In 1954, Elvis began recording and touring with guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black. Eventually he added a drummer and began making rock'n'roll.
Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana dies at 87
https://www.ksat.com/news/national/l...ntana-has-died
She also appeared in the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy and had regular roles on four different soap operas. (Yes, I know -- the daytime dramas haven't been sponsored by soap companies for 50 years. We still call them "soap operas," though, just like we still call movie previews "trailers" and we still say we "dial" a telephone number.)
Georgann Johnson, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman actress, dies at 91
https://variety.com/2018/tv/obituari...oy-1202847300/
One of the Cramps' albums was A Date With Elvis. I guess Knox and Elvis are together now. Maybe.
Cramps drummer Nick Knox dies at 60
https://www.altpress.com/news/cramps...ick-knox-dies/
Murphy played with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Junior Parker, Memphis Slim, Bobby "Blue" Bland, James Cotton and, of course, Jake & Elmore Blues, even though Mrs. Murphy didn't want him to go on the road with his "white hoodlum friends."
Matt Murphy, Blues Brothers guitarist and noted sideman, dies at 88
https://deadline.com/2018/06/matt-gu...88-1202411826/
In Scarface, Tony Montana observed that "every day above ground is a good day." Today was not a good day for the movie's producer.
Martin Bregman, producer of Scarface, Serpico, Carlito's Way and Dog Day Afternoon, dies at 92
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...485755101.html
This rapper died in an apparent robbery -- but, still, you seldom hear of a rap singer dying of old age. They die young, usually by gunfire or drugs.
Rapper XXXTentacion, 20, shot dead in Florida
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/enter...ead/index.html
What did I just say about rappers dying young and dying by gunfire? Here is the latest one:
Rapper Jimmy Wopo, 21, gunned down in Pittsburgh
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/enter...ead/index.html
Simon was lead singer of the Lost Generation, whose biggest hit was The Sly, Slick & The Wicked in 1970.
Lowrell Simon, famed Chicago soul singer/songwriter, dead at 75
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...621-story.html
He worked with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Tom Petty, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC and many others.
Grammy-winning producer David Bianco dies
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-bianco-dies/
On June 8, he revealed that his cancer had returned and he had "only a few weeks left to live." It turned out to be only 13 days.
Charles Krauthammer, conservative commentator and Pulitzer Prize winner, dead at 68
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...ead-at-68.html
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