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Bresh, the son of 1940s-50s singer-guitarist Merle Travis, had eight country hits, 1976-78, including Home Made Love, Sad Country Love Song, Until I Met You, Hey Daisy and That Old Cold Shoulder. His remake of Tex Williams' 1947 hit Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette), which was written by Travis and Williams, featured impersonations of John Wayne, Johnny Cash, Walter Brennan, Jimmy Stewart, Paul Lynde, Truman Capote, Gomer Pyle, Archie Bunker and others.
Legendary guitarist, singer and entertainer Thom Bresh dies at 74
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/l...om-bresh-dies/
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Lawson played Barbara Sterling in 29 episodes of Love Of Life (1965) and boarding house owner Bea Reardon in 52 episodes of Gulding Light (1981-90). She also appeared in six Broadway plays and since 2008 had worked as a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles.
Lee Lawson, best known as Bea Reardon on Guiding Light, dies at 80
https://ew.com/tv/lee-lawson-guiding...ss-dead-at-80/
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Liotta appeared in more than 70 movies including Pawn, Breathless, Slow Burn, Wild Hogs, Hannibal, Crazy On The Outside, Chasing 3000 and Muppets From Space. He played Joey Perrini in 36 episodes of Another World (1978-81) and Matt Wozniak in 36 episodes of Shades Of Blue (2016-18).
Ray Liotta, star of Goodfellas and Field Of Dreams, dies at 67
https://www.usatoday.com/story/enter...ms/9943257002/
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Among Depeche Mode's hits are Strangelove, Wrong, Halo, Dream On, Enjoy The Silence, Personal Jesus, People Are People, Policy Of Truth, Master & Servant, I Feel You, It's No Good, Barrel Of A Gun, Just Can't Get Enough, World In My Eyes and Walking In My Shoes.
Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher dead at 60
Rock Hall of Fame musician co-founded the group in 1980 and remained with them for more than 40 years.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-dead-1359207/
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White was a member of Yes from 1972 to 1981, 1983 to 2004 and 2008 to 2022. The band's hits include Roundabout, Your Move, Leave It, Lift Me Up, Love Will Find A Way, Brother Of Mine, Rhythm Of Love, The Calling and Owner Of A Lonely Heart. White also played drums on John Lennon's Imagine album and George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass album.
Alan White, longtime Yes drummer, dies at 72
https://www.billboard.com/music/musi...es-1235077983/
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Zderko co-starred in the 2012-13 TV mini-series Dark Forrest and appeared in 21 movies and shorts including Captain Black, Dinner For Six, Something About Her and Haunting Of Cellblock 11.
Criminal Minds actor John Zderko dead at 60
https://decider.com/2022/05/26/john-...minds-dead-60/
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Hopkins appeared in more than 80 movies and TV movies including American Graffiti, More American Graffiti, Vice, Phantoms, Hillbilly Elegy, Riders In The Storm, Sweet Sixteen, The Bounty Hunter, The Wild Bunch, The Midnight Express and The Man From Nowhere. He also played Eldred McCoy in 10 episodes of Doc Elliot (1973-74) and Matthew Blaisdell in 18 episodes of Dynasty (1981, 1987).
American Graffiti actor Bo Hopkins dead at 80
https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/bo-hop...d-bunch-actor/
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Hawkins released 18 studio albums, two greatest-hits collections and 18 singles. Among his hits are Mary Lou, Forty Days, Bo Diddley, Bitter Green, Lodi, Down In The Alley and Bluebirds Over The Mountain.
Ronnie ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, rockabilly singer and mentor to The Band, dies at 87
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/r...ly-1235280834/
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Brake played Dot Sutton in 37 episodes of Home Tonight (1961) and Gwen Lockhead in 128 episodes of the soap opera Eldorado (1992-93). She also appeared in multiple episodes of Coronation Street, Porridge, Casualty, Going Straight, Troubles & Strife, The Glums, Doctors, Emmerdale Farm and Second Time Around and co-starred in the 1968-69 ABC sitcom The Ugliest Girl In Town.
British actress Patricia Brake dies at 79 after long battle with cancer
https://www.centralfifetimes.com/new...battle-cancer/
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Vance co-wrote more than 300 recorded songs including Gina, Tracy, Dommage Dommage, Run Joey Run, Playground In My Mind, What Will My Mary Say, A World Without Sunshine, I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do, She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning), Perry Como's 1958 number-one hit Catch A Falling Star and Brian Hyland's 1960 number-one hit Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.
Paul Vance, songwriter and horse owner, dies at 92
https://harnesslink.com/usa/paul-van...er-dies-at-92/
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Bynum co-wrote more than 200 songs including including Kenny Rogers' Lucille, Patty Loveless' Chains, Jim Reeves' Nobody's Fool, George Jones' The Old Old House, Ray Price's You Can't Take It With You, Jeanne Pruett's I've Been So Wrong For So Long and the Johnny Cash/Waylon Jennings duet There Ain't No Good Chain Gang. Bynum also released three albums (1995, 1998, 2002).
Country songwriter Hal Bynum dies at 87
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/5750...as-passed-away
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Moncur released eight albums and recorded with Archie Shepp, Wayne Shorter, Benny Golson, Cassandra Wilson, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Jackie McLean and others.
Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/11030...ist-dies-at-85
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Bon Jovi formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. Such was a member until 1994. During that time, the band had 16 top-40 hits and five number ones: You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin' On A Prayer, Bad Medicine, I'll Be There For You and Blaze Of Glory.
Alec John Such, Bon Jovi’s first bassist, dies at 70
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/...ad-1235285223/
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Seals & Crofts had eight top-40 hits in the 1970s: Diamond Girl, Summer Breeze, Get Closer, Hummingbird, My Fair Share, I'll Play For You, You're The Love and We May Never Pass This Way Again.
Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts dies at 80
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jim-...d-crofts-dies/
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Cruise released four albums and sang Mysteries Of Love on the soundtrack of the 1986 David Lynch film Blue Velvet.
Julee Cruise, otherworldly crooner on Twin Peaks, dies at 65
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/10/11041...vid-lynch-b52s
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Hall appeared in multiple episodes of Pasadena, Everwood, Messiah, Family Ties, Modern Family, Michael Hayes, Falcon Crest, The Loop, The Practice and Curb Your Enthusiasm and in more than 60 movies including Rush Hour, Bruce Almighty, Boogie Nights, The Amityville Horror, The Shaggy Dog (2006), The Truman Show and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
Philip Baker Hall, the library cop Lt. Bookman on Seinfeld, dies at 90
The busy actor also appeared in three Paul Thomas Anderson dramas and played Nixon in an acclaimed one-man play and Robert Altman film.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...es-1235164442/
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Whitburn founded Record Research Inc. in 1970 and has published 175 Billboard chart books including Top Pop Singles, Top Pop Albums, Top Country Singles, Top R&B Singles, Rock Tracks and Hot Dance/Disco and seven volumes that reprint every Top 100 singles chart from 1950 through 2019. Many of the books are updated every few years.
Joel Whitburn, legendary chart historian and reference book author, dies at 82
The Record Research founder and publisher of the Top Pop Singles book series saw his studies become critical reference material for much of the industry.
https://www.billboard.com/music/char...ch-1235087319/
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Sanders played Leo Sellitti in the final episode of Amazon Prime's Just Add Magic in 2019 and in 10 episodes of the series' Mystery City spinoff in 2020. He also appeared in eight shorts and played Eli Ashcraft in the 2019 movie The Reliant.
Tyler Sanders, Just Add Magic: Mystery City star, dies at 18
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/tyl...ar-1235297659/
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Brett Tuggle, Fleetwood Mac and David Lee Roth Band keyboardist, dead at 70
He spent 20 years on the road with Fleetwood Mac and also co-wrote the 1988 David Lee Roth hit Just Like Paradise.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-dead-1370965/
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Rado – his full name was James Alexander Radomski – and his partner Gerome Ragni began writing Hair in 1964. The musical opened off-Broadway in October 1967 and opened on Broadway in April 1968. In 1969, Hair was nominated for a Tony award for best musical and won a Grammy award for best musical.
James Rado, co-creator of groundbreaking Hair musical, dies at 90
The show was the first rock musical, first to feature full nudity and the first to feature a same-sex kiss on Broadway.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...90-1235169883/
