Celebrity Life
Hilton Valentine, the Animals Founding Guitarist, Dead at 77
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted musician played classic opening for "The House of the Rising Sun"
Avant-Pop Producer Sophie Dead at 34 After ‘Sudden Accident’
"True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell," U.K. label says of Grammy-nominated musician
Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Actress, Dead at 96
The Emmy- and Tony-winning Hollywood icon received an Oscar nomination in 1973 for 'Sounder' and became a household name for her starring role in 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'
Cloris Leachman, Emmy-Winning Actor and Comedian, Dead at 94
Mary Tyler Moore Show and Young Frankenstein star appeared in TV shows every decade from the 1940s until today
Larry King, Veteran TV and Radio Host, Dead at 87
Award-winning TV and radio host who became a household name on CNN show Larry King Live
Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Dead at 86
Longtime home run king and one of the sport's greatest players battled racism during pursuit of Babe Ruth's record
Phil Spector, Famed ‘Wall of Sound’ Producer Convicted of Murder, Dead at 81
Revolutionary producer behind some of pop music’s most enduring songs dies from natural causes while serving prison sentence
Duke Bootee, Rapper and Co-Writer of Hip-Hop Classic ‘The Message,’ Dead at 69
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's historic 1982 single was largely penned by Edward Fletcher, a session musician in Sugar Hill Records' famed studio band
New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Dead at 69
"His role in the band was as lynchpin, keeping the revolving satellites of his bandmates in precision," Lenny Kaye writes of pioneering musician who had been battling cancer
Vanilla Fudge Bassist Tim Bogert Dead at 76
"Tim introduced a new level of virtuosity into rock bass playing. No one played like Tim," long-time bandmate Carmine Appice writes
Jessica Campbell, ‘Election’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Star, Dead at 38
Former actress died unexpectedly in Portland, Oregon, last month
Lou Reed Keyboardist Michael Fonfara Dead at 74
Canadian musician also appeared on Foreigner's 1981 hit "Urgent"