Astrid Kirchherr, Who First Photographed the Beatles, Dead at 81
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German-born photographer befriended band in Hamburg in 1960, was engaged to “fifth Beatle” Stuart Sutcliffe
Fred Willard, ‘Best in Show’ and ‘A Mighty Wind’ Actor, Dead at 86
Posted in: Movie NewsProlific comic actor and master of mockumentaries starred in Modern Family and Everybody Loves Raymond alongside Waiting for Guffman and This Is Spinal Tap
Melissa Etheridge’s Son, Beckett Cypher, Dead at 21
Posted in: Music News“Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction,” singer says
‘Double-Rainbow Guy’, Paul L. Vasquez, Dead at 57
Posted in: Culture NewsYosemite, California, man became an early 2010s internet sensation with his ecstatic nature video
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
