Celebrity Life
Johnny Pacheco, Storied Salsa Bandleader and Fania Records Co-Founder, Dead at 85
Dominican-born musician helped popularize salsa around the world with his work with Fania All-Stars and Celia Cruz
Ari Gold, Trailblazing Queer Dance Music Artist, Dead at 47
He sang with Diana Ross and Cyndi Lauper, collaborated with Boy George, and opened for Chaka Khan during his career
Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79
Keyboardist helped Miles Davis usher in the fusion revolution and founded his own game-changing groups, including Return to Forever
Larry Flynt, ‘Hustler’ Founder and First Amendment Activist, Dead at 78
His famed legal battles — which he took to the Supreme Court — are memorialized in the 1996 film 'The People Versus Larry Flynt'
Richie Albright, Waylon Jennings’ Longtime Drummer, Dead at 81
A member of Jennings' band the Waylors since 1964, he is essential to the story of Waylon, who referred to Albright as "my right hand"
Christopher Plummer, ‘The Sound of Music’ Actor, Dead at 91
Prolific actor won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for 2012's Beginners
Anne Feeney, Influential Folk Musician and Activist, Dead at 69
Singer's anthem "Have You Been to Jail for Justice" is sung at protests around the world
Jim Weatherly, ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ Songwriter, Dead at 77
Country singer-songwriter also penned Gladys Knight and the Pips hits "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
Danny Ray, James Brown’s Longtime ‘Cape Man’ and Emcee, Dead at 85
"Mr. Ray was the second-hardest working man in show business," James Brown estate says
Ricky Powell, Celebrated Hip-Hop Photographer and ‘Fourth Beastie Boy,’ Dead at 59
Powell photographed New York's vibrant downtown arts scene in the Eighties and Nineties, but was best known for his work with the stars of rap's golden age
Dustin Diamond, ‘Screech’ on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Dead at 44
"He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago," actor's agent says
People Under the Stairs Rapper Double K Dead at 43
Beloved Los Angeles underground rap duo called it quits in 2019