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Saliva formed in 1996 in Memphis. Always, their biggest hit, went to number one on Billboard's alternative rock chart, #2 on the mainstream rock chart and #51 on the Hot 100 in February 2003. Among their other hits are Ladies & Gentlemen, Broken Sunday, Your Disease, Family Reunion, Click Click Boom and Survival Of The Sickest.
Saliva Guitarist Wayne Swinny dead at 59 after 'spontaneous brain hemorrhage'
https://people.com/music/saliva-guit...in-hemorrhage/
Pillow had 18 country hits between 1965 and 1981. The biggest was I'll Take The Dog, a duet with Jean Shepard that reached #9 in July 1966. Among his other hits are Volkswagen, Thank You Ma'am, Reconsider Me, Gone With The Wine and Common Colds & Broken Hearts.
Country singer Ray Pillow dies at 85
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries...ry?id=51488749
Peggy Scott, born Peggy Stoutmeyer, was best known for her 1968-69 duets with Jo Jo Benson: Lovers Holiday, Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries, Soulshake and I Want To Love You Baby.
Blues and R&B star Peggy Scott-Adams dies at 74
https://www.soultracks.com/story-peggy-scott-adams-dies
John "Jay" Traynor formed Jay & The Americans in 1960. He was replaced in 1962 by Jay Black (real name: David Blatt). Among their hits are She Cried, Cara Mia, This Magic Moment, Let's Lock The Door, Only In America, Sunday & Me, Some Enchanted Evening and Come A Little Bit Closer.
Howie Kane of Jay & The Americans dies at 78
https://www.noise11.com/news/howie-k...ge-78-20230327
Russell didn't play favorites. He made fun of Democrats, Republicans, independents, liberals and conservatives. Born in Buffalo, New York, Russell was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall Of Fame in 2003.
Mark Russell, piano-playing political satirist, dies at 90
Starting with Dwight Eisenhower, each new President and scandal presented the comedian with a potential gold mine.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...st-1235364095/
LFO – it stands for "Lyte Funkie Ones" – formed in 1995 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The band is best known for its two top-ten hits in 1999, Summer Girls and Girl On TV.
Brian ‘Brizz’ Gillis, co-founder of '90s boy band LFO, dies at 47
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/...fo-1235569292/
Progressive rock band Gentle Giant formed in 1970 in London. They released 11 studio albums and a live album before breaking up in 1980. Among their best-known songs are Free Hand, Funny Ways, Playing The Game, In A Glass House and The Power & The Glory.
Gentle Giant bassist Ray Shulman dead at 73
https://www.loudersound.com/news/gen...man-dead-at-73
Jivkov, born Hristo Zhivkov in Bulgaria, appeared in 20 movies and TV movies in Italy and is best known for playing the apostle John in Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion Of The Christ. Jivkov was going to play John in a sequel, The Passion Of The Christ: Resurrection, which Gibson is hoping to begin filming this summer.
Christo Jivkov, The Passion Of The Christ star, dies at 48
https://deadline.com/2023/04/christo...ar-1235315428/
Farrell appeared in eight episodes of M*A*S*H and played Charlotte Miller in four episodes of Fame. She also appeared in multiple episodes of Medical Center, The Rookies, Judd For The Defense[ and Quincy, M.E.
Judy Farrell, Nurse Able on M*A*S*H, dies at 84
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/jud...sh-1235573275/
Butler was also the cinematographer for Stripes, The Conversation, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, three Rocky movies and the 1983 television mini-series The Thorn Birds.
Bill Butler, cinematographer on Jaws and Grease, dies at 101
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...se-1235368674/
S Club 7 formed in 1998 in London. They had 11 top-ten hits and four number ones in the UK. Their only U.S. hit, Never Had A Dream Come True, reached #10 in May 2001.
S Club 7 singer Paul Cattermole dead At 46
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/s-clu...b0c2da15066aa1
The Alan Parsons Project formed in 1975 in London and broke up in 1990. Bairnson was one of four members who were part of the band that entire time. Their hits include Time, Games People Play, Eye In The Sky, Damned If I Do, Don't Answer Me and I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You.
Ian Bairnson, guitarist for the Alan Parsons Project and Kate Bush, dies at 69
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ian...n-dies-aged-69
Regan recorded four albums with Peter Frampton and four albums and an EP with Ace Frehley. He also recorded with David Bowie, Billy Idol, John Waite, Bonnie Tyler, David Lee Roth, the Rolling Stones and others.
John Regan, bassist for Peter Frampton and Ace Frehley, dead at 71
https://nypost.com/2023/04/08/john-r...ey-dead-at-71/
Lerner played Judge Myron Winkelman in 11 episodes of Courthouse, 1995; Mel Horowitz in 18 episodes of Clueless, 1996-97; and Sidney Greene in five episodes of Glee, 2013-14. He appeared in more than 100 movies and TV movies including Godzilla, Newsies, Blank Check, Harlem Nights, Eight Men Out and X-Men: Days Of Future Past.
Michael Lerner, Barton Fink and Elf actor, dead at 81
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/09/enter...ath/index.html
Hubbard played Althea Davis on more than 2,700 episodes of The Doctors, 1964-82, and Lucinda Walsh on more than 1,900 episodes of As The World Turns, 1975-2010. She also appeared in six movies including Ordinary People, Center Stage and I Never Sang For My Father.
Elizabeth Hubbard, As The World Turns star and Emmy winner, dead at 89
https://nypost.com/2023/04/10/elizab...ar-dead-at-89/
Al Jaffee's artwork appeared in more than 500 issues of Mad between 1955 and 2019. He is the third member of the "usual gang of idiots" to die recently. Paul Coker died last August at 93. Mort Drucker died in February at 91.
Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102
https://apnews.com/article/al-jafee-...4abcb0daa5d571
Stephens played Jan in the original 1972 Broadway production of Grease; stage manager Eddie in the 1975 Walter Matthau/George Burns film The Sunshine Boys; and Harriet Hastings in 24 episodes of Phyllis, 1976-77.
Halloween III: Season Of The Witch actress Garn Stephens dies at 78
https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3...s-passed-away/
The Script formed in 2001 in Dublin. They've had seven number-one albums and three number-one singles in Ireland. Their biggest hit in the United States was Breakeven, which reached #12 on the Hot 100 in May 2010. Among their other hits are Rain, Nothing, Superheroes, For The First Time and The Man Who Can't Be Moved.
The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan dies at 46 following brief illness
https://ktla.com/entertainment/the-s...brief-illness/
Melvin appeared in more than 40 plays and in more than 50 movies including Alfie, Testimony, Slipstream, Kaleidoscope, Ghost Story, A Taste Of Honey, The Fixer and The Phantom Of The Opera.
Murray Melvin, actor, director and theatre archivist, dies at 90
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/20...t-dies-aged-90
Paper Lace formed in 1967 in Nottingham, England. In March 1974, their original version of Billy Don't Be A Hero went to number one in the UK. (Three months later, a version by Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods went to number one in the U.S.) In August 1974, Paper Lace reached number one in the U.S. and #3 in the UK with The Night Chicago Died.
Cliff Fish, chart-topping Paper Lace bassist, dies at 73 after battle with cancer
https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/16/cliff...d-73-18620637/