Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel – they had all been members of the Hawks, rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins' band – formed The Band in 1967. The Band's hits include The Weight, Rag Mama Rag, Up On Cripple Creek, Don't Do It, Time To Kill and Life Is A Carnival.
Garth Hudson, last surviving original member of The Band, dies at 87
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/g...y?id=117941841
Sykes was a member of Thin Lizzy in 1982-83 and was the group's lead singer from 1996 to 2009. He was a member of Whitesnake from 1984 to 1987 and Blue Murder from 1989 to 1994. He also released five solo albums.
John Sykes, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist, dies at 65
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/enter...cli/index.html
Goldberg and Steve Miller formed the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band quintet in 1965. Goldberg, Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Miles, Harvey Brooks and Nick Gravenites formed the Electric Flag in 1967. They provided the music for the Peter Fonda movie The Trip and their album A Long Time Comin' reached #21 on Billboard's album chart in August 1968. Goldberg then formed the Barry Goldberg Reunion. They had a minor hit in October 1968 with Hole In My Pocket. Goldberg released eight studio albums and one live album.
Barry Goldberg, blues-rock keyboardist whose work with Bob Dylan included controversial Newport ’65 concert, dies at 83
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/...ag-1236282797/
Walk It Out, the debut single by DJ Unk (Anthony Leonard Platt), got to #2 on Billboard's rap chart, #2 on the R&B/hip-hop chart and #10 on the Hot 100 in February 2007. 2 Step, his follow-up, reached #4 on the rap chart, #9 on the R&B/hip-hop chart and #24 on the Hot 100 in August 2007. Among his other hits are Hit The Dance Floor (with Donald "Baby D" Jenkins) and Show Out.
DJ Unk, Walk It Out and 2 Step rapper, dies at 43
https://www.wsaz.com/2025/01/25/dj-u...3-reports-say/
Marianne Faithfull was discovered by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Lloyd Oldham. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrore her first hit, As Tears Go By, which reached #9 in the UK and #22 in the United States in January 1965. Among her other hits are Summer Nights, This Little Bird, Come & Stay With Me, Go Away From My World, The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan and Is This What I Get For Loving You? She was in a romantic relationship witrh Jagger from 1966 to 1970.
Marianne Faithfull, pop icon and singer, dies at 78
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/na...a-22dd251fb9f1
Erwin played Teddy, one of the drovers on Rawhide, 1959-65. He voiced Reggie Mantle in several Archie animated series and voiced Morris the Cat in several 9Lives commercials. The original Morris died in 1978. Two other cats have portrayed Morris.
John Erwin, voice actor in He-Man and Archie cartoons, dies at 88
He also recurred on the Clint Eastwood series Rawhide and voiced Morris the Cat on TV commercials in the 1970s.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...or-1236123692/
Roberts appeared in 38 movies and TV movies including Serpico, Switch, Star Spangled Girl, My Best Friend's Wife, Seize The Day (with Robin Williams), The Million Dollar Duck, The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three and six Woody Allen films: Annie Hall, Stardust Memories, Radio Days, Hannah & Her Sisters, Play It Again Sam and A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy.
Tony Roberts, Annie Hall actor and Broadway star, dies at 85
https://variety.com/2025/film/obitua...ll-1236301011/
Tuiasosopo played three games as a center for the Los Angeles Rams in 1987 before becoming an actor. He appeared in eight episodes of Hawaii (2004) and five episodes of Easy Money (2008-09) and in 17 movies including Fun Size, Speed Racer, 12 Rounds, BASEketball, A Perfect Getaway, Necessary Roughness and The Fast & The Furious.
Street Fighter actor Peter 'Navy' Tuiasosopo dead at 61
https://extratv.com/2025/02/10/stree...po-dead-at-61/
French played blind priest Father Lonigan in more than 400 episodes of NBC's daytime drama Passions (1999-2008) and appeared in 50 movies and TV movies including Fletch, First Family, Bloodbrothers, Enough, Jagged Edge, Mr. Deeds, Leave 'Em Laughing (with Mickey Rooney), Mysterious Two, Murphy's Romance, Thank You For Smoking, Airplane II and Jurassic Park III.
Bruce French, Passions actor and a veteran of the stage, dies at 79
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ns-1236131400/
The Flamingos formed in 1953 in Chicago. Hunt was a member from 1956 to 1961 and sang on the group's biggest hit, I Only Have Eyes For You, which reached #3 on Billboard's R&B chart and #11 on the Hot 100 in August 1959. He also sang on their hits Lovers Never Say Goodbye, Love Walked In, I Was Such A Fool and Nobody Loves Me Like You. Hunt had two solo top-ten R&B hits, Human in 1961 and I Am A Witness in 1963.
Soul legend Tommy Hunt dead at 91
https://www.clashmusic.com/news/soul...hunt-has-died/
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