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Perry played Chandler Bing in 234 episodes of Friends, 1994-2004, and Oscar Madison in 38 episodes of The Odd Couple, 2015-17. He also appeared in multiple episodes of Boys Will Be Boys, Sydney, Home Free, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, Mr. Sunshine, The Good Wife and Go On.
Matthew Perry, Friends star, dies at 54
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mat...ad-1235772013/
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Christopher played Nikolas Cassadine on more than 1,100 episodes of General Hospital, 1996-2016, and Stefan DiMera in more than 150 episodes of Days Of Our Lives, 2001-19. He appeared in 22 movies and TV movies including Moon Crash, Ice Storm, Pretty Broken, Beyond The Lights and Max Winslow & The House Of Secrets.
General Hospital actor Tyler Christopher dead at 50
https://people.com/tyler-christopher-dead-8385369
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Ellingson played Kyle Savage in 19 episodes of Complete Savages, 2004-05; Josh Bauer in 10 episodes of 24, 2007; and Kyle Harmon in 18 episodes of CSI: Miami, 2007-10. He appeared in nine movies and TV movies including My Sister's Keeper, Confession and Letters From Iwo Jima.
Evan Ellingson, former child actor in My Sister's Keeper and CSI: Miami, dead at 35
https://people.com/actor-evan-elling...ead-35-8387759
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Kool & The Gang, led by singer/bassist Robert "Kool" Bell, formed in 1964 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Among their 1970s-80s hits are Jungle Boogie, Hollywood Swinging, Ladies Night, Too Hot, Celebration, Get Down On It, Joanna, Fresh, Cherish, Emergency and Victory.
George Brown, Kool & The Gang co-founder and drummer, dies at 74
https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...es-celebration
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Shepherd played Mary DeAngelis in 20 episodes of The Sopranos, 2000-07, and appeared in 29 movies including Harold, Uncle Buck, Mystic Pizza, Jacob's Ladder, Living Out Loud and Requiem For A Dream.
Suzanne Shepherd, The Sopranos and Goodfellas actor, dies at 89
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/s...os-1235801264/
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From 1980 to 1983, Williams was a member of the Waitresses, best known for I Know What Boys Like and Christmas Wrapping. From 1983 to 1989 and from 2005 until his death, he was a member of the Psychedelic Furs, whose hits during those years include The Ghost In You, Heartbreak Beat and Pretty In Pink.
Psychedelic Furs and Waitresses saxophonist Mars Williams dead At 68
https://www.stereogum.com/2243316/ps...ad-at-68/news/
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After designing the characters and sets for Hanna-Barbera's 1968-70 NBC seriesThe Banana Splits. brothers Sid and Marty Krofft went on to produce 19 TV series including Lidsville, The Bugaloos, Far Out Space Nuts and D.C. Follies, 20 specials, nine live shows and five movies. In 2018 they won an Emmy award for lifetime achievement and in 2020 they were honored with a star oin the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
Marty Krofft, colorful producer of H.R. Pufnstuf and Land Of The Lost, dies at 86
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/m...uf-1235808822/
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Mr. Big Stuff was number one on Billboard's R&B chart for five weeks in 1971 and reached #2 on the Hot 100. Among Knight's other hits are Carry On, You Think You're Hot Stuff and My Toot Toot.
Jean Knight, Mr. Big Stuff singer, dead at 80
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jean-...b0827ae61572a9
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Colianni – he shortened his name from Colaianni – was a member of Lionel Hampton's band from 1983 to 1985 and went on to release ten solo albums. He also toured and/or recorded with Mel Tormé, Larry Coryell, Les Paul, Joe Wilder, Muriel Anderson, Anita O'Day and others.
Jazz pianist John Colaianni dies at 61
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries...ry?id=53707025
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The Pogues formed in 1982 in London. They were originally known as Pogue Mahone, an anglicized pronunciation of the Irish phrase póg mo thóin ("Kiss my ass"). Among their hits are Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah, Haunted, Dirty Old Town, If I Should Fall From Grace With God, Tuesday Morning and The Sunny Side Of The Street
Shane McGowan, lead singer of the Pogues, dead at 65
https://nypost.com/2023/11/30/entert...es-dead-at-65/
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April Wine formed in 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Among their hits are You Could Have Been A Lady, Roller, Enough Is Enough, Just Between You & Me, I Like To Rock, Sign Of The Gypsy Queen, You Won't Dance With Me and Tonite Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love.
April Wine's 'distinctive' frontman Myles Goodwyn dead at 75
https://torontosun.com/entertainment...wyn-dead-at-75
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Denny Laine (real name: Brian Frederick Hines) was a member of the Moody Blues from 1964 to 1966 and a member of Paul McCartney & Wings from 1971 to 1981. He also released 12 solo albums
Denny Laine, Wings and Moody Blues co-founder, dies at 79
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/denny-laine-dies/
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Lear created and produced All In The Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Sanford & Son, Hot L Baltimore, Fernwood 2 Night, Diff'rent Strokes, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman and several other series. He won six Emmy awards and two Peabody awards for lifetime achievement.
Norman Lear, iconic TV sitcom and movie producer, dies at 101
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/enter...ath/index.html
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Baucom was a member of Boone Creek (1976-78), Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (1979-85, 2003-07) and IIIrd Tyme Out (1991-92). In 2015, Baucom formed his own band, the Dukes Of Drive. He also released two solo albums and recorded with Ricky Skaggs, Lou Reid, Charlie Moore, Jerry Douglas, Jim Lauderdale and others.
Terry Baucom, bluegrass banjo legend, dies at 71
https://www.newsunzip.com/obituary/t...nd-dies-at-71/
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Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal played Rodney Harrington in more than 400 episodes of Peyton Place, 1964-69, and appeared in multiple episodes of Empire, Good Sports, Bull, Miss Match, 90210 and Bones. He appeared in 36 movies including Paper Moon, Barry Lyndon, Partners, Nickelodeon, Fever Pitch and A Bridge Too Far.
Ryan O’Neal, star of Love Story, Paper Moon and What's Up, Doc?, dies at 82
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...on-1235730468/
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Dynasty formed in 1978 in Los Angeles. They released six albums and had ten R&B hits including Check It Out, Here I Am, Don't Waste My Time, Love In The Fast Lane, I''ve Just Begun To Love You and I Don't Want To Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself).
Dynasty lead singer Nidra Beard dies at 71 after battle with cancer
https://www.soultracks.com/story-nid...d-dynasty-dies
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In concerts with the Beach Boys and with the Brian Wilson & Friends group (which includes Al and Matt Jardine), Foskett sang lead on several songs including Don't Worry Baby, Wouldn't It Be Nice and The Warmth Of The Sun. He also released eight solo albums.
Jeffrey Foskett, whose falsetto powered Brian Wilson’s band and the Beach Boys, dead at 67
Foskett joined the Beach Boys touring band in 1981 and his voice became an integral part of their sound over the past four decades.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ry-1234924498/
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Braugher played Detective Hank Pembleton in 100 episodes of Homicide: Life On The Street, 1993-98; Dr. Ben Gideon in 20 episodes of Gideon's Crossing, 2000-01; Marcellus Washington in 40 episodes of Hack, 2002-04; and Raymond Holt in 133 episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 2013-21.. He also appeared in multiple episodes of Last Resort, The Good Fight and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Andre Braugher, Homicide: Life On The Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star, dead at 61
https://people.com/andre-braugher-de...e-nine-8415200
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Kerr composed the music for Brandy, a 1971 British hit by Scott English. Retitled Mandy, the song became a number-one hit for Barry Manilow in January 1975. Kerr also wrote the music for Somewhere In The Night, Looks Like We Made It, I'll Never Love This Way Again,, Shine On, No Night So Long and dozens of other songs recorded by Manilow, Dionne Warwick, Roy Orbison, Colin Blunstone, Michael Ball, Kenny Rogers, John Denver, Frankie Valli, Jennifer Warnes, the Oak Ridge Boys and others. Kerr released six solo albums.
Singer-songwriter Richard Kerr dies at 61
https://radiomaxmusic2.wordpress.com...err-1944-2023/
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Between 1969 and 2011, Ladd worked at a succession of Los Angeles rock stations: KNAC, KLOS, KMET, KEDG, KLSX and (again) KLOS. From 1976 to 1988, he hosted "Innerview," a weekly hour-long syndicated show airing on more than 150 stations. Since January 2012, he had hosted a daily program on SiriuusXM's Deep Tracks channel.
Jim Ladd, longtime Los Angeles & SiriusXM DJ who inspired Tom Petty album, dies at 75
https://deadline.com/2023/12/jim-lad...dj-1235671961/