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On Broadway, Mandell appeared in Big River and A Christmas Carol and played the Macy's manager in the stage adaptation of the Will Ferrell movie Elf. He also co-starred in the 2009 Jim Carrey movie I Love You Philip Morris.
Stage and screen actor Michael Mandell has died
https://www.broadwayworld.com/articl...-Died-20200726
Danish pianist/composer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, known professionally as Bent Fabric, composed scores for 28 movies and recorded 13 albums. His 1962 instrumental Alley Cat was a top-ten hit in several countries including the US and won a Grammy award for best instrumental.
Bent Fabric dead at 95
https://funnyjunk.com/Bent+fabricius...at+95/ipooMvc/
Alley Cat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxoMeLM_7Ys
The Roots formed in 1987 in Philadelphia. Malik Abdul Basit was a member until 1999. Their hits include Clones, Adrenaline, What They Do, Break You Off (with Musiq) and You Got Me (with Erykah Badu). The Roots are the house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Malik B., founding member of The Roots, dead at 47
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/enter...ots/index.html
Parker also directed Evita, Midnight Express, Angela's Ashes, Shoot The Moon, The Commitments, The Road To Wellville and Pink Floyd – The Wall. His films won ten Golden Globes and six Academy Awards.
Alan Parker, heralded director of Fame, Bugsy Malone and Mississippi Burning, dies at 76
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/31/enter...cli/index.html
Mack was a DJ at KWFT in Wichita Falls, Texas, 1951-60. He also hosted the Big Six Jamboree and Western Barn Dance programs on KWFT-TV. He later worked at KENS in San Antonio before joining WBAP-Fort Worth for late-nights in 1969. He left WBAP in 2002 and began hosting a daily program on XM's Open Road channel (171). Between 1952 and 1978, Mack released 39 singles, including Blue, which he wrote and recorded in 1958. LeAnn Rimes' 1996 recording of the song won Grammy awards for best country song and best country female vocal. Mack also wrote Clinging To A Saving Hand for Connie Smith and Drinking Champagne, which became a hit for three artists: Cal Smith, Jerry Lee Lewis and George Strait.
Bill Mack, Blue songwriter and famed country radio broadcaster, dies at 88
https://www.tennessean.com/story/ent...88/5555170002/
Before becoming a stunt man and actor, Brimley worked as a bodyguard for Howard Hughes. Brimley starred in eight episodes of The Waltons and appeared in 48 movies including Jackals, Tender Mercies, Death Valley, Harry & Son, The Firm, The China Syndrome and The Electric Horseman. In the 1980s-90s, he was a commercial spokesman for the Quaker Oats Company.
Wilford Brimley, The Thing and Cocoon star, dead at 85
https://popculture.com/celebrity/new...-star-dead-85/
Molly Hatchet formed in 1971 in Jacksonville. Holland played lead guitar and rhythm guitar and was the last surviving original member. He left the group in 1984. Among their best-known songs: Lady Luck, Satisfied Man, Gator Country, Boogie No More, Bloody Reunion, Stone In Your Heart and Flirtin' With Disaster.
Molly Hatchet guitarist Steve Holland dies
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/stev...-hatchet-dies/
Goldenberg wrote music for more than 200 movies, tv movies and mini-series. He composed the theme songs for Kojak, Rhoda, Banacek, Delvecchio, Our House, Harry O, Circle Of Fear, Executive Suite, The Sixth Sense and Alias Smith & Jones and was the arranger and musical director of Elvis Presley's 1968 NBC-TV special, Singer Presents...Elvis.
Billy Goldenberg, Emmy-winning composer, songwriter, arranger and pianist, dies at 84
https://variety.com/2020/music/obitu...es-1234725889/
Fontana, born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, formed the Mindbenders in 1963. Game Of Love was written by Clint Ballard Jr., who also penned Ginger Bread, Good Timin' and You're No Good. In 1966, after Fontana left the group, they had a #2 hit with Groovy Kind Of Love. Fontana, meanwhile, recorded two solo albums and had three top-40 solo hits in the UK.
Wayne Fontana, British singer who topped US charts with Game Of Love, dies at 74
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...e-of-love-dies
Luedtke wrote the screenplays for Absence Of Malice, Out Of Africa and Random Hearts. In 1991, he was hired to write a rough draft for a movie adaptation of Robert James Waller's novel The Bridges Of Madison County but Warner Bros. executives rejected it and wound up using a screenplay written by Richard LaGravenese, who had also written The Fisher King.
Kurt Luedtke, author, Detroit Free Press editor, Oscar-winning screenwriter, dies at 80
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...80/3331937001/
Allen played Lamont's Uncle Woody on nine episodes of Sanford & Son. He also appeared in four episodes of Good Times and three episodes of Starsky & Hutch.
Raymond Allen, actor known for Sanford & Son and Good Times, dies at 91
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/ray...on-1234731505/
Trini's hits include Michael, Lemon Tree, If I Had A Hammer, Sinner Man, La Bamba, The Bramble Bush and I'm Comin' Home, Cindy. He played Pedro Jiminez in The Dirty Dozen and appeared as himself in Marriage On The Rocks.
Actor-singer Trini López dies at 83 due to COVID-19
https://www.foxla.com/news/actor-sin...ue-to-covid-19
Bream released 85 albums, including compilations. He won four Grammy awards and two Edison awards and in 2013 was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards ceremony in London.
Grammy-award winning guitarist Julian Bream dies at 87
https://metro.co.uk/2020/08/14/gramm...d-87-13128553/
Way was a member of UFO from 1969 to 1982 and from 1991 to 2008. Their hits include Doctor Doctor, This Time, The Writer, Too Hot To Handle and Only You Can Rock Me. Way recorded 27 albums with UFO and seven albums with Waysted, the cleverly-named group he formed in 1982. He also toured with Ozzy Osbourne in 1982 and played on two Michael Schenker albums.
UFO bassist Pete Way dead at 69
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-way-ufo-dead/
Cross played Barnabas Collins in 12 episodes of Dark Shadows and Dr. Andrew Manson in 10 episodes of the mini-series The Citadel and he voiced the Sorcerer in the 2014-15 Disney animated series Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja.
Ben Cross, Chariots Of Fire and Star Trek actor, dies at 72
https://variety.com/2020/film/people...ek-1234738985/
Widespread Panic formed in 1986 in Athens, Georgia. Among their best-known songs are Rebirtha, Can't Get High, Dirty Side Down, The Waker and Hope In A Hopeless World.
Widespread Panic co-founder Todd Nance dies at 57
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/widesp...ce-dead-at-57/
Banali had been battling stage four pancreatic cancer. Quiet Riot's biggest hit, Cum On Feel The Noize, reached #5 on the Hot 100 in November 1983. Their other hits include Bang Your Head, Sign Of The Times, Slick Black Cadillac, Don't Wanna Let You Go and Mama Weer All Crazee Now.
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali dies at 68
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/frankie-banali-dies/
Sherman replaced Hillel Slovak as Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist in 1983 and played on their self-titled debut album. Sherman co-wrote seven songs for the band's second album, Freaky Styley, but left the group in 1984 when Slovak returned.
Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dead at 64
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...k-sherman-dead
The punk-rock band The Heartbreakers formed in 1975 in New York City. Lure was the last surviving original member. They released one studio album and nine live albums.
Walter Lure, Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers guitarist, dead at 71
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-obit-1048521/
Before beginning a recording career, Rogers worked alongside the Rev. James Cleveland as pianist for the Watts Community Choir and the Los Angeles Community Choir. Rogers had eight R&B hits, 1976-80, including Love Cycles, Say You Love Me, Love Brought Me Back and a duet with Patrice Rushen, Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up.
'70s soul singer D.J. Rogers dies at 72
https://www.soultracks.com/story-dj-rogers-dies