Cole learned alto sax at age 10. After playing in bands led by Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton and Doc Severinsen, Cole formed his own band. He released 45 studio albums and one live album and played on albums by Freddie Hubbard, Anita O'Day, Eddie Jefferson, the Manhattan Transfer and other artists.
Famed jazz saxophonist Richie Cole dies at 72
https://worldmusiccentral.org/2020/0...le-dies-at-72/
Millie Small's heart will never again "go giddyup." In July 1964, her My Boy Lollipop went to number one in Australia, #2 in the US and the UK and #3 in Canada. Her follow-up, Sweet William, stalled at #40 in the US. She released several more singles including remakes of Killer Joe, Honey Hush, See You Later Alligator, Wings Of A Dove, What Am I Living For and I Love The Way You Love but never had another hit.
Millie Small, My Boy Lollipop singer, dies at 73
https://nypost.com/2020/05/06/millie...er-dies-at-73/
Here is her version of the Rocky Fellers' Killer Joe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNawiKkyCTQ
Simmons wrote eight books, co-founded Weight Watchers magazine and produced three National Lampoon movies, four National Lampoon stage shows, 12 National Lampoon comedy albums and the 1973-74 weekly comedy series The National Lampoon Radio Hour.
Matty Simmons, National Lampoon co-founder and Animal House producer, dies at 93
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...o-founder-dies
Kraftwerk was best known for their 1975 #25 hit Autobahn. The song was 22:43 in length and was cut to 3:28 for release as a single. Many people misunderstood the line "Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn" as "Fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn." Nope, sorry. It's German for "We drive, drive, drive on the Autobahn (expressway)."
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider dies at 73
https://www.billboard.com/articles/n...o-founder-dies
Howe was Bad Company's lead singer from 1986 until 1994. During those years, the group's hits included How About That, Holy Water, Stranger Stranger, Boys Cry Tough, Walk Through The Fire, This Could Be The One and If You Needed Somebody. Howe had previously recorded and toured with Ted Nugent.
Bad Company singer Brian Howe dead of cardiac arrest at 66
https://nypost.com/2020/05/07/bad-co...-arrest-at-66/
This is not an illusion. Roy really died. Siegfried and Roy were born in Germany. They emigrated to the United States and became naturalized citizens. From 1990 to 2003 (when Roy got mauled by one of the tigers that were part of their show), they performed at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
Siegfried & Roy illusionist Roy Horn dies of complications from the coronavirus at 75
https://people.com/health/roy-horn-d...llusionist-75/
Little Richard, a flamboyant architect of rock'n'roll, is dead at 87
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/09/enter...rnd/index.html
Little Richard had 21 top-40 R&B hits, with 14 making the top ten and Long Tall Sally, Rip It Up and Lucille going to number one. Only four of his songs made the top ten on the pop charts: Long Tall Sally, Jenny Jenny, Keep A-Knockin' and Good Golly Miss Molly. In 1972, Little Richard sang lead vocals and played piano on this tribute song by Canned Heat, Rockin' With The King:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbRDx6MTrvM
Wright began singing in her family's gospel group Echoes Of Joy when she was only three. She began recording at 14. Her hits include Clean Up Woman, Dance With Me, Baby Sitter, Secretary, Let Me Be Your Lovemaker and Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do.
R&B singer Betty Wright dies at 66
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...ght-dies-at-66
The Pretty Things formed in 1963 in England and took their name from the 1955 Willie Dixon song Pretty Thing. They released 13 studio albums, 13 live albums and 31 singles. Among their best-known songs are Rosalyn, Cry To Me, Honey I Need, Don't Bring Me Down, Midnight To Six Man and A House In The Country.
Phil May, frontman with The Pretty Things, dies at 75
Singer revered by David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix had complications in hospital following hip surgery.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...s-dies-aged-75
Willard is the only human to ever appear in a Disney-Pixar animated film. He played Buy-n-Large CEO Shelby Forthright in WALL-E (2008).
Comic actor Fred Willard of Best In Show and Modern Family dies at 86
He was known for playing clueless characters, including in Fernwood 2 Night and Everybody Loves Raymond.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...es-86-n1208696
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