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At age five, Bobbie Lee Nelson was taught by her grandmother to play a pump organ. A year later, her grandfather bought her a piano. Bobbie played piano on three Willie Nelson albums (The Troublemaker, Shotgun Willie, Phases & Stages) and she and Willie recorded three gospel albums and a Christmas album together. In 2007, Bobbie released Audiobiography, a solo instrumental album that included Crazy, Stardust, Boogie Woogie, 12th Street Rag and eight other songs.
Bobbie Nelson, Willie Nelson’s sister and longtime band pianist, dies at 91
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...s-91-rcna19632
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Podolor wrote or co-wrote five chart hits for drummer Sandy Nelson, had a #98 hit in November 1960 with Stranger From Durango (as Richie Allen) and was a member of the Hondells, who had a #9 hit in October 1964 with Little Honda. Podolor produced albums for Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly, Three Dog Night, Blues Image, Chris Hillman, Alice Cooper, the Dillards and others.
Richie Podolor, producer of hits For Three Dog Night, dies at 86
https://bestclassicbands.com/richie-...night-3-10-22/
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Why Can't We Live Together reached number one on the R&B chart and #3 on the Hot 100 in January 1973. Among Thomas' other hits are What Can I Tell Her, Let Me Be Your Eyes, People Are Changin' and Gotta Give A Little Love.
Why Can't We Live Together singer Timmy Thomas dies at 77
https://www.soultracks.com/story-timmy-thomas-dies
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Braxton released two albums, Crash & Burn (which yielded the hit single Last Call) in 2014 and On Earth in 2018. She appeared in 147 episodes of Braxton Family Values (2011-20) and in the movies Sinners Wanted and All In.
Traci Braxton, Braxton Family Values star and sister of Toni and Tamar Braxton, dies at 50
https://www.usatoday.com/story/enter...50/7015441001/
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Martin reached #15 on Billboard's country chart in August 2002 with Before I Knew Better. Among his other hits are One Of Those Days, Rub Me The Right Way and On The Wings Of A Honky Tonk Angel.
Country hitmaker Brad Martin dead at 48
https://tasteofcountry.com/country-s...tin-dead-dies/
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Hurt appeared in multiple episodes of Dune, Damages, Humans, Condor and Beowulf: Return To The Shieldhands and in 73 movies including Altered States, Tuck Everlasting, The Incredible Hulk, The Accidental Tourist, Children Of A Lesser God, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War and Kiss Of The Spider Woman.
William Hurt, star of Body Heat and Broadcast News, dead at 71
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/...-obit-1320664/
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Atlanta Rhythm Section formed in 1970 in Doraville, Georgia, and had two top-ten hits, So In To You in 1977 and Imaginary Lover in 1978. Among their other hits are Doraville, Do It Or Die, Alien, Spooky and I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight.
Barry Bailey, guitarist for Atlanta Rhythm Section, dead at 73
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/barr...-section-dead/
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González began playing trumpet at age 10. He released 29 solo albums between 1979 and 2014 and recorded with Nels Cline, Alex Cline, John Purcell, Charles Brackeen, Faruq Z. Bey and others. From 1978 to 1989, he hosted a jazz program, Miles Out, on 90.1 KERA in Dallas.
Dennis González, Dallas trumpeter and teacher, dies at 67
https://prestigiousscholarships.com/...er-dies-at-67/
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Morrison began singing on radio at age 10. She released 25 albums, including three with Houston Person and three with the Johnny Otis Show. She also recorded with Terry Gibbs, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith, Bernie Pearl, Doc Severinsen and others. Among her best-known songs are At Last, Stormy Monday, This Is My Dream, I Was Doing All Right, I Need Your Love So Bad and Hey Boy, I Want Ya.
Southern California jazz legend Barbara Morrison dies at 72
https://abc7.com/barbara-morrison-ja...arts/11657127/
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Weinstein, who died March 16 at age 82, co-wrote several 1960s hits including Pretty Blue Eyes, Hurt So Bad, Goin' Out Of My Head, I Was A Boy When You Needed A Man, I'm On The Outside Looking In, It's Gonna Take A Miracle, Teenage Señorita, Let The Sunshine In and Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March.
BMI remembers renowned songwriter and former BMI executive Bobby Weinstein
https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi-r...obby-weinstein
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Pace released 11 albums. Among her best-known songs are Keep Going On, Act Like You Know, Another Day's Journey, I Promised The Lord and I Know I've Been Changed. Pace played an Angel of Mercy in Steve Martin’s 1992 film Leap Of Faith. She was inducted into the Christian Music Hall Of Fame in 2007.
Legendary gospel singer LaShun Pace dead at 60
https://www.cbs46.com/2022/03/21/leg...e-dead-age-60/
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Dane appeared in 80 movies, TV movies and mini-series including Millennium, It Takes Two, Bear Island, Behind The Wall and Undercover Grandpa. He also appeared in more than 60 television series including multiple episodes of Mannix, Street Legal, Side Effects, Queer As Folk, The Virginian, The FBI, The Mod Squad and Mission: Impossible.
Scanners and Bride Of Chucky actor Lawrence Dane dies at 84
https://www.coastreporter.net/the-mi...-at-84-5185991
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Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl founded the Foo Fighters in 1994 in Seattle. Hawkins replaced original drummer William Goldsmith in 1997. The Foo Fighters' hits include Big Me, Learn To Fly, Best Of You, Walk, Rope, Run, These Days, Saint Cecelia, Outside, Something From Nothing and The Sky Is A Neighborhood.
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...tuary-1327112/
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Carson had 14 country hits, 1995-2003. Not On Your Love went to number one in September 1995. Among his other hits are Real Life, The Car, Shine On, Do It Again, Holdin' On To Somethin' and Until We Fall Back In Love Again.
Country singer Jeff Carson dies at 58
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcber...on-dies-at-58/
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May released 15 solo albums and several duet albums with Tony Coie, Dylan Fowler, Nikki Iles, Ray Bryant, Ray Guntrip and others.
Tina May, jazz vocalist and teacher, dies at 60
https://death-obituary.com/tina-may-...ied-at-age-60/
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Chomsky won four Primetime Emmy Awards, for Holocaust, Attica, Peter The Great and Inside The Third Reich. He also directed multiple episodes of Maya, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, The Name Of The Game, Star Trek, Then Came Bronson, Hawaii Five-O, Police Story and Mission: Impossible.
Marvin J. Chomsky, Emmy-winning director of Roots and Star Trek, dies at 92
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/ma...ek-dies-at-92/
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Herman appeared in 49 movies including Goodfellas, Casino, Cadillac Man, American Hustle, Analyze That, The Irishman, The Cotton Club, The Purple Rose Of Cairo, Silver Linings Playbook, Bullets Over Broadway and Once Upon A Time In America. He played Beansie Gaeta in five episodes of The Sopranos and Marvin the accountant in six episodes of Entourage.
Actor Paul Herman dies at 76
https://death-obituary.com/paul-herm...es-dies-at-76/
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The Wanted formed in 2009 and have released three albums, two EPs and 15 singles. Glad You Came, their biggest hit, reached #3 on the Hot 100 and number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in March 2012. Among their other hits are All Time Low, Gold Forever, Chasing The Sun and Walks Like Rihanna.
Tom Parker, The Wanted singer, has died at 33
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/enter...cec/index.html
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In 1972, William Fries, an Omaha advertising agency vice president, came up with "C.W. McCall." The truck driver character, portrayed by Jim Finlayson, appeared in several television commercials for Metz Baking Company's Old Home Bread. In 1974, Fries assumed the identity of C.W. McCall and launched a singing career. His hits included Convoy, Classified, Black Bear Road, Wolf Creek Pass, Roses For Mama and Old Home Filler-Up & Keep-On-A-Truckin' Café.
C.W. McCall, who had a #1 novelty hit, Convoy, during CB craze, dies at 93
https://bestclassicbands.com/cw-mcca...-fries-4-1-22/
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Harris played Estelle Costanza in 27 episodes of Seinfeld (1992-98), Muriel in 14 episodes of The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody (2005-08) and Nana in 12 episodes of Greetings From Home (2012). She voiced Mrs. Potato Head in three Toy Story movies and voiced characters in Kim Possible, House Of Mouse, The Brothers Flub, Dave The Barbarian and several other animated series.
Estelle Harris, George Costanza's mother on Seinfeld, dead at 93
https://tvline.com/2022/04/02/estell...dies-obituary/
