‘Double-Rainbow Guy’, Paul L. Vasquez, Dead at 57
Posted in: Culture News
Yosemite, California, man became an early 2010s internet sensation with his ecstatic nature video
Jerry Stiller, Comedian of ‘Seinfeld’ Fame, Dead at 92
Posted in: TV News“He was perhaps the kindest man I ever had the honor to work beside,” Jason Alexander writes
Andre Harrell, Founder of Uptown Records, Dead at 59
Posted in: Music News“He gave you the best soundtracks of your life man and you didn’t even know it,” Questlove writes of music exec who helped launch Sean Combs’ career
Soul Singer Betty Wright Dead at 66
Posted in: Music NewsGrammy-winning and oft-sampled vocalist also had hits with “Clean Up Woman,” “Tonight Is the Night” and “Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do”
Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87
Posted in: Music NewsPianist-singer behind “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly,” and “Long Tall Sally” set the template that a generation of musicians would follow
Tony Allen, Pioneering Afrobeat Drummer, Dead at 79
Posted in: Music News“Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat,” Fela Kuti once said of legendary Africa 70 drummer
Statler Brothers Singer Harold Reid Dead at 80
Posted in: Music NewsVocalist provided the baritone bottom end to the group’s hits like “Flowers on the Wall” and “Bed of Rose’s”
Brian Dennehy, Versatile Performer in ‘Tommy Boy,’ ‘Death of a Salesman,’ Dead at 81
Posted in: Movie NewsCharacter actor won two Tonys, one Golden Globe during prolific career
Jimmy Webb, New York Punk Style Icon Beloved by Rock Royalty, Dead at 61
Posted in: Music NewsDebbie Harry, Duff McKagan, Billie Joe Armstrong, and more pay tribute to Trash and Vaudeville manager and “punk rock’s unofficial shopkeeper”
John Prine: The Last Days and Beautiful Life of an American Original
Posted in: Music FeaturesHis wife, Fiona, son Jody, and others remember a big-hearted genius who championed new artists and made the most of the small things in life
