Celebrity Death Thread 2019
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The ages of the celebrities who have died in the past week are, in order, 85, 79, 61 and 55. The pattern continues. Burns, only 14, also appeared in the 2016 mini-series Retribution and In Plain Sight.
Jack Burns, Outlander star and ballet dancer, dies at 14
Jack Burns, Outlander star and ballet dancer, dies at 14
'Outlander' child actor and ballet dancer Jack Burns, dubbed as the next Billy Elliot, dies at 14
Having starred in several popular TV shows, including 'Outlander', Burns had been dubbed the next Billy Elliot. He is survived by his parents and a brother called Rory
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Sherbet is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I think you did not include the rapper in your meaningless sequence.
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That's because hardly anyone cares about rappers. 
I should mention this one: Herb Cox, co-founder and lead singer of 1950s-60s doo-wop group The Cleftones, died December 7 at 80. The Cleftones' hits include Heart & Soul, Lover Boy, Little Girl Of Mine and Can't We Be Sweethearts.
I should mention this one: Herb Cox, co-founder and lead singer of 1950s-60s doo-wop group The Cleftones, died December 7 at 80. The Cleftones' hits include Heart & Soul, Lover Boy, Little Girl Of Mine and Can't We Be Sweethearts.
Scott, born Giovanni Scafone Jr. in Toronto, had nine top-40 hits and four top-ten hits, 1958-60. The biggest were Leroy, Goodbye Baby, Burning Bridges, My True Love and What In The World's Come Over You.
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Jack Scott, ’50s Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Passes At 84
MICHIGAN (CelebrityAccess) – Canadian rock and roll pioneer Jack Scott has passed away at the age of 84. Scott died of Congestive Heart Failure in a hospital in Warren, Michigan, earlier this week. His death was
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Loney co-founded The Flamin' Groovies in 1965 and was the band's lead singer until July 1971 when he left for a solo career. They've released nine studio albums, eight live albums, five EPs and 19 singles, beginning with a 1969 remake of Huey "Piano" Smith's Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu. Many of their singles were hits in the Berkeley-San Francisco area but none made the national charts.
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Iconic Flamin' Groovies Singer Roy Loney Dies At 73
Roy Loney, the fiery lead singer who fronted legendary proto-punk garage rockers The Flamin' Groovies before splitting off for a solo career, has died at age 73.
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NASCAR legend Junior Johnson dies at 88 - CNN
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, one of NASCAR's earliest star drivers and a legendary figure in the auto racing garage, has died at age 88, according to a tweet from NASCAR.
NASCAR legend Junior Johnson dies at 88 - CNN
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, one of NASCAR's earliest star drivers and a legendary figure in the auto racing garage, has died at age 88, according to a tweet from NASCAR.www.cnn.com
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Junior Johnson was the subject of the book and film "The Last American Hero".
Bruce Springsteen also mentions him in the song "Cadillac Ranch".
Bruce Springsteen also mentions him in the song "Cadillac Ranch".
Songwriter Allee Willis -- who wrote the 'Friends' theme song -- dies at age 72 - CNN
Songwriter Allee Willis has died at age 72, according to her partner Prudence Fenton.
Songwriter Allee Willis -- who wrote the 'Friends' theme song -- dies at age 72 - CNN
Songwriter Allee Willis has died at age 72, according to her partner Prudence Fenton.
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Willis released an album, Child Star, in 1974 but it didn't sell so she decided to write songs for other people. Willis wrote or co-wrote more than 600 songs including the Rembrandts' I'll Be There For You, the Pointer Sisters' Neutron Dance, Earth Wind & Fire's September and Boogie Wonderland, the Pet Shop Boys' What Have I Done To Deserve This and songs for the movie Beverly Hills Cop and the Broadway musical The Color Purple. In an April 2019 interview, she explained how her association with Earth Wind & Fire came about:
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Forever “September”: An Interview with Allee Willis | Now See Hear!
Allee Willis today in her home For the past 25 years, the Library of Congress has celebrated the nation’s heritage sound recordings and has highlighted the importance of their long-term preservation by nominating 25 aesthetically, culturally or historically significant recordings to the National...
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He died on Christmas day.
Herman won Tony awards for Hello Dolly and La Cage Aux Folles and in 2009 was honored with a Tony for Lifetime Achievement. He also composed the scores for Parade, From A To Z, Mack & Mabel, Milk & Honey, Dear World and The Grand Tour. Among his best-known songs: Hello Dolly, Put On Your Sunday Clothes, If He Walked Into My Life and We Need A Little Christmas.
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‘Mame’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ composer Jerry Herman dies at 88
Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the music and lyrics for "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles," died Thursday.
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Don Imus, Legendary 'Imus in the Morning' Host, Dies at 79
The controversial radio personality passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas.
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Wondering what happened to him lately. Second!Don Imus, Legendary 'Imus in the Morning' Host, Dies at 79
The controversial radio personality passed away on Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas.
Imus had been on WABC since 2007. Cumulus Media, which owned WABC and syndicated Imus' morning show, was $2.3 billion in debt in December 2017 and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In March 2018, Cumulus reduced some of its debt by canceling the contracts of several high-paid radio personalities. One of them was Imus.
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Don Imus Becomes Poster Boy For The Cumulus Bankruptcy.
Chapter 11 reorganizations, no matter how benign, typically bring fundamental changes to a company. The latest evidence that’s playing out at Cumulus Media came Monday as the highest-profile air personality