Entertainment industry obituaries

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Moloney co-founded the Chieftains in 1962 and played bagpipes, tin whistles, accordion and/or bodhrán on each of their 37 albums, from The Chieftains (1964) to Voice Of Ages (2012). Among the Chieftains' best-known songs are Cotton Eyed Joe, Carolan's Concerto, O'Sullivan's March, Chasing The Fox, Boil The Breakfast Early, If I Had Maggie In The Wood and Lots Of Drops Of Brandy. The Chieftains have recorded with Van Morrison, Ry Cooder, James Galway, John Williams and many others.

Paddy Moloney, leader of Irish band the Chieftains dies at 83

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...s-dies-aged-83

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Harris played Sylvia Buchman on 56 episodes of Mad About You, 1993-99 and 2019, played Paula Zuckerman in 10 episodes of Husbands Wives & Lovers, 1978, and played Maureen O'Connor in 13 episodes of Sirota's Court, 1976-77. She also appeared in multiple episodes of Rescue Me, Law & Order, L.A. Law, Ann Jillian, Murder She Wrote and Archie Bunker's Place and in several movies including Tempest, Up The Sandbox and Three Men & A Baby.

Mad About You star Cynthia Harris dead at 87

https://nypost.com/2021/10/06/mad-ab...is-dead-at-87/

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Flanagan played Davey in four episodes of Showtime's Shameless, 2017, and played a security guard in four episodes of Disney XD's Walk The Prank, 2017-18. He released a comedy album, Man Law, in 2013. As "Father Flanagan," he released four rap albums. The latest, Both Sides Of The Brain, came out today, October 12, posthumously.

Ricarlo Flanagan of Shameless and Last Comic Standing fame, dead at 40

https://nypost.com/2021/10/12/shamel...an-dead-at-40/

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Emani 22 (Emani Johnson) released her debut album The Color Red in 2020. Among her best-known songs are Better Days, Close, Feelings and Heartbreak Hotel. KTLA-Channel 5 is reporting she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in a Mercedes while standing alongside a parked car on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles..

R&B singer Emani 22 dead at 22

https://people.com/music/rb-singer-emani-22-dead-at-22/

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Steel played an elder of the Merchant Tribe in Black Panther (2018). She also appeared in Poms, Daisy Winters and Jumanji: The Next Level and in four episodes of Bounce TV's Saints & Sinners.

Dorothy Steel, Black Panther actress, dead at 95

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainmen...-actress-dies/

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Leadbetter began playing dobro at age 12. He released three solo albums, three albums with Wildfire, two albums with Grasstowne and two albums with J.D. Crowe & The New South. Leadbetter toured with Vern Gosdin, Grandpa Jones, Dale Ann Bradley and the Whites and recorded with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Steve Gulley, Michelle Nixon, Stuart Wyrick and others.

Knoxville bluegrass legend 'Uncle Phil' Leadbetter dies at 59

https://www.wbir.com/article/enterta...3-d2f693dd1ff2

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Hawkshaw composed music for more than 40 movies and television series. He recorded two albums as a member of the Shadows and two as a member of Emile Ford & The Checkmates. In 1979, he formed a disco group, Love DeLuxe, which had a number-one dance hit with Here Comes That Sound Again.

Grange Hill and Countdown theme tune composer Alan Hawkshaw dies at 84

https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/16/grang...t-84-15435430/

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Lynn played Barney Fife's girlfriend Thelma Lou in 16 episodes of The Andy Grifffith Show, 1961-66, and played Sarah in four episodes of Griffith's Matlock series, 1986. She also appeared in multiple episodes of Mod Squad, My Three Sons, Sugarfoot, Where's Raymond, The Egg & I, Family Affair and Matinee Theatre.

Betty Lynn, best known for her role in The Andy Griffith Show, dead at 95

https://www.wymt.com/2021/10/17/bett...-show-dead-95/

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As a child, Tutt played violin, trumpet and ukulele. In his senior year in high school, he switched to drums. He was a member of Elvis Presley's band from 1969 to 1977. Tutt also toured and/or recorded with Roy Orbison, Jerry Garcia, Neil Diamond, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel, Gram Parsons, Michael McDonald, Los Lobos, the Carpenters and many others.

Ronnie Tutt, drummer for Elvis Presley, dead at 83

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/...AOCBOLMAZYZMA/

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Bricusse wrote or co-wrote 21 musicals and movies including Hook, Goodbye Mr Chips, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory and Stop The World, I Want To Get Off. He co-wrote many hit songs including The Candy Man, What Kind Of Fool Am I, Who Can I Turn To, Goldfinger, My Kind Of Girl, You Only Live Twice, Talk To The Animals and Can You Read My Mind.

Leslie Bricusse, Oscar-winning composer and lyricist for Doctor Dolittle, dies at 90

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...1f2_story.html