Celebrity Life
Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones’ Drummer and Inimitable Backbone, Dead at 80
Rock & roll legend "passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier [Tuesday] surrounded by his family," according to publicist
‘Sweet Sweet Connie’ Hamzy, Immortalized in Grand Funk Railroad Song, Dead at 66
"I was determined to become a famous groupie," said Hamzy, who was famously mentioned in "We're an American Band"
UB40 Founding Member, Saxophonist Brian Travers Dead at 62
"Brian passed away yesterday evening with his family by his side, after a long and heroic battle with cancer," band wrote
Everly Brothers’ Don Everly, Early Rock Pioneer, Dead at 84
Writer of "Cathy’s Clown" and "(‘Til) I Kissed You" was half of one of rock's earliest and most influential harmony groups
Phil Valentine, Conservative Radio Host and Vaccine Skeptic, Dead at 61 From Covid Complications
Nashville radio personality was hospitalized in July after testing positive for Covid-19 earlier that month
Tom T. Hall, Country Music’s ‘Storyteller,’ Dead at 85
Country Music Hall of Fame member wrote classics like "Harper Valley P.T.A.," "That's How I Got to Memphis," and "(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine"
Sonny Chiba, Martial Arts Star and ‘Kill Bill’ Actor, Dead at 82 of Covid Complications
An action star in his native Japan with over 200 films, Chiba died from pneumonia related to Covid-19
Squeak, Member of Chicago’s Pivot Gang, Shot Dead at Age 26
Talented producer and DJ was killed Monday afternoon
Zion I Rapper Steve ‘Zumbi’ Gaines Dead at 49
Beloved Bay Area rapper released over 10 albums the past 20 years
Nanci Griffith, Folk and Country Songwriter, Dead at 68
Griffith was known for such songs as "Love at the Five and Dime," "Lone Star State of Mind," and "Outbound Plane," a 1991 hit for Suzy Bogguss
Sunni Welles, Actor and Bill Cosby Accuser, Dead at 72
Actor also performed as a dancer and musician
Walter Yetnikoff, Combative and Influential Former CBS Records Head, Dead at 87
Larger-than-life music industry mogul worked with Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones, among many others