David Roach, singer and founding member of the late-Eighties hard-rock band Junkyard, died Friday after a battle with cancer. The group announced Roach’s death in a post on social media on Saturday. He was 59. “After a courageous battle with cancer, David passed away peacefully last night at home, in …
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Emmy-nominated actress Loni Anderson, best known for portraying receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on TV series WKRP in Cincinnati, died on Aug. 3 at 79 years old. Anderson, who was only days away from celebrating her 80th birthday, died in a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, according to her longtime …
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Flaco Jiménez, the legendary accordion player who was perhaps the foremost ambassador for regional Tejano music in the 20th century, died at 86 on July 31st. According to a statement, Jiménez died surrounded by his family. “His legacy will live on through his music and all of his fans,” it …
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Jeannie Seely, the Grammy-winning country singer whose soulful voice was matched only by her confident, self-assured air, died on Friday in Hermitage, Tennessee, as a result of complications from an intestinal infection. She was 85. Seely’s representative, Don Murry Grubbs, confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone. The music legend …
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Tom Lehrer, the influential song satirist whose darkly comic lyrics gained a cult following decades after he stopped making music, has died at the age of 97. Lehrer died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his longtime friend David Herder told the Associated Press. No cause of death was provided. …
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Hulk Hogan, the wrestling legend who propelled the sport from a popular pastime to a ubiquitous pop-culture phenomenon on a wave of “Hulkamania” before becoming a right-wing hero, has died at the age of 71. Darren Prince, Hogan’s longtime agent, confirmed the wrestler’s death to Rolling Stone. Hogan died today …
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George Kooymans, guitarist and co-founder of the Dutch rockers Golden Earring, has died. He was 77. Kooymans’ family confirmed his death to the Dutch outlet AD, saying the musician died from the effects of ALS, which he was diagnosed with in 2020. “We say goodbye to a great musician and …
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Tributes are pouring in for the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died Sunday at 54. After news broke that the actor died following an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, stars from Beyoncé and Jamie Foxx to his TV wife Tracee Ellis Ross and Jennifer Love Hewitt shared their condolences with his …
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Ozzy Osbourne, the singular metal legend whose Black Sabbath virtually invented heavy metal and in later years became a reality-TV pioneer, died on Tuesday at the age of 76. Osbourne’s family confirmed his death in a statement. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have …
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who starred in The Cosby Show as Theo Huxtable, has died. According to multiple reports, including from CNN and People Monday, Warner died Sunday following an accidental drowning while swimming during a family vacation in Costa Rica. He was 54. Costa Rica National Police told ABC News that …
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