Joey Jordison, Founding Slipknot Drummer, Dead at 46
Posted in: Music News
Drummer died in his sleep on Monday
Rodney Alcala, ‘The Dating Game Killer,’ Dead at 77
Posted in: Culture NewsInfamous serial killer dies of natural causes at California hospital while awaiting execution for 1979 murder of 12-year-old girl
William F. Nolan, Sci-Fi Author of ‘Logan’s Run,’ Dead at 93
Posted in: Culture NewsProlific author wrote hundreds of nonfiction pieces, poems, and screenplays in addition to his science fiction work
Biz Markie, the ‘Clown Prince of Hip-Hop,’ Dead at 57
Posted in: Music News“Just a Friend” rapper struggled with health issues related to decade-long battle with Type 2 diabetes
Roger Hawkins, Muscle Shoals Drummer on Aretha Franklin Classics, Dead at 75
Posted in: Music NewsAs drummer in the Swampers, Hawkins played on hits like Wilson Pickett’s “Mustang Sally,” Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman”
Anita Lane, Founding Member of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds, Dead at 61
Posted in: Music NewsSinger-songwriter co-wrote two of Cave’s signature songs, “From Her to Eternity” and “Stranger Than Kindness,” before releasing her own unique solo recordings
Les McKeown, Bay City Rollers Singer, Dead at 65
Posted in: Music NewsVocalist featured on hits “Shang-a-Lang” and “Saturday Night”
Jim Steinman, Hitmaker for Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Dead at 73
Posted in: Music NewsSongwriter and composer also worked with Celine Dion, Air Supply, Barry Manilow, and more
Mike Mitchell, Guitarist on the Kingsmen’s ‘Louie Louie,’ Dead at 77
Posted in: Music News“I learned to play the guitar because of Mike Mitchell. I know every one of his solos, mistakes and all,” Joe Walsh says of founding member of garage rock icons
Black Rob, ‘Whoa!’ Rapper, Dead at 52
Posted in: Music NewsFormer Bad Boy artist scored massive hit in 2000 but was beset in recent years with serious health issues. He died Saturday after going into cardiac arrest
