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Joe Egan, the Scottish singer-songwriter who co-founded Stealers Wheel with Gerry Rafferty and co-wrote their 1973 hit “Stuck in the Middle With You,” died Saturday, July 6. He was 77. Egan’s death was confirmed Sunday, July 7, on the official Rafferty Facebook page, run by Rafferty’s daughter, Martha (Rafferty died …

Joe Bonsall, the longtime tenor vocalist for the celebrated country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Tuesday, July 9, from complications of ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was 76. The Oak Ridge Boys announced Bonsall’s death in a statement on their website: “As a 50-year …

Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer who worked with director James Cameron on blockbusters Titanic and two Avatar movies, died of cancer on Friday, as Variety reports. He was 63. Landau’s producing partnership with Cameron yielded three Oscar nominations and a best picture trophy for 1997’s Titanic. The pair also made …

Robert Towne, the screenwriter and director whose Oscar-winning work in the 1974 filmChinatown enshrined him in Hollywood history, has died at the age of 89. Towne died at his home on Monday, his publicist Carri McClure confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. During his celebrated career, Towne wrote the Hal Ashby …

Martin Mull, the comedian and actor known for his rolls in Clue, Roseanne and Arrested Development,has died at the age of 80. His daughter, Maggie Mull, announced the news on Friday, writing, “I am heartbroken to share that my father passed away at home on June 27th, after a valiant …

Kinky Friedman, the eccentric country singer-songwriter whose musings, novels, one-liners and quixotic gubernatorial run made him a folk hero, died Thursday at age 79 at his home in Texas. “Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends,” a statement on X read …

Bill Cobbs, the prolific and versatile actor known for performances in films such as The Brother From Another Planet, Night at the Museum, and The Bodyguard, has died. He was 90. A member of Cobbs’ family confirmed his death on Facebook, saying the actor died “peacefully” at his home in …

Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock has died at the age of 49. The musician, born Seth Binzer, was discovered at his home on Monday, according to ABC7, which cites the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The cause of death was an accidental drug overdose, according to Binzer’s rep, Howie Hubberman. …

Donald Sutherland, a beloved film presence for more than 50 years whose warm, rich voice was as distinctive as the regal bearing he brought to so many of his roles, died Thursday at the age of 88. Sutherland’s agency CAA confirmed the actor’s death to the Hollywood Reporter, adding that …

Willie Mays, the iconic center fielder for the New York and San Francisco Giants whose extraordinary power and brilliance on the field won him two MVPs and the 1954 World Series, has died at the age of 93. “It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants …