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
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/
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
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/
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/
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
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/
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
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/
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/
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