Entertainment industry obituaries

Among the Vogues' hits: You're The One, Five O'Clock World, My Special Angel, Woman Helping Man, Turn Around Look At Me.

Vogues lead singer Bill Burkette dies at 75

https://patch.com/pennsylvania/pitts...-burkette-dies

He had five country hits in the US in 1975-76, including Sanctuary and Shine On.

Canadian country star Ronnie Prophet dead at 80
Singer/guitarist was known for his television work and one-man shows mixing music and comedy.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment...phet-1.4559843

He also voiced Cogsworth in Beauty & The Beast and Jumba in Lilo & Stitch.

Emmy-nominated M*A*S*H actor David Ogden Stiers dies at 75

http://ew.com/tv/2018/03/03/david-og...ers-dies-mash/

Veronica Falls formed in 2009 in London. They've released two albums, four EPs and seven singles.

Veronica Falls drummer Patrick Boyle dies at 32

http://www.spin.com/2018/03/patrick-...ever-obituary/

The first Tower Records opened in 1960 in Sacramento. A second store opened in 1967 in San Francisco. A third store opened in 1970 in Los Angeles. The chain rapidly expanded. At its peak, there were Tower stores in 20 countries. Tower filed for bankruptcy in 2004 and went out of business in 2006. Parents, you may have to explain to your children what "records" are.

Russell Solomon, founder of Tower Records chain, dies at 92

http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/...203542104.html

Burden also designed album covers for Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, David Cassidy, Jerry Lee Lewis, America, the Doors, the Eagles and many other artists.


Neil Young album cover artist Gary Burden dead at 84

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...-at-84-w517736

Among the Ventures' hits: Walk Don't Run, Perfidia, Sleigh Ride and Hawaii Five-0. Don Wilson, 85, is now the last surviving original member and he retired from the band in 2016.

Floyd 'Nokie' Edwards, Ventures lead guitarist, dies at 82

http://www.bestclassicbands.com/noki...tuary-3-12-18/

His biggest hits were Flava In Ya Ear, Get Down and What I Need.

Craig Mack, Grammy Award-nominated rapper, dead at 46

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...ead-at-46.html

She also recorded solo and sang in a trio called Afrodiziak.

Famed backing singer Claudia Fontaine dead at 57
She was the 'unknown pop star' with a distinctive voice who appeared as a backing singer on records by Joe Cocker, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Costello, EMF, Pink Floyd, Heaven 17, the Specials, the Jam, the Beatmasters, the Hot House Flowers and others.

http://www.hotpress.com/Claudia-Font.../21857688.html

He appeared on many US and Canadian tv shows, wrote and starred in three tv specials and had roles in several movies.

Comedian Mike MacDonald dies at 63

http://www.ottawastart.com/comedian-...d-passes-away/

He was also a drummer for the Ju Ju Hounds, a band led by Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses.

Charlie Quintana, drummer for the Plugz and Social Distortion, dies at 56

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...317-story.html

The band's style of music is "death metal." Ummm.......

Necrophagia founder and lead singer Frank 'Killjoy' Pucci dies at 48

http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/s...-dies-aged-48/

Williams retired from acting in 1988, moved to West Hollywood and became a florist. For 10 years he designed floats for the annual Tournament of Roses Parade. Then he retired from the flower shop and went back to acting.

Sammy Williams, Tony Award-winning actor in original production of A Chorus Line, dies at 69

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article...at-69-20180317

In the mid-1970s, the term "outlaw music" was coined to describe the songs of Waylon, Willie, Tompall, Merle Haggard, Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver and similar artists. This is the woman who coined it:

Hazel Smith, country music journalist, publicist, songwriter, dies at 83

http://www.musicrow.com/2018/03/coun...th-dies-at-83/

Anna-Lisa Ruud had roles in episodes of Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Maverick, Ben Casey, 77 Sunset Strip and many other tv series and appeared with the Three Stooges in the 1959 film Have Rocket, Will Travel.

Norwegian-born actress Anna-Lisa dies at 83

https://m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna-Lisa

Cowling, a British-born bass guitarist, recorded eight albums with the Canadian blues-rock group The Pat Travers Band and then became a member of the US rock band Gypsy Queen.

Pat Travers bassist Peter 'Mars' Cowling dies at 72

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/peter-mars-cowling-dies/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Travers

DuShon and her daughter Zoe appeared together in a Frito-Lay commercial that aired during the 2007 Super Bowl game.

Chicago Fire, Prison Break actress DuShon Monique Brown dies at 49

http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/dush...re-1202735363/

Carrington was only 3'10" tall. She earned a degree in child psychology at University of California Davis but chose a career in acting instead. She appeared in Return Of The Jedi, Total Recall, Batman Returns, Men In Black, ER, Baywatch, Seinfeld, Boston Legal, The Drew Carey Show and many other movies and television shows.

Actress, stunt performer Debbie Lee Carrington dies at 58

https://www.horrorsociety.com/2018/0...s-passed-away/

Cave In formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. They've released five studio albums, two live albums and seven EPs.

Cave In vocalist/bassist Caleb Scofield dies in New Hampshire truck crash

http://www.vanyaland.com/2018/03/29/...e-truck-crash/

Brendon 'Alias' Whitney, rapper/producer and Anticon Records co-founder, dead at 41

https://pitchfork.com/news/anticon-c...as-dead-at-41/

Here is Pitch Black Prism, the title track of Alias's last CD (2014) -- and it's not a rap song, it's a spacy instrumental:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twBoqhxvAdg