movies including Halloween, THX 1138, Jackie Brown and Diamonds Are Forever. He also appeared in many television series including Batman, Gunsmoke, Star Trek, 55 episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and eight episodes of Mission Impossible.
Sid Haig, actor in House Of 1000 Corpses and other cult movies, dies at 80
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...-dies-n1057586
Mendel also produced the animated series Drawn Together, The Critic, The PJs and Sit Down Shut Up and served as an associate producer on Jerry Maguire.
J. Michael Mendel, Emmy-winning producer of The Simpsons and Rick & Morty, dies at 54
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/j-m...ty-1203346969/
Hunter played mandolin and upright bass. Before founding the Grateful Dead in 1965, Jerry Garcia played alongside Hunter in San Francisco-area country-bluegrass bands The Wildwood Boys, The Tub Thumpers and The Hart Valley Drifters. Hunter wrote Sugaree, Sugar Magnolia, Truckin', Dark Star, Casey Jones, Uncle John's Band, Touch Of Grey and many other Grateful Dead hits.
Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead collaborator and lyricist, dies at 78
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ad-889788/amp/
Jimmy Nelson, last of TV’s golden era ventriloquists, whose characters Farfel and Danny O'Day were the face of Nestlés Quik, dies at 90
https://www.masslive.com/entertainme...-has-died.html
We can all sing the jingle: "N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestlés makes the very best.....chocolate." Here is a 1956 Nestlés Quik commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAqbC9S6U7
Garrison played Tommy in two Karate Kid movies. His most memorable line: "Get him a body bag!" Now he needs one of his own. He also appeared in episodes of several tv series including Coach, Columbo, MacGyver and St. Elsewhere.
Rob Garrison, actor in The Karate Kid, dies at 59
https://www.etonline.com/rob-garriso...s-at-59-133344
Among Spicer's songs – I can't say "hits" because he never had any – are I Rock Boots, This Is It, The Bubble Bunch, Money (Dollar Bill Y'all), Adventures of Super Rhyme and Super Rhyme 89. The Bubble Bunch (1982) has the distinction of being the first song to be remixed by drummer/guitarist/producer John "Jellybean" Benitez.
Rap pioneer Jimmy Spicer dies at 61
https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2019/09...icer-obituary/
Here is The Bubble Bunch:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nEHFLfloEOg
Porter appeared in dozens of tv shows and movies including The Middle, The Gilmore Girls, How I Met Your Mother and The Truth About Cats & Dogs. She also portrayed a scary old woman in the music video for Tenacious D's Tribute.
Linda Porter, actress in Superstore and Twin Peaks, dies at 86
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebri...-86/ar-AAHXQE1
José José performed at the Casino Royale in Las Vegas in 1974 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2004. He released 36 albums, not counting compilations and boxed sets. Eighteen of them went platinum in various countries. Among his many hits: Amnesia, El Triste, El Príncipe, La Nave Del Olvido, 40 Y 20, Gavilán O Paloma, Soy Como Quieras Tú, De Pueblo En Pueblo, Hasta Que Vuelvas, Dejame Conocerte, Buscando Una Sonrisa, El Amar Y El Querer, Lo Pasado Pasado, Si Me Dejas Ahora and Lo Que Un Dia Fué No será.
José José, Mexican musical icon for half a century, dies at 71
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/enter...ath/index.html