Entertainment industry obituaries

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The Oxford English Dictionary defines "B movie" as "a low-budget movie, especially (formerly) one made for use as a companion to the main attraction in a double feature." Corman directed 55 B movies and produced or executive-produced 385 B movies. Among them: Black Scorpion, Bucket Of Blood, Angels Die Hard, Death Race 2000, The Trip, The Wild Angels, The Pit & The Pendulum and The Man With The X-Ray Eyes.

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/roger...b0866a5b2c088f

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Damon (real name: Alan Harris) appeared in 50 movies including Johnny Yuma, House Of Usher, Temptation, Inside Detroit, Screaming Eagles, Between Heaven & Hell, The Devil's Wedding Night, This Rebel Breed and Crypt Of The Living Dead.

Mark Damon, film sales pioneer and former leading man, dies at 91

https://www.screendaily.com/news/mar...193304.article

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Sanborn released 25 albums. Five went to number one on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart. He also recorded with Bob James, Gil Evans, Paul Butterfield, George Benson, James Brown, B.B. King, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel, Kenny Loggins, Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, the Manhattan Transfer and many others. Among Sanborn's best-known song are Angela, The Dream, It's You, Lisa, Chicago Song, A Change Of Heart, Anything You Want, Hideaway, Pearls and Let's Just Say Goodbye.

David Sanborn, Grammy award-winning saxophonist, dead at 78

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/enter...ath/index.html

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Jimmy James & The Vagabonds formed in 1960 in Jamaica. They released seven studio albums, one live album and 24 singles. Among their hits are Red Red Wine, I Am Somebody, Now Is The Time, No Good To Cry and I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me. James also released 18 solo singles.

Jimmy James dies at 84

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024...4-passes-away/

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Coleman played Merle Jeter on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, 1976-77, and Forever Fernwood, 1977-78; Bill Bittinger on Buffalo Bill, 1983-84; Slap Maxwell on The Slap Maxwell Story, 1987-88; Otis Drexell on Drexell's Class, 1991-92; Burton Fallin on The Guardian, 2001-04; and Louis Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire, 2010-11. He appeared in 80 movies and TV movies including Melvin & Howard, Tootsie, Bite The Bullet, Maybe Baby, Pray TV, You've Got Mail, The Muppets Take Manhattan and The Prersident's Plane Is Missing.

Dabney Coleman, 9 To 5 star who made a career out of playing jerks, dies at 92

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ie-1235902521/

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Barbata played on albums by Stephen Stills, Neil Young, John Sebastian, Johnny Rivers, Linda Ronstadt, Lee Michaels, Jefferson Starship and many others.

John Barbata, drummer for the Turtles, CSNY and Jefferson Airplane, dies at 79

https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...erson-airplane

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Fuller played Claudia Barbour on the NBC Radio drama One Man's Family from 1945 to 1959 and appeared in 14 movies including Alias The Champ, Singing Gun, Flame Of Youth, Unmasked, The Red Menace, The Savage Horde and Women From Headquarters.

Barbra Fuller, star of Republic pictures and One Man’s Family on radio, dies at 102

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ly-1235903503/

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Peggi Blu – her real name was Peggy Blue – sang in several gospel groups including the Nat Lewis Singers, Clara Walker & the Redeemers and the Gospel Starlets. Blu released three albums and nine singles and had a #91 R&B hit in 1987 with Tender Moments. She appeared in 14 Broadway and off-Broadway musicals including Jezebel, Sisterella, The Wiz and Bubbling Brown Sugar.

Legendary Star Search winner and soul songstress Peggi Blu dies

https://www.soultracks.com/story-peggy-blu-dies

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Ifield had four number-one hits in England in 1962-63: I Remember You (which reached #5 in the US in October 1962), Lovesick Blues, The Wayward Wind and Confessin' (That I Love You). Among his other hits: It's My Time, Please, Don't Blame Me and Call Her Sweetheart.

Country legend Frank Ifield, who helped launch the Beatles, dies at 86

https://www.nme.com/news/music/count...age-86-3757704

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Train formed in 1994 in San Francisco. Among their hits are Meet Virginia, Drops Of Jupiter, Calling All Angels, Hey Soul Sister, Drive By and 50 Ways To Say Goodbye. Colin left the group in late 2003.

Charlie Colin, former bassist and founding member of Train, dies at 58

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charlie...train-bassist/