Walters won three Daytime Emmy awards, a Primetime Emmy award, a Disney Legends award and an NAACP Image award. She was inducted into the Television Hall Of Fame in 1989 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2007.
Barbara Walters, trailblazing TV icon, dies at 93
The pioneering TV news broadcaster was the first female anchor in evening news.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/b...ry?id=41435083
The Pointer Sisters – Anita, June and Bonnie – recorded two unsuccessful singles for Atlantic. In 1973, after their older sister Ruth joined the group, they signed with Blue Thumb and reached #11 on the Hot 100 with Yes We Can Can. In 1974, they reached #13 with Fairytale. Bonnie went solo in 1977 and the remaining trio went on to have 12 more top-40 hits including Fire, He's So Shy, Slow Hand, I'm So Excited and Neutron Dance. June died in 2006. Bonnie died in 2020.
Anita Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters, dies at 74
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anita-p...inter-sisters/
Modest Mouse formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington. After seven unsuccessful singles, they reached number one on Billboard's alternative rock chart in 2004 with Float On. They also reached number one with Lampshades On Fire in 2014 and We Are Between in 2021. Among their other hits are Dashboard, Ocean Breathes Salty and The Sun Hasn't Left.
Jeremiah Green, founding member of Modest Mouse, dead at 45
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...it-1234654944/
Gangsta Boo, born Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, was a member of Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia from 1995 to 2002 and recorded six albums with them. She also released three solo albums and 10 mixtapes. Among her best-known songs are Who We Be, Love Don't Live, Mask 2 My Face and Where Dem Dollas At.
Three 67 Mafia rapper Gangsta Boo dead at 43
https://pagesix.com/2023/01/01/three...oo-dead-at-43/
Before joining Earth Wind & Fire in 1974, White had been a member of the Ramsey Lewis Trio and a session drummer for Chess Records. He played drums on eight Earth Wind & Fire albums and on albums by Linda Ronstadt, Donny Hathaway, Jennifer Holliday, Deniece Williams, the Emotions and others.
Earth Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dead at 67
https://pagesix.com/2023/01/02/earth...te-dead-at-67/
Boen played criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in the first three Terminator movies; Dennis Hubner in 14 episodes of It's A Living, 1981-82; The Reverend Lloyd Meechum in four episodes of Mama's Family, 1983-87; Jim Peterson in five episodes of Who's The Boss, 1984-86; Howard Sternhagen in 16 episodes of The Law & Harry McGraw, 1987-88; and Judge Walter Swanson in eight episodes of L.A. Law, 1988-93. Boen also voiced characters in many animated series including Bonkers, Problem Child, Skeleton Warriors, Zorro, Spider-Man, Dexter's Laboratory, The Addams Family and The Fantastic Voyages Of Sinbad The Sailor.
Terminator actor Earl Boen has died at 81
https://nypost.com/2023/01/06/termin...en-dead-at-81/
Rich played Nicholas Bradford in 112 episodes of Eight Is Enough, 1977-81; Danny Blake in 18 episodes of Code Red, 1981-82; and Toby Hart in the 1981 Disney movie The Devil & Max Devlin.
Eight Is Enough child star Adam Rich dead at 54
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...e-54-rcna64805
Redeker played Alex Marshall in more than 800 episodes of Days Of Our Lives, 1979-87, and Rex Sterling in more than 200 episodes of The Young & The Restless, 1979-94. He also appeared in multiple episodes of Barnaby Jones, Dan Raven, The FBI, The Virginian and The Six Million Dollar Man and in 17 movies including Ordinary People, The Confessional, The Electric Horseman and The Three Stooges Meet Hercules.
Quinn Redeker, actor on Days Of Our Lives and The Young & The Restless, dies at 86
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ss-1235293706/
Beck was a member of the Yardbirds in 1965-66 before forming his own band, The Jeff Beck Group, which included Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. Beck released 16 studio albums and 10 live albums. Among his best-known songs are Beck's Bolero, Dirty Mind, Escape, Hammerhead, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat and Hi Ho Silver Lining.
Jeff Beck, one of the guitar masters of the rock era, dies at 78
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/...es-1235486491/
Cook appeared in 18 episodes of The Lucy Show and five episodes of Here's Lucy. and in multiple episodes of Kojak, Dynasty, Cagney & Lacy, McMillan & Wife and Chico & The Man.
Carole Cook, Lucille Ball protégé and Sixteen Candles actress, dies at 98
She also appeared three times on Broadway, followed Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! and played Don Knotts' wife in The Incredible Mr. Limpet.
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