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Julián Figueroa, the 28-year-old son of actress Maribel Guardia and late Mexican music icon Joan Sebastian, died Sunday of a heart attack, Guardia confirmed Monday morning. He was 28. “It saddens me to inform you about the death of my beloved son Julián Figueroa, who unfortunately has left us in …

Al Jaffe, the storied cartoonist who created two staple features of Mad magazine, the “Fold-In” and “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” died Monday, April 10, The New York Times reports. He was 102. Jaffee’s granddaughter, Fani Thomson, confirmed his death, saying it was caused by multi-system organ failure. Jaffee enjoyed …

Ian Bairnson, longtime guitarist for the Alan Parsons Project who also featured on Kate Bush’s first two albums, has died at the age of 69. The Scottish-born musician’s wife Leila Bairnson revealed on social media that her husband died following a “long battle with dementia.” “It is with deep sadness …

John Regan — the bassist who was a member of Ace Frehley’s band Frehley’s Comet and recorded and performed with Peter Frampton — died on Friday at the age of 71. His wife, Cathy Merring-Regan, confirmed the news on Facebook in a post shared by a family friend. A cause …

Paul Cattermole, a member of the English pop group S Club 7, has died just months after the band announced a 25th anniversary reunion tour. He was 46. “We are truly devastated by the passing of our brother Paul,” S Club 7 said in a statement. “There are no words …

Seymour Stein, the legendary music executive who cofounded Sire Records where he signed the Ramones, Madonna, and Talking Heads, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer, a spokesperson for his family confirmed to Variety. He was 80. Stein cofounded the Sire imprint in 1966, where he …

Ryuichi Sakamoto, keyboardist for the pioneering Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra and Oscar-winning composer of films like The Last Emperor and The Revenant, has died at the age of 71. Sakamoto’s Twitter announced his death Sunday, noting that the influential artist died on Tuesday, March 28; while no …

Brian “Brizz” Gillis, a founding member of the boy band LFO, who left right before the group scored their 1999 hit “Summer Girls,” has died. He was 47. LFO’s Brad Fischetti — who is now the sole surviving member of the group following the deaths of Rich Cronin in 2010 …

Bill Zehme — the last person to interview Johnny Carson, a biographer of Frank Sinatra and Andy Kaufman, and author of many Rolling Stone celebrity cover stories — died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, Chicago Sun-Times reports. He was 64. Zehme, who grew up in South Holland, Illinois …

Wayne Swinny, guitarist and last remaining original member of Memphis rock band Saliva, has died at the age of 59, representatives for the band have confirmed. His cause of death has been attributed to a brain hemorrhage suffered while on tour supporting the band’s latest single “High on Me.” “I’m …