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Eikhard released 18 albums and had 15 chart hits in Canada including It Takes Time, Smiling Wine, Something In Your Face and a remake of Fleetwood Mac's Say You Love Me. She wrote Something To Talk About, which became a #5 hit in 1991 for Bonnie Raitt. Eikhard had first offered the song to Anne Murray – who turned it down.
Award-winning singer-songwriter Shirley Eikhard dead at 67
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainmen...hard-1.6686939
The Rascals, originally the Young Rascals, formed in 1965 in Garfield, New Jersey. They had 13 top-40 hits and three number ones: Good Lovin', Groovin' and People Got To Be Free.
Dino Danelli, drummer for the Rascals, dies at 78
https://www.njarts.net/dino-danelli-...the-age-of-78/
The Velvelettes quintet formed in 1961 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Their first hit, Needle In A Haystack, reached #31 on the R&B chart and #45 on the Hot 100 in November 1964. Their follow-up, He Was Really Sayin' Somethin', reached #21 on the R&B chart and #64 on the Hot 100 in February 1965. Bananarama had a minor hit with a remake of He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' in 1982.
Motown singer Bertha Barbee-McNeal of The Velvelettes dies at 82
https://www.soultracks.com/story-ber...ee-mcneal-dies
Savoy Brown, originally Savoy Brown Blues Band, formed in 1965 in London. They've released 33 studio albums and 11 live albums. Their hits include I'm Tired, Tell Mama, Hellbound Train, Run To Me, Train To Nowhere and Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone.
Savoy Brown founder Kim Simmonds dies at 75
https://bluesrockreview.com/2022/12/...ies-at-75.html
Gracie had released five unsuccessful singles for the Cadillac and 20th Century labels before becoming the first artist to sign with Cameo, a Philadelphia label launched in 1956. Butterfly, his debut single, was number one for two weeks in April 1957. (A version by Andy Williams had hit number one two weeks earlier.) Gracie's next single, Fabulous, reached #16 in June 1957.
Charlie Gracie, early rocker who hit #1 with Butterfly, dies at 86
https://bestclassicbands.com/charlie...uary-12-18-22/
The Specials formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. They've released nine studio albums and five live albums. Among their hits are Gangsters, It's You, Rat Race, Ghost Town and Free Nelson Mandela. Terry Hall was a member of the Specials from 1977 to 1981 and from 2008 to 2022 and he co-wrote Our Lips Are Sealed, a 1981 hit by the Go-Go's.
Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, dead at 63
https://nypost.com/2022/12/19/terry-...als-dead-at-63
McBain played yacht owner Daphne Dutton in 45 episoides of Surfside 6, 1960-1962; Pink Chip Stamps factory owner Pinky Pinkston in four episodes of Batman, 1966-67; and author Diana St. Clair in the 1967 Elvis Presley movie Spinout. She also appeared in multiple episodes of General Hospital, Days Of Our Lives, Burke's Law, 77 Sunset Strip and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Diane McBain, actress in Surfside 6 and Spinout, dies at 81
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ut-1235286200/
Bell co-wrote and produced several hits for the Delfonics (Didn't I, I'm Sorry, La La Means I Love You, Trying To Make A Fool Of Me, Ready Or Not Here I Come), the Stylistics (Break Up To Make Up, Stop Look Listen, Rockin' Roll Baby, Betcha By Golly Wow, You Are Everything, You Make Me Feel Brand New, I'm Stone In Love With You, People Make The World Go Round) and the Spinners (The Rubberband Man, I'll Be Around).
Thom Bell, Philadelphia soul icon, dies at 79
https://www.billboard.com/music/musi...ad-1235191212/
Tyson wrote Four Strong Winds, Someday Soon, Red Velvet, Summer Wages, The French Girl and many other songs. He had 21 top-40 country hits in Canada but none ever charted in the United States.
Ian Tyson, Canadian folk music icon who penned Four Strong Winds, dead at 89
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...t-89-1.6699778
Penny appeared in 28 shorts, movies and TV-movies including Forrest Gump, My Cousin Vinny, Mississippi Burning, Sweet Home Alabama and The Legend Of Bagger Vance and played Alvin Epps in seven episodes of In The Heat Of The Night, 1990-93.
Bob Penny, bit actor in numerous Hollywood films, dies at 87
https://www.aol.com/bob-penny-bit-ac...021951485.html
Walters won three Daytime Emmy awards, a Primetime Emmy award, a Disney Legends award and an NAACP Image award. She was inducted into the Television Hall Of Fame in 1989 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2007.
Barbara Walters, trailblazing TV icon, dies at 93
The pioneering TV news broadcaster was the first female anchor in evening news.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/b...ry?id=41435083
The Pointer Sisters – Anita, June and Bonnie – recorded two unsuccessful singles for Atlantic. In 1973, after their older sister Ruth joined the group, they signed with Blue Thumb and reached #11 on the Hot 100 with Yes We Can Can. In 1974, they reached #13 with Fairytale. Bonnie went solo in 1977 and the remaining trio went on to have 12 more top-40 hits including Fire, He's So Shy, Slow Hand, I'm So Excited and Neutron Dance. June died in 2006. Bonnie died in 2020.
Anita Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters, dies at 74
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anita-p...inter-sisters/
Modest Mouse formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington. After seven unsuccessful singles, they reached number one on Billboard's alternative rock chart in 2004 with Float On. They also reached number one with Lampshades On Fire in 2014 and We Are Between in 2021. Among their other hits are Dashboard, Ocean Breathes Salty and The Sun Hasn't Left.
Jeremiah Green, founding member of Modest Mouse, dead at 45
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...it-1234654944/
Gangsta Boo, born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, was a member of Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia from 1995 to 2002 and recorded six albums with them. She also released three solo albums and 10 mixtapes. Among her best-known songs are Who We Be, Love Don't Live, Mask 2 My Face and Where Dem Dollas At.
Three 67 Mafia rapper Gangsta Boo dead at 43
https://pagesix.com/2023/01/01/three...oo-dead-at-43/
Before joining Earth Wind & Fire in 1974, White had been a member of the Ramsey Lewis Trio and a session drummer for Chess Records. He played drums on eight Earth Wind & Fire albums and on albums by Linda Ronstadt, Donny Hathaway, Jennifer Holliday, Deniece Williams, the Emotions and others.
Earth Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dead at 67
https://pagesix.com/2023/01/02/earth...te-dead-at-67/
Boen played criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in the first three Terminator movies; Dennis Hubner in 14 episodes of It's A Living, 1981-82; The Reverend Lloyd Meechum in four episodes of Mama's Family, 1983-87; Jim Peterson in five episodes of Who's The Boss, 1984-86; Howard Sternhagen in 16 episodes of The Law & Harry McGraw, 1987-88; and Judge Walter Swanson in eight episodes of L.A. Law, 1988-93. Boen also voiced characters in many animated series including Bonkers, Problem Child, Skeleton Warriors, Zorro, Spider-Man, Dexter's Laboratory, The Addams Family and The Fantastic Voyages Of Sinbad The Sailor.
Terminator actor Earl Boen has died at 81
https://nypost.com/2023/01/06/termin...en-dead-at-81/
Rich played Nicholas Bradford in 112 episodes of Eight Is Enough, 1977-81; Danny Blake in 18 episodes of Code Red, 1981-82; and Toby Hart in the 1981 Disney movie The Devil & Max Devlin.
Eight Is Enough child star Adam Rich dead at 54
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...e-54-rcna64805
Redeker played Alex Marshall in more than 800 episodes of Days Of Our Lives, 1979-87, and Rex Sterling in more than 200 episodes of The Young & The Restless, 1979-94. He also appeared in multiple episodes of Barnaby Jones, Dan Raven, The FBI, The Virginian and The Six Million Dollar Man and in 17 movies including Ordinary People, The Confessional, The Electric Horseman and The Three Stooges Meet Hercules.
Quinn Redeker, actor on Days Of Our Lives and The Young & The Restless, dies at 86
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ss-1235293706/
Beck was a member of the Yardbirds in 1965-66 before forming his own band, The Jeff Beck Group, which included Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. Beck released 16 studio albums and 10 live albums. Among his best-known songs are Beck's Bolero, Dirty Mind, Escape, Hammerhead, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat and Hi Ho Silver Lining.
Jeff Beck, one of the guitar masters of the rock era, dies at 78
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/...es-1235486491/
Cook appeared in 18 episodes of The Lucy Show and five episodes of Here's Lucy. and in multiple episodes of Kojak, Dynasty, Cagney & Lacy, McMillan & Wife and Chico & The Man.
Carole Cook, Lucille Ball protégé and Sixteen Candles actress, dies at 98
She also appeared three times on Broadway, followed Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! and played Don Knotts' wife in The Incredible Mr. Limpet.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ss-1235297334/