Entertainment industry obituaries

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Max Crook, best known for co-writing Runaway with Del Shannon and playing his own invention, the Musitron (a heavily modified clavioline), on Shannon's recording, which was number one for four weeks in April-May 1961, died July 1 at age 83. Under the name Maximilian, Crook released several instrumental singles on Cub and Big Top in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He also recorded with Brian Hyland, Liberace, Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis and others and wrote several gospel songs including He Is Risen, Help Me O Lord and Fountain Of Living Waters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Crook

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The Softones had four R&B hits in the mid-1970s: I'm Gonna Prove It, Can't Help Falling In Love, The First Day and That Old Black Magic. They shortened their name to the Tones and had one final hit in 1983, One More Time. Marvin Brown sang in a high falsetto, similar to that of Eddie Kendricks and the Stylistics' Russell Thompkins Jr.

Marvin Brown, Softones singer, dies at 66

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/...er-dies-at-66/

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Cordero appeared in the Broadway musicals Rock Of Ages, Bullets Over Broadway, Waitress and A Bronx Tale, played mobster Victor Lugo in three episodes of the CBS police drama Blue Bloods and was married to fitness trainer and former Radio City Rockette Amanda Kloots.

Broadway Star Nick Cordero dies at 41 from coronavirus complications

https://people.com/theater/nick-cord...complications/

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The Devil Went Down To Georgia was a number-one country hit and #3 pop hit in 1979 and won a CMA award for single of the year. Among Daniels' other hits: Uneasy Rider, Simple Man, In America, Long Haired Country Boy, Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye, The Legend Of Wooley Swamp and Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues.

Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Daniels dies at 83

https://www.tennessean.com/story/ent...es/5384087002/

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Morricone composed more than 500 scores for movies and television series including Bugsy, The Exorcist II, La Cage Aux Folles, A Fistful Of Dollars, Once Upon A Time In The West, The Thing, The Untouchables, The Hateful Eight, The Phantom Of The Opera and The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.

Ennio Morricone, Oscar-winning film composer, dies at 91

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/en...yle/index.html

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Porcaro recorded with Rosemary Clooney, Paul Anka, Mel Tormé, Madonna, Joe Cocker, Diana Krall, Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Bette Midler, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight, Gerry Mulligan and many others. He also played on five albums by Toto. His sons Jeff and Steve were founding members of the group and a third son, Mike, joined in 1983.

Legendary drummer and percussionist Joe Porcaro dies at 90

https://alleverythingentertainment.c...ro-dies-at-90/

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Dyble joined Fairport Convention soon after the group formed in 1967. She sang and played piano, recorder and autoharp. The band has released 30 studio albums and 26 live albums.

Fairport Convention singer Judy Dyble dies at 71
Folk singer, who also had a solo career, had a long-term illness

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...e-dies-aged-71

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Shot himself in the head. Yikes!

Lisa Marie Presley 'heartbroken' over death of son Benjamin Keough, Elvis Presley's grandson, at 27

https://www.usatoday.com/story/enter...on/5425381002/

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Preston appeared in 12 episodes of the 1983-84 tv series For Love & Honor and in several movies including Twins, Gotti, Spellbinder, Jack Frost, Old Dogs, Sky High and Battleship Earth.

Kelly Preston, actress in Jerry Maguire and wife of John Travolta, dead at 57

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...ire-dead-at-57

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In 1958, Rod Bernard & The Twisters recorded This Should Go On Forever. It was the first single released on Jin Records, a Louisiana label founded by Floyd Soileau and named for his wife Jinver. After the song became a local hit, it was released nationally by Argo Records and reached #20 on the Hot 100 in April 1959. Bernard released 34 singles for nine different labels but had only one other chart hit, Colinda in 1959.

Swamp pop musician Rod Bernard dies at 79

https://www.brproud.com/news/swamp-p...rd-dies-at-79/

Here is This Should Go On Forever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Wt0bu86ms