Brothers Ray and Dave Davies formed the Kinks quartet in 1963 in London. Gosling was a member from 1970 to 1978. Among the Kinks' hits during those years are Apeman, Sleepwalker, Supersonic Rocket Ship, 20th Century Man and A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy.
John Gosling, keyboardist for the Kinks, dies at 75
https://variety.com/2023/music/obitu...er-1235688603/
Friedkin directed 20 movies including The Boys In The Band and To Live & Die In L.A., four TV movies and eight documentaries.
William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, dead at 87
https://apnews.com/article/william-f...f3533c19c15094
Swan appeared in 19 movies including Rudy, Backdraft, Doctor Detroit and Natural Born Killers. He played Babe Ruth's father in The Babe (1992).
Robert Swan, The Untouchables and Hoosiers actor, dies at 78
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/r...es-1235691866/
The Band formed in 1967 in Toronto. All five members had previously been in Ronnie Hawkins' band, the Hawks. Among the Band's hits: The Weight, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Up On Cripple Creek, Rag Mama Rag, Don't Do It and I Shall Be Released.
Robbie Robertson, leader of The Band, dies at 80
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/...nd-1235692172/
Jones' best-known song is Try To Remember from the musical The Fantasticks. Ed Ames, Roger Williams and the Brothers Four had hit versions of the song in 1965. Gladys Knight reached #11 on the Hot 100 in 1975 with a medley of The Way We Were and Try To Remember.
Broadway lyricist and librettist Tom Jones dies at 95
Jones was best known for the musicals The Fantasticks, 110 In The Shade and I Do! I Do!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/articl...-Away-20230812
Tabuchi had performed regularly in Branson, Missouri since 1980 and also made several appearances at the Grand Ole Opry. He released seven studio albums and six live albums.
Longtime Branson performer Shoji Tabuchi dies at 79
https://newstalkkzrg.com/2023/08/12/...hi-dies-at-79/
Timbaland & Magoo (Timothy Mosley and Melvin Barcliff) released three albums (1997, 2001, 2003). Up Jumps Da Boogie, their first single, featured Missy Elliott and Aaliyah and reached #4 on the R&B chart and #12 on the Hot 100 in September 1997.
Magoo, rapper who collaborated with Timbaland, dead at 50
https://www.syracuse.com/entertainme...ead-at-50.html
Kent appeared in 28 shorts and feature films including Mirrors, Community, Abusing Protocol, Love Without Walls and The Man Who Wouldn't Die.
Darren Kent, Game Of Thrones and Dungeons & Dragons actor, dies at 36
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/d...ns-1235696978/
Scotto performed in many operas including Rigoletto, Turandot, Tosca, Pagliacci, La Bohème, La Traviata and Madama Butterfly. She released 37 studio albums and four live albums and performed at opera houses in Rome, Berlin, Madrid, Paris, Florence, Moscow, Tokyo, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco and many other cities.
Renata Scotto, starring soprano of 20th-century opera, dies at 89
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obitu...a-singer-dead/
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss founded Carnival Records in 1961. In July 1962, the label released two singles, one by Charlie Robinson and one by Herb Alpert (as "Dore Alpert"). Alpert and Moss then discovered there was another label with that name so they renamed Carnival A&M. Among A&M's artists were Cat Stevens, Janet Jackson, Burt Bacharach, Wes Montgomery, Human League, Styx, Nazareth, the Police, the Carpenters, the Captain & Tennille, Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 and Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.
Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records, dies at 88
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/...ds-1235698242/
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