Celebrity Death Thread 2021

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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..

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

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

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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.
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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.

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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.
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"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.

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

Remembering Paul Mitchell, co-founder of The Floaters, famous for their hit 'Float On.' Stay updated with the latest music news on SoulTracks.
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Channel98 said:
"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.

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

Remembering Paul Mitchell, co-founder of The Floaters, famous for their hit 'Float On.' Stay updated with the latest music news on SoulTracks.
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I always kind of liked that song.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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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!”
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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.

 
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