Celebrity Death Thread 2021

[Aaron]

Simon had 39 top-40 R&B hits between 1964 and 1978 including three number ones, The Chokin' Kind, Power Of Love and Get Down, Get Down. Among his other hits are Love Vibration, Music In My Bones, Your Time To Cry, Theme From Cleopatra Jones, Trouble In My Home and Drowning In The Sea Of Love..

Joe Simon, Chart-Topping R&B Singer, Dead at 85

Chart-topping, Grammy-winning R&B singer Joe Simon died at age 85.

www.billboard.com

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[Channel98]

The Marvels formed in 1960 in Inkster, Michigan. They signed with Motown/Tamla Records in July 1961 and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. changed their name to the Marvelettes. Wanda Young shared lead vocals with Gladys Horton. The Marvelettes' first single, Please Mr. Postman, went to number one on the Hot 100 and the R&B chart in December 1961. Among their other hits are Playboy, Don't Mess With Bill, Beechwood 4-5789, My Baby Must Be A Magician and The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game.

Wanda Young, Of Iconic Motown Group The Marvelettes, Dies At 78

The Marvelettes were one of the most influential groups of the Motown era, thanks to their No.1 hit ‘Please Mr. Postman,’ which became the first No.1 hit for the Detroit label.

www.yahoo.com

 

[HecticArt]

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[Channel98]

Hanley played Candy Pruitt in 52 episodes of Here Come The Brides, 1968-70, and played Wanda Reilly Taylor in 30 episodes of Harper Valley PTA, 1981-82. She also appeared in multiple episodes of Simon & Simon, Love American Style, The Second Hundred Years and Love On A Rooftop.

Bridget Hanley of 'Here Come the Brides' Has Died at 80

Bridget Hanley, star of 1960s TV Western dramedy 'Here Come the Brides,' and the series 'Harper Valley PTA,' has died at age 80.

doyouremember.com

 

[Channel98]

"Leo – and my name is Paul. You see, I like all women of the world....." Float On, the Floaters' only hit, reached #2 in the US and number one in the UK
in September 1977 and inspired a Cheech & Chong parody called Bloat On.

R.I.P. Paul Mitchell, co-founder of "Float On" group The Floaters

(December 20, 2021) The talented quartet from Detroit known as The Floaters unfortunately became synonymous with the term "One Hit Wonder," but that one hit took the country by storm and kept them working regularly for more than three decades. Today we say a sad goodbye to group co-founder Paul...

www.soultracks.com

 

[Aaron]

"Leo – and my name is Paul. You see, I like all women of the world....." Float On, the Floaters' only hit, reached #2 in the US and number one in the UK
in September 1977 and inspired a Cheech & Chong parody called Bloat On.

R.I.P. Paul Mitchell, co-founder of "Float On" group The Floaters

(December 20, 2021) The talented quartet from Detroit known as The Floaters unfortunately became synonymous with the term "One Hit Wonder," but that one hit took the country by storm and kept them working regularly for more than three decades. Today we say a sad goodbye to group co-founder Paul...

www.soultracks.com

I always kind of liked that song.

Capricorn, and my name is Aaron

 

[Channel98]

Didion wrote 17 books including Run River, Salvador, Miami, Political Fictions, Play It As It Lays, The Year Of Magical Thinking (which was adapted into a play) and Let Me Tell You What I Mean.

Joan Didion, legendary American writer, dead at 87 (nypost.com)

 

[HecticArt]

I think I need to change my avatar....

 

[kingchuck69]

My father used to hang out with him when they were kids. It's so happy he ended up raising such a successful son. RIP.

Bob Keselowski, ARCA champion and Truck Series pioneer, dies at 70

Bob Keselowski, an ARCA champion who later became a pioneering driver in the early days of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, has died.

www.nascar.com

 

[Channel98]

Crowe founded the Kentucky Mountain Boys in 1961 and changed the group's name to the New South in 1971. They released 15 studio albums and one live album. Among their best-known songs are Helen, Gotta Travel On, Ramblin' Boy, Train 45, The Model Church, Will You be Satisfied That Way and Down Where The River Bends.

J.D. Crowe, Bluegrass Banjo Icon, Dead at 84

J.D. Crowe, the bluegrass banjo player and leader of the New South, has died at 84.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Channel98]

Evans appeared in several Broadway musicals including Gypsy and Hello, Dolly! He played Gee-Tar in the 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story, played Mouthpiece in the 1961 West Side Story movie and played a Gimbels security guard in the 2021 West Side Story movie. Evans was also one of the dancing chimney-sweeps in Disney's 1964 Mary Poppins movie.

Harvey Evans, actor in Broadway's golden years, dies at 80

Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who managed to land roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as “West Side Story,” “Follies” “Hello, Dolly!”

abcnews.go.com

 

[HecticArt]

Desmond Tutu has died.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90

 

[Aaron]

Desmond Tutu has died.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90

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[scotchandcigar]

'Dallas Buyers Club' director Jean-Marc Vallée dies | CNN

Acclaimed film director Jean-Marc Vallée -- who helmed the 2013 drama "Dallas Buyers Club" -- died Sunday near Quebec City, Canada, his production company's publicist told CNN. He was 58 years old.

www.cnn.com

 

[Aaron]

'Dallas Buyers Club' director Jean-Marc Vallée dies | CNN

Acclaimed film director Jean-Marc Vallée -- who helmed the 2013 drama "Dallas Buyers Club" -- died Sunday near Quebec City, Canada, his production company's publicist told CNN. He was 58 years old.

www.cnn.com

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[Aaron]

NFL great, broadcast icon John Madden dies at 85

Hall of Fame coach-turned-broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning. He was 85.

www.espn.com

Wow I just watched that documentary about him on Christmas Day.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

NFL great, broadcast icon John Madden dies at 85

Hall of Fame coach-turned-broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning. He was 85.

www.espn.com

Wow I just watched that documentary about him on Christmas Day.

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[scotchandcigar]

Third. I was just saying that Tony Romo sounds an awful lot like Madden.

 

[sadchild]

This is definitely not a tribute to John Madden. It's a routine from 2006. But I find it funny.

'Maybe I need to be reminded that if they don't move the ball forward, they aren't gonna score any points"



This is another 'not a tribute' to John Madden.

 

[Aaron]

Caliendo is great at doing impressions.