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Celebrity death thread 2026
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Cattini was a member of the Tornados from 1960 to 1965 and played on their 1962 hit Telstar, which went to number one in both the United States and the UK. It was one of 43 British number-one hits that he played drums on. As a session drummer, Cattini played on recordings by Donovan, Lulu, Cliff Richard, Gene Pitney, Rolf Harris, Engelbert Humperdinck, Dusty Springfield, Benny Hill, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Lou Reed, Georgie Fame, Justin Hayward, Tony Christie, Marianne Faithfull, Paul McCartney, Kinks, Yardbirds, Herman's Hermits, Edison Lighthouse, Bee Gees, Bay City Rollers, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates and many others.
Clem Cattini, drummer on Shakin' All Over and Telstar, dies at 89
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Clem Cattini, drummer on Shakin' All Over and Telstar, dies at 89
Clem Cattini: Shakin’ All Over, Telstar and Forty-Three Number Ones The Strange Brew
Clem Cattini, drummer on Shakin’ All Over and Telstar, has died. He recalls Joe Meek, session life and Paul Weller in a 2019 interview. 2026 death.
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F1 champion Alan Jones passes away, aged 80
1980 champion Alan Jones has passed away at the age of 80.
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Johnson appeared in 14 movies including Break A Leg, Gang Warz, Shadow Fury, Spanish Fly, Let's Talk About Sex and Diary Of A Tired Black Man.
Beverly Hills 90210 and Dude, Where’s My Car? actress Kimmarie Johnson dies at 50
Beverly Hills 90210 and Dude, Where’s My Car? actress Kimmarie Johnson dies at 50
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First Choice, originally the Debonettes, formed in 1971 in Philadelphia. Their first hit, Armed & Extremely Dangerous, reached #11 on Billboard's R&B chart and #28 on the Hot 100 in May 1973. Among their other hits are Guilty, Smarty Pants, Newsy Neighbors, Doctor Love, Hold Your Horses, The Player, Love Having You Around and Let No Man Put Asunder.
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Rochelle Fleming, lead singer of '70s disco and soul group First Choice, dies
Rochelle Fleming, the power vocalist who was the lead singer of the R&B and disco girl group First Choice, has died.
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Ok, that was a good song. I did not think of it as being disco.First Choice, originally the Debonettes, formed in 1971 in Philadelphia. Their first hit, Armed & Extremely Dangerous, reached #11 on Billboard's R&B chart and #28 on the Hot 100 in May 1973. Among their other hits are Guilty, Smarty Pants, Newsy Neighbors, Doctor Love, Hold Your Horses, The Player, Love Having You Around and Let No Man Put Asunder.
Rochelle Fleming, lead singer of '70s disco and soul group First Choice, dies
Rochelle Fleming, the power vocalist who was the lead singer of the R&B and disco girl group First Choice, has died.
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Billboard started a disco chart in October 1974, a year and a half after Armed & Extremely Dangerous was a hit. Between 1976 and 1983, First Choice had five top-40 hits on the disco chart, including three top-tens: First Choice Theme/Ain't He Bad/Are You Ready For Me, Doctor Love and Hold Your Horses. A remix of Doctor Love reached #22 in November 1999 and a remix of their 1974 hit The Player got to #7 in October 2001.
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Keach starred in 46 episodes of The New Mike Hammer (1984-87) and 26 episodes of Mike Hammer, Private Eye (1997-98) and played Ken Titus in 54 episodes of Titus (2000-02), Warden Henry Pope in 24 episodes of Prison Break (2005-07) and Joe in 50 episodes of Man With A Plan (2017-20). Keach appeared in 121 movies and TV movies including Sam, Texas, Nebraska, Butterfly, Gotti, Cellmates, Fat City, Raw Justice, Road Games, The Architect, The Bourne Legacy and Caught In The Headlights.
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Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
Stacy Keach, known for his role as Mike Hammer on TV and work onstage, has died at 85.
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Hall played Josephine "Big Mama Joe" Joseph in 17 episodes of Soul Food (2000-04) and appeared in 66 movies and TV movies including Buddy, Backdraft, Bad Company, Patch Adams, Jerico, New Life, Lady Luck, Square Dance, Split Image, Concrete Kids, Crisis At Central High and Midnight In The Garden Of Good & Evil.
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Irma P. Hall, Actress in ‘Soul Food’ and ‘The Ladykillers,’ Dies at 91
A Dallas schoolteacher for nearly three decades, she also appeared in ‘A Family Thing,’ ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ and ‘Hap and Leonard.’
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The Ladykillers, a 2004 remake of a 1955 Alec Guinness movie, starred Tom Hanks – who is excellent in every movie he appears in – and Irma P. Hall, whose portrayal of Marva Munson won her the Prix de Jury (Jury Prize) at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Ooh, cinnamon cookies!
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Clark played Boyd Pritchett in 32 episodes of Boston Common (1996-97), Reverend Todd Tucker in 25 episodes of Soul Man (1997-98) and Greg Warner in 122 episodes of the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear (2000-06) and appeared in 10 movies including Dogfight, Say Uncle, The Rock, Grad Night, Killing Cinderella and Paid In Full.
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Anthony Clark, star of ‘Yes, Dear,’ dead at 62
The actor starred on the CBS sitcom from 2000 to 2006.
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