Walter Yetnikoff, Combative and Influential Former CBS Records Head, Dead at 87
Posted in: Music News
Larger-than-life music industry mogul worked with Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones, among many others
Markie Post, ‘Night Court’ Actress, Dead at 70
Posted in: TV NewsTelevision veteran also appeared on The Fall Guy, Scrubs and Chicago P.D.
Kool & The Gang Saxophonist Dennis Thomas Dead at 70
Posted in: Music News“Dee Tee” was co-founding member of legendary funk outfit, appearing on every album from 1969 debut to this year’s Perfect Union
Charles Connor, Drummer for Little Richard and Sam Cooke, Dead at 86
Posted in: Music NewsPioneering drummer also played with James Brown, Lloyd Bruce, Jackie Wilson, and the Coasters
ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dead at 72
Posted in: Music News“We … will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature, and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top.’ members Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said. “You will be missed greatly, amigo.”
Joey Jordison, Founding Slipknot Drummer, Dead at 46
Posted in: Music NewsDrummer 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”
