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Deezer D released four Christian rap albums, appeared in Romy & Michele's High School Reunion and played Nurse Malik McGrath on 190 episodes of NBC's 1994-2009 medical drama series ER.
ER Actor Dearon 'Deezer D' Thompson dies at 55
https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/...ik-mcgrath-er/
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The O'Kanes – Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane – had six consecutive top-ten country hits, 1986-88, including One True Love, Just Lovin' You and the number one Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You.
Country songwriter and O'Kanes member Jamie O’Hara dies at 70
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/c...hara-has-died/
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Lasorda managed the Dodgers from 1976 to 1996. He won two championships with the team (1981, 1988) and was twice named National League Manager Of The Year (1983, 1988).
Hall Of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda dies at 93
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...asorda-dies-93
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Ed Bruce had 20 top-40 country hits, 1975-86, including Nights, After All, My First Taste Of Texas, Ever Never Lovin' You and the number one You're The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had. In January 1976 he had a #15 hit with Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys, which he had co-written with his wife Patsy. The song became a number-one hit three years later for Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson.
Singer-songwriter Ed Bruce dead at 81
https://tasteofcountry.com/singer-so...uce-dead-dies/
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Apted also directed The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader and episodes of Coronation Street, The Lovers, My Life & Times, Masters Of Sex and ITV Playhouse.
Michael Apted, Coal Miner's Daughter director and Up documentarian, dies at 79
His body of work also included Gorky Park, Gorillas In The Mist, The World Is Not Enough and Nell.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-79-1292671
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Carver directed Capone, Bulletproof, River Of Death and two Chuck Norris films, An Eye For An Eye and Lone Wolf McQuade. He also worked as a photojournalist for National Geographic, Architectural Digest, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and United Press International. Many of his photos appear in Western Portraits Of Great Character Actors: The Unsung Heroes & Villains Of The Silver Screen, published in 2019.
Steve Carver, director of Lone Wolf McQuade and Big Bad Mama, dies at 75
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...ama-dies-at-75
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Millay played Laura Collins in 62 episodes of the 1966-69 TV series Dark Shadows and in the 1971 movie Night Of Dark Shadows. She also appeared in Street Of Sinners and Tarazan & The Great River and in multiple episodes of Rawhide, Perry Mason, Father Knows Best and The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis.
Dark Shadows actress Diana Millay dies at 85
https://www.dead-people.com/Diana-Millay
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Reilly played Alistair Crane in 107 episodes of Passion and Sean Donely in 76 episodes of General Hospital. He also appeared in multiple episodes of Arli$$, Dallas, Dynasty, Newhart, Silver Spoons, Paper Dolls, Empty Nest, Sunset Beach, The Bay, The Bionic Woman, How The West Was Won and Beverly Hills 90210.
John Reilly, star of General Hospital, dies at 84
https://www.thewrap.com/john-reilly-...al-dies-at-84/
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Fonfara recorded one album as a member of the Electric Flag and three albums as a member of Rhinoceros. He played on eight Lou Reed albums and also recorded with David Ackles, Amos Garrett, Michael Blooomfield, Ian Matthews, Kevin Mark, Foreigner, Everly Brothers, Grievous Angel and others.
Lou Reed keyboardist Michael Fonfara dead at 74
Canadian musician also appeared on Foreigner's 1981 hit Urgent.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-obit-1112331/
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Strain appeared in more than 130 videos and B-movies including Bleed, Forbidden Lust, Vampire Child, Bikini Hotel, The Rowdy Girls, Love Bites, Lethal Seduction, Lingerie Kickboxer and Ride With The Devil. She also appeared in Beverly Hills Cop III and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult.
Julie Strain, B-movie legend and Penthouse Pet, dies at 58
https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/...has-died-at-58
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Johnson played tuba, sax, clarinet and trumpet. He recorded four albums as a bandleader and nine as a member of the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band and played on albums by John Lennon, Charles Mingus, Muddy Waters, Gil Evans, Gábor Szabó, Gato Barbieri, MIles Davis, Pharaoh Sanders, The Band and many others. Johnson was a member of the Saturday Night Live band from 1975 to 1980.
SNL alum, Taj Mahal sideman Howard Johnson dies at 79
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/...on-dies-at-79/
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Bogert recorded five albums with Vanilla Fudge, 1967-69. The quartet had a top-ten hit in 1968 with a rock ballad version of the Supremes' You Keep Me Hangin' On. Bogert recorded two albums as a member of the trio Beck, Bogert & Appice, 1972-74, and released two solo albums, Progressions in 1981 and Master's Brew in 1983.
Tim Bogert dies: Bassist with Jeff Beck, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus was 76
https://deadline.com/2021/01/tim-bog...ry-1234673436/
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Siegfried and Roy performed together from 1957 to 2010. From 1990 to 2003, they – and their lions and tigers – appeared nightly at the Mirage in Las Vegas. At its peak, their show grossed nearly $60 million a year. Roy died of COVID-19 in May 2020.
Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried and Roy dead at 81
https://nypost.com/2021/01/14/siegfr...oy-dead-at-81/
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Richman appeared in 31 episodes of Defenders Of The Earth, 30 episodes of Cain's Hundred, 29 episodes of Dynasty, 28 episodes of Santa Barbara, 21 episodes of Longstreet and multiple episodes of Hotel, Vega$, Fantasy Island, Knight Rider, Hart To Hart, The FBI, Galactica 1980 and Beverly Hills 90210.
Peter Mark Richman, actor in Dynasty, Three's Company and Friendly Persuasion, dies at 93
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...ion-dies-at-93
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Willoughby, a cousin of Rodney Crowell, had three minor country hits in 1983-84: Heart On The Line, Building Bridges and Angel Eyes.
Larry Willoughby, A&R executive who signed Luke Bryan to Capitol Records, dies of COVID-19
https://tasteofcountry.com/larry-wil...dies-covid-19/
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The punk-rock quintet The New York Dolls formed in 1971 in New York and broke up in 1976. A re-formed group with two original members was together from 2004 to 2011. The Dolls released five studio albums, five demo albums and nine live albums. Among their best-known songs are Trash, Jet Boy, Personality Crisis and Stranded In The Jungle.
Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls guitarist, dies at 69
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...es-69-n1254389
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Spector produced records for the Ronettes, the Crystals, the Righteous Brothers, Ike & Tina Turner and many others. Spector's technique, which included strings, woodwind, brass and percussion with lots of reverb, was known as the "wall of sound" – and since 2009 he had been surrounded by the walls of a prison. He was sentenced to 19 years for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
Grammy-winning producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector dies at 81
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/enter...ath/index.html
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Nestico played trombone in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, released 10 albums, conducted music for many television series in the 1960s-70s and worked as an arranger for the Count Basie Orchestra, the US Marine Band and the US Air Force Band.
Count Basie arranger Sammy Nestico dies at 96
https://syncopatedtimes.com/count-ba...tico-has-died/
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Rodgers' hits include Honeycomb, Secretly, Bimbombey, Today, Tucumcari, Are You Really Mine, It's Over, Child Of Clay, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario and Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again. He hosted a self-titled musical variety TV series on NBC in 1959 and CBS in 1969.
Jimmie Rodgers, early rock'n'roll star, dies at 87
https://bestclassicbands.com/jimmie-...ycomb-1-19-21/
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band formed in 1966 in Long Beach, California. Darrow, who played guitar, bass, fiddle, banjo and mandolin, was a member from 1967 to 1970. He also released 10 solo albums and played on albums by James Taylor, John Stewart, John Fahey, Hoyt Axton, Helen Reddy, Harry Chapin, Leonard Cohen and others.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band alumnus Chris Darrow dies at 75
https://theboot.com/chris-darrow-dead-dies/