Ronnie Tutt, Drummer for Elvis Presley and the Jerry Garcia Band, Dead at 83
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In-demand musician also played on Billy Joel’s hit “Piano Man,” Buckingham Nicks and Gram Parsons’ solo LPs
Melvin Van Peebles, ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song’ Director, Dead at 89
Posted in: Movie News“Dad knew that Black images matter,” Van Peebles’ son and actor Mario Van Peebles said. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth?”
Sarah Dash — Labelle Founding Member and Keith Richards Collaborator — Dead at 76
Posted in: Music NewsDash appeared on the group’s ubiquitous 1975 dance floor classic “Lady Marmalade”
The True Story of Norm Macdonald, Comedy’s Best Liar
Posted in: TV FeaturesA writer who got to know Norm remembers a generous, kind human being who also happened to be the funniest person on earth
Girls Aloud Singer Sarah Harding Dead at 39
Posted in: Music NewsSinger in platinum-selling U.K. girl group dies following battle with breast cancer
Ed Asner, Star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ ‘Up,’ Dead at 91
Posted in: TV NewsProlific character actor was also an outspoken political activist
Iron Butterfly Drummer Ron Bushy Dead at 79
Posted in: Music NewsDrummer behind the kit for rock classic “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” was only member to appear on every studio album from hard rock band
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Reggae Giant and Dub Pioneer, Dead at 85
Posted in: Music NewsProlific reggae singer, producer, and studio wizard who reinvented the genre and pushed the boundaries of Jamaican music died Sunday
‘Sweet Sweet Connie’ Hamzy, Immortalised in Grand Funk Railroad Song, Dead at 66
Posted in: Music News“I was determined to become a famous groupie,” said Hamzy, who was famously mentioned in “We’re an American Band”
Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones’ Drummer and Inimitable Backbone, Dead at 80
Posted in: Music NewsRock & roll legend “passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier [Tuesday] surrounded by his family,” according to publicist
