McLain's remake of Don Gibson's 1956 country hit Sweet Dreams reached #15 on the Hot 100 in August 1966. Among McLain's other well-known songs are Release Me, Think It Over, I Need You So, Before I Grow Too Old, I Can't Take It No More and Try To Find Another Man.
Louisiana swamp pop legend Tommy McLain dies at 85
https://www.ksla.com/2025/07/24/loui...clain-dies-85/
Laine, who had a four-octave range, released 40 studio albums and nine live albums and recorded with Mel Tormé, Dudley Moore, James Galway, Jean-Luc Ponty, Laurie Holloway, the Duke Ellington Orchestra and many others. Among her best-known songs are Solitude, Bill, Birdsong, He Was Beautiful, Streets Of London, Gonna Get Through, Thieving Boy and The Lies Of Handsome Men.
Cleo Laine, Britain's most successful jazz singer, dies at 97
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...dankworth-dies
Lehrer released 11 albums, 1953-66, including Songs By Tom Lehrer, More Of Tom Lehrer, An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer and That Was The Year That Was (which reached #18 on Billboard's album chart in January 1966). Among his best-known songs are The Elements, The Masochism Tango, The Vatican Rag, Poisoning Pigeons In The Park and We Will All Go Together When We Go.
Tom Lehrer, musical satirist with a dark streak, dies at 97
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...hrer-dead.html
Aboutboul played Israeli drug lord and arms dealer Avi Drexler in 25 episodes of the 2017-23 FX series Snowfall and appeared in 60 movies and TV movies including Munich, Prom Queen, Morning Star, A Place In The Sun, Wild Dogs, Rambo III, The Order and Every Time We Say Goodbye.
Alon Aboutboul, The Dark Knight Rises and Snowfall actor, dies at 60
https://www.usatoday.com/story/enter...l/85429157007/
Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez – his nickname means "Skinny" in Spanish – released 27 studio albums and one live album and recorded with Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Dwight Yoakam, Carlos Santana, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, Los Lobos, the Mavericks and many others. Among his best-known songs are [i]Carmelita, Poquita Fe, Me Está Matando, I Am A Mexican, Las Gaviotas, Un Mojado Sin Licensia and Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio.
Flaco Jiménez, legendary Tejano musician, dies at 86
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/...ad-1236476610/
Seely, born Marilyn Jeanne Seely, had 14 top-40 country hits, 1966-74, including three duets with Jack Greene. Her first hit, Don't Touch Me, written by Hank Cochran (whom she would marry in 1969), reached #2 on the country chart and #85 on the Hot 100 in June 1966 and won a Grammy award for best country female vocal. Among her other hits are Lucky Ladies, Can I Sleep In Your Arms, It's Only Love, A Wanderin' Man and I'll Love You More Than You Need.
Grand Ole Opry legend, Grammy winner Jeannie Seely dead at 85
https://www.tennessean.com/story/ent...y/85446858007/
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