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LaFleur played first baseman Chick Gandil in Field Of Dreams (1989), Babe Ruth in The Sandlot (1993) and the Tooth Fairy in The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3 (2006). He appeared in multiple episodes of Matlock, Webster, High Tide, Hyperion Drive, The Practice and Bay City Blues.
Art LaFleur, The Sandlot and Field Of Dreams actor, dies at 78
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...160352896.html
Dino, Desi & Billy – the son of Dean Martin, the son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, and their schoolmate Billy Hinsche – had two top-30 hits in 1965, I'm A Fool and Not The Lovin' Kind. Hinsche played keyboards in the Beach Boys' touring band from 1971 to 1977 and 1982 to 1996. In the 2010s he was a member of Brian Wilson's touring group, Brian Wilson & Friends (which included Al Jardine).
Billy Hinsche, longtime member of Beach Boys’ touring band, dead at 70
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-obit-1260824/
Aykroyd appeared in 12 movies and TV-movies including Dragnet, Coneheads, Doctor Detroit, Nothing But Trouble and Kids Of The Round Table. He co-created the syndicated sci-fi series Psi Factor: Chronicles Of The Paranormal, which was hosted by his older brother Dan Aykroyd and aired from 1996 to 2000.
Peter Aykroyd, Saturday Night Live writer and actor, dead at 66
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...tor-dead-at-66
Morgan appeared in six movies including Flower, Compadres and Camp Manna and played Christopher in eight episodes of the 2019 Shudder streaming service series Critters: A New Breed.
Joey Morgan, actor in Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse, dead at 28
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...28-1235051556/
Sondheim won nine Tony Awards, eight Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and a Pulitzer Prize and in 2015 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Legendary Broadway songwriter Stephen Sondheim dies at 91
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/178605...im-dies-at-91/
McLeod co-wrote Diana Ross' Love Hangover, Jermaine Jackson's Let Me Tickle Your Fancy, Anita Baker's Same Ole Love, Jr. Walker's Walk In The Night, G.C. Cameron's Include Me In Your Life, High Inergy's You Can't Turn Me Off and other hits. She released a disco single, I Got Love On My Mind, in 1979 and an album, I Believe In Me, in 2010.
Motown hitmaker Marilyn McLeod dies at 82
https://www.soultracks.com/story-marilyn-mcleod-dies
How many soap opera stars have died this year? I've lost count. Brown worked as an acting coach for more than 1,400 episodes of Guiding Light, 1967-2009, and played Nola Reardon on 92 episodes, 1980-98, and two episodes in 2009. She played Iva Snyder on 143 episodes of As The World Turns, 1985-94, and one episode in 2006.
Lisa Brown, soap opera actress in Guiding Light and As the World Turns, dies at 67
https://www.yahoo.com/now/lisa-brown...022620980.html
Dahl appeared in 31 movies including Ambush, Reign Of Terror, My Wild Irish Rose, Jamaica Run, Bengal Brigade, The Diamond Queen, The Pleasure Pit and She Played With Fire and in multiple episodes of Renegade, Burke's Law, The Love Boat and One Life To Live.
Arlene Dahl, Journey To The Center Of The Earth star and mother of Lorenzo Lamas, dies at 96
https://ew.com/movies/arlene-dahl-de...-star-dies-96/
Lane appeared in 11 movies including Shamus, Sweat, Eureka, Blue Skies Again, The Pilot, Island Claws (eight-foot-long mutant crabs!) and Cotton Comes To Harlem.
Tommy Lane, actor and stuntman in Live & Let Die and Shaft, dies at 83
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/t...ft-1235122222/
Mekka, born Edward Mekjian, played Carmine Ragusa in 148 episodes of Laverne & Shirley, 1976-83, and played Joey DeLuca in 13 episodes of Blansky's Beauties, 1977. He also appeared in several movies including Beaches, Dreamgirls and A League Of Their Own
Eddie Mekka, Carmine on Laverne & Shirley, dead at 69
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/enter...bit/index.html
Stonewall Jackson, a descendant of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, had 44 country hits between 1958 and 1973. His biggest hit, Waterloo, went to number one on the country chart and #4 on the Hot 100 in 1959. He had nine other top-ten hits including Life To Go, Don't Be Angry, Stamp Out Loneliness, A Wound Time Can't Erase and Why I'm Walkin'. Jackson had been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since November 3, 1956.
Country music legend Stonewall Jackson dead at 89
https://www.tristatehomepage.com/new...on-dead-at-89/
Miles, a guitarist and keyboardist, released ten studio albums and two live albums. His biggest hits were Music, which reached #3 in the UK and #88 in the US in 1976, and Slowdown, which reached #10 in the UK and #34 in the US in 1977. Miles toured with Tina Turner for many years and sang on several of her albums. He also was a guest vocalist on five Alan Parsons Project albums.
John Miles, known for rock epic Music, dies at 72
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other...-72/ar-AARwLgd
Barry's mother, a church pianist, began teaching him to play piano when he was four. She asked him if he wanted to play gospel music or jazz. He chose jazz. He released 20 studio albums and five live albums and recorded with Donald Byrd, Charlie Byrd, Dexter Gordon, Yusef Lateef, Sonny Stitt, Hank Mobley, Coleman Hawkins, Cannonball Adderley, Charles McPherson and many others.
Barry Harris, beloved jazz pianist devoted to bebop, dies at 91
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/08/10623...bop-dies-at-91
Sly & Robbie released 46 albums in Jamaica. None of them charted in the United States. Sly & Robbie produced albums by Bob Dylan, Bunny Wailer, Black Uhuru, Grace Jones, Ini Kamoze, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, No Doubt, the Mighty Diamonds and many others.
Robbie Shakespeare, reggae bass legend, dead at 68
Along with his Riddim Twins counterpart Sly Dunbar, the bassist worked alongside everyone from Black Uhuru to Bob Dylan across more than four decades.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-dead-1269024/
Bronski Beat formed in 1983 in London. They released five studio albums, one live album and 11 singles. Their first single, Smalltown Boy, reached #3 in the UK and number one on the Dance Club Play chart in the US in 1984. Among their other hits are Why?, Hit That Perfect Beat and C'mon! C'mon!
Steve Bronski, co-founder of Bronski Beat, dead at 61
https://www.billboard.com/music/musi...61-1235007649/
Nesmith had nine top-20 hits and three number ones as a member of the Monkees. As a solo artist, he reached #21 in 1970 with Joanne.
Michael Nesmith, Monkees singer-songwriter, dead at 78
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-dead-1270079/
Tavares had 17 top-20 R&B hits between 1973 and 1983. Among their biggest hits are Whodunit, Check It Out, A Penny For Your Thoughts, Don't Take Away The Music and Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel.
Ralph Tavares, eldest of five brothers in R&B group Tavares, dies at 79
https://www.yahoo.com/now/ralph-tava...143853464.html
White played Lady Vi in 17 episodes of Days Of Our Lives (2000) and played Agnes in 20 episodes of BET's Ruthless (2020-21). She also appeared in the movies Land Of Plenty, Sunset Park and American Bad Boy.
Rhonda Stubbins White, actress in Days Of Our Lives, dead at 60
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainm...-60/ar-AARIrIp
Dennis recorded eight albums as a member of the Wailing Souls and five albums as a member of Black Uhuru. In 2015, he released a solo album, Trenchtown 19 3rd Street, named for the address of his childhood home in Trench Town, a neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Dennis was 10 when he first met future reggae superstar Bob Marley, 14.
Garth Dennis of reggae group Black Uhuru dies at 72
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/enterta...u-dies-at-72-2
Fernández released 76 albums and 172 singles and EPs. Among his best-known songs are El Rey, Estos Celos, Mujeres Divinas, Amor De Los Dos, Mi Viejo, Acá Entre Nos, Tu Camino Y El Mío, La Derrota, Qué Bonito Amor and Cuando Manza El Corazón.
Vicente Fernández, revered Mexican singer, dies at 81
The artist, known for dominating ranchera and mariachi music, was awarded three Grammys and nine Latin Grammys, inspiring a new generation of performers.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vicen...b089ee1c35e517