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The Delicates, Bernadette and Clay Cole appeared at ROCK CON at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ, a 3-day event which took place on Friday July 30th, Saturday July 31st and Sunday August 1st. It was a celebration of 50 years of rock with stars and icons from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and today! There were over 100 recording stars at this prestigious event.
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The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2010 June 17.
The inductees were Jackie DeShannon, the "Earth, Wind and Fire" group, Johnny Mandel,
David Foster and Leonard Cohen.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2010 on March 15.
The performers inducted were ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, the Hollies and the Stooges.
Also inducted were label owner and manager David Geffen and songwriters
Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, Otis Blackwell, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Mort Schuman
and Jesse Stone.
In Memoriam
In this section we honor wonderful people who made major contributions to music and have recently left us. The intent here is not to provide complete information but to mention prominently each individual's name and acknowedge briefly one or more things that he or she was best-known for. Most of them have their own articles in Wikipedia which much more detailed information. Hopefully this tribute will encourage our visitors to do further research on these gifted individuals who truly whose musical accomplishments were an important part of the "soundtracks of our lives."
2010
Bill Phillips died August 23 at the age of 74. He was a country singer and guitarist who worked with Mel Tillis and Dolly Parton and whose hits included "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" and "Little Boy Sad."
George David Weiss died August 23 at the age of 79. He was a songwriter who collaborated on Broadway musicals including "Mr. Wonderful" and "Maggie Flynn" and who co-wrote Elvis
Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love" and Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World. His songs have also been recorded by many other artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Perry Como, Kay Starr and Tom Jones.
Kenny Edwards died August 18 at the age of 64. He was a singer-guitarist who was
a member of the Stone Poneys, the Linda-Ronstadt-led group who had the 1967 hit "Different Drum." He worked with many artists including Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Warren Zevon, and Dolly Parton.
Ted Kowalski died August 8 at the age of 79 of heart disease. He was an original
member of the Canadian quartet called the Diamonds, who sang the legendary #2 hit "Little Darlin" (it was Ted's tenor voice doing the "la la la la"'s) and had many other hits including "The Stroll." The Diamonds were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame.
Bobby Hebb died August 3 at the age of 72. He was a Nashville-born singer-songwriter who was featured on the Grand Ole Opry when he was 12 years old. He had a #2 hit in 1966 with "Sunny" and followed-up with another hit called "A Satisfied Man. Bobby's songs have been recorded by many artists, including Frank Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, Del Shannon and Ella Fitzgerald.
George Richey died July 31 at the age of 74. He was a country music songwriter and
producer who wrote many hits including Tammy Wynette's "Til I Can Make It On My Own" and George Jones's
"A Picture Of Me (Without You)." He married Tammy after her divorce from George and became her manager.
Mitch Miller died July 31 at the age of 99. Born in Rochester, NY, he was the
iconic record company executive, conductor and oboist who worked with dozens of acts at Mercury and Columbia.
He had several hits as an artist including the #1 "Yellow Rose Of Texas" from 1955. He became best known for
hosting the monumentally-successful TV series "Sing Along With Mitch" and releasing several related albums.
Richard "Scar" Lopez died July 30 at the age of 65 of lung cancer. He was a member
of the LA-based Latino group Cannibal and the Headhunters,who had the well-known hit "Land Of A Thousand Dances," a song previously done by Chris Kenner and subsequently a hit by Wilson Pickett.
Maurice Hines Sr. died July 27 at the age of 88. He was a drummer who was
the father of Gregory Hines and Maurice Hines Jr. and was "Dad" in the famous lounge group called Hines, Hines and Dad.
Al Goodman died July 26 at the age of 63. He was a member of the pop-R&B trio the Moments, who had the 1970 top-three hit "Love On A Two-Way Street" and who subsequently
became Ray, Goodman & Brown and had the 1980 top-five hit "Special Lady."
Robert Tharpe died July 20 at the age of 72 of cancer. Also known as Tommy Dark,
he was half of the duo of Tom and Jerrio who had the 1965 hit "Boo-Ga-Loo" and was a road manager for
Gene "Duke Of Earl" Chandler.
Fred Carter Jr. died July 17 at the age of 76 from complications of a stroke.
He was a singer and extremely versatile musician who played guitar, fiddle and mandolin on dozens of
recording sessions by the top names in the business including Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Roy Orbison amd
Willie Nelson. He was the father of country singer Deana Carter.
Hank Cochran died July 15 of pancreatic cancer. He was a country singer-songwriter who had hits on his own including "Sally Was A Good Old Girl" and wrote many famous crossover pop hits including "I Fall To Pieces" (Patsy Cline) and "Make The World Go Away" (Eddy Arnold). He was inducted into
the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame and the Mississippi Music Hall Of Fame.
Harvey Fuqua died July 6 at the age of 79 of a heart attack. He was the founder
and primary lead singer of the Moonglows, the legendary pop-R&B group whose many hits included the original
version of "Sincerely" and "See Saw." He recorded with Etta James, produced Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and others and founded Tri-Phi records. The Moonglows were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Lolita died June 30 at the age of 79 of cancer. She was an Australian singer, born Ditta Einzinger, who had the 1960 top-five German-language hit "Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea," a translation of "Seeman, deine heimat ist das meer."
Carole McGoldrick died June 16 at the age of 66. She wa a member of the Secrets
a Cleveland-based group who had the well-remembered "girl group" hit "The Boy Next Door"; she was the bass
voice who sang the famous line "Stay away if you value your life."
Jimmy Dean died June 13 at the age of 81. He was a pop and country singer songwriter
and later in his career a renowned pitchman for his own brand of sausage. He wrote and sang the 1961 #1 hit
"Big Bad John" and had several other hits including the top ten "P.T. 109" about JFK. He hosted two successful
TV series and was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame.
Crispian St. Peters died June 8 at the age of 70. He was a British vocalist who
sang the 1966 top-ten hit "The Pied Piper" and also charted a year later with his version of the We Five
hit "You Were On My Mind."
Marvin Isley died June 6 at the age of 56. He was the bassist for the Isley Brothers, who had multiple hits inluding over several decades including "Twist And Shout" and "It's Your Thing" and were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Anita Humes died May 30 at the age of 69. She was the lead singer of the pop-R&B quintet called the Essex, a group of U.S. Marines who had the 1963 #1 hit "Easier Said That Done" and its successful followup "A Walkin' Miracle."
Judy Lynn died May 26 at the age of 72 of congestive heart failure. She was a country singer whose hits included "My Father's Voice" and "Married To A Memory."
Rosa Rio died May 13 at the age of 107. She was an organist who provided
accompaniment for many silent films and also played background music for radio shows including "Bob And Ray,"
Lorenzo Jones," and "The Shadow." She also hosted radio's famous "Rosa Rio Rhythms."
Lena Horne died May 9 at the age of 92. She was a legendary singer, actress,
dancer and civil rights activist. She acted in several films but because of her political views had problems
getting work in Hollywood. Her best-known recordings include "Stormy Weather" and the civil rights anthem
"Now." She received multiple honors during her illustrious career.
Norm Ezell died May 8 at the age of 69 of cancer. He was a member of the Five
Americans whose several hits in the 60s included "I See The Light" and the top-ten hit "Western Union," which he wrote.
Dave Fisher died May 7 at the age of 69. He was a member of the Highwaymen who had
the 1961 #1 hit "Michael" and followed up with the two-sided hit "Cotton Fields" and "The Gypsy Rover," on which he sang lead.
Connie Codarini died April 28 at the age of 80. He was one of the four original
members of the legendary Four Lads, whose many hits included "Moments To Remember" and "Standing On The
Corner." The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame.
Dorothy Provine died April 25 at the age of 75 of emphysema. She was a singer,
actress, dancer and comedienne who starred in the 60's TV series "The Alaskans" and "The Roaring Twenties"
and appeared in many films including "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." She was married to director Robert Day.
Norman Wright died April 23 at the age of 72. He was the a founding member of the
Dell-Vikings and sang lead on their first and biggest hit "Come Go With Me." The group had other hits
including "Whispering Bells" and were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame.
Johnny Maestro died March 24 at the age of 70 of cancer. He was the legendary
lead singer of the Crests ("Sixteen Candles") and subsequently the Brooklyn Bridge ("Worth That Could
Happen"). For further information plus samples of his work please visit our
special tribute page to Johnny.
Alex Chilton died March 17 at the age of 59 of an apparent heart attack. He was
the lead singer of the Memphis-based pop rock group the Box Tops, whose two biggest hits were the chart-topper "The Letter" from 1967 and the #2 "Cry Like A Baby" from the following year.
Cherie DeCastro died March 14 at the age of 87 of pneumonia. She was the last surviving member of the DeCastro Sisters singing trio. The three Cuban-born members, Cherie and her sisters
Peggy and Babette, had their biggest hits with "Teach Me Tonight" (#2 in 1954) and "Boom Boom Boomerang"
(#17 in 1955).
died in 2004.
Ron Banks March 4 at the age of 58 of an apparent heart attack. He was the lead singer of the pop-R&b group the Dramatics. Their two biggest hits were the
uptempo "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" from 1971 (#9) and the ballad "In The Rain" from 1972 (#5).
Lolly Vegas died March 4 at the age of 70 of lung cancer. He was the lead singer and guitarist with the Los Angeles Cajun group Redbone, whose two biggest hits were "The Witch Queen Of
New Orelans (#21 in 1971) and "Come And Get Your Love" (#5 in 1974).
Big Tiny Little died March 3 at the age of 79. He was a ragtime keyboard legend who was a regular on the Lawrence Welk TV show from 1955 through 1959 Though best known for ragtime,
he was also accomplished in jazz, honky-tonk and Dixieland.
Bobby Espinosa died February 27 at the age of 60. He was the organist with the
Latin group El Chicano, who charted with several records, the biggest being "Viva Tirado - Part I"
from 1970.
Kathryn Grayson died February 17 at the age of 88. She was an American actress
and operatic solo singer who was a lead performer in dozens of films and theatrical productions,
two of which were "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) and "Kiss Me Kate" (1953).
Lee Freeman died February 14 of cancer. He was the rhythm guitarist with the Strawberry Alarm Clock group who hit #1 with "Incense And Peppermints" in 1967 and followed up with "Tomorrow" which peaked at #23.
Doug Fieger died February 14 of cancer. He was the lead singer of the Knack,
whose two biggest hits came in 1979 and were the chart-topper "My Sharona" and "Good Girls Don't.
The group broke up in 1982, then reuinted briefly in 1986.
Dale Hawkins died February 13 of cancer at the age of 73. He was a rockabilly
great whose biggest hits included "Susie-Q" and "La-Do-Dada." He became Vice President of Abnak Records
and was inducted into the Louisiana Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame.
Sir John Dankworth died February 6 at the age of 82. Recording as Johnny
Dankworth, he was an English jazz musician whose biggest American hit came in 1956 with "Experiments With
Mice," in which he showed how big bands might have played" "Three Blind Mice." He also wrote dozens of film
and TV scores.
Pauly Fuemana died January 31 following a short illness at the age of 40.
He was the charismatic lead singer of the duo OMC (Otara Millionaire's Club) who had the 1996 smash hit
"How Bizarre," which was the most successful record ever to come out of New Zealand.
Carl Smith died January 16 of natural causes at the age of 82. He was a
fabulously-successfuly country singer who between 1951 and 1978 had 93 hits on that chart. Two of his
biggest were "Hey Joe" and "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way." He was inducted into the Country Music
Hall Of Fame in 2003.
Bobby Charles died January 14 at the age of 72. He was a songwriter whose two
biggesy hits were "See You Later, Alligator" (Bill Haley and the Comets) and "But I Do" (Clarence
"Frogman" Henry).
Teddy Pendergrass died January 13 at the age of 59 of cancer. He was the lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes ("If You Don't Know Me By Now" and many others) and had a successful solo career ("Close The Door"). In 1982 he was paralyzed from an automobile accident.
Phil Sanchez died at the age of 67 of complications from Alzheimer's
He was the high voice in the Excellents, who sang the classic doo-wop hit "Coney Island Baby."
Willie Mitchell died January 5 at the age of 82. He was a musician, producer and arranger who worked with Al Green, Bobby Blue Bland, O. V. Wright, Ann Peebles, Pop Staples, Betty Everett and many others and ran the well-known Memphis-based Hi label.
2009
Philip Vance died at the age of 44. He was the son of songwriter Paul Vance and the voice of "Michael" on Clint Holmes's hit single "Playground In My Mind."
Kenny Dino died December 10 of a heart attack following a performance. He sang the memorable 1961 hit "Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night" which was on the Musicor label owned by Aaron Shroeder (see below).
Aaron Schroeder died December 2 at the age of 83 . He was a super-successful songwriter, producer and label owner who wrote over 2000 songs during his career, including four #1 hits for Elvis Presley, most notably "It's Now Or Never" and "Good Luck Charm."
Richard Nader died December 1 of Parkinson's Disease. He was , one of the most famous oldies concert promoters of all time who, starting in 1969, produced an annual Rock and Roll Revival Show starring the biggest names in the business.
Bob Keane died November 27 at the age of 87. He was the illustrious record producer, label company owner and manager who launched the careers of three notable star-crossed singers: Sam Cooke, Ritchie Valens and Bobby Fuller.
Al Alberts died November 26 at the age of 87 from a kidney ailment. He was lead singer of the legendary vocal group the Four Aces whose biggest hits were "Love Is A Man-Splendored Thing" and "Three Coins In The Fountain" and hosted a popular children's TV show in Philadelphia for over 30 years.
Linda Laurie died November 19 of cancer. She was a singer-songwriter best-known for her novelty hit "Ambrose (Part Five)" and she also wrote Helen Reddy's 1973 top three hit "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress).
Luther Dixon died October 22 at the age of 72. He was one of the most successful songwriters and producers of the rock era who was instrumental in the phenomenal success of Scepter Records and the Shirelles, writing many of their hits including "Soldier Boy" and "Tonight's The Night."
Soupy Sales died October 22 at the age of 83 after a long serious of illnesses. He was the beloved entertainer who became a comedy legend on TV and, over a half century of performing, took more than 20,000 pies in the face.
Al Martino died October 12 at the age of 82. He was a fabulously successful singer whose career lasted close to 60 years with many hits including "Here In My Heart" and "I Love You Because" and who portrayed Johnny Fontane in the blockbuster film "The Godfather."
Mary Travers died on September 16 at the age of 72 of leukemia. She was one-third of the legendary Peter, Paul and Mary folk trio who were the most commercially-successful act of that genre with hits including "Blowin' In The Wind" and "Puff The Magic Dragon."
Ellie Greenwich died August 26 at the age of 68. She was one of the most successful songwriters in the history of rock penning (with Jeff Barry) #1 hits including "Chapel Of Love" (the Dixie Cups) and "Leader Of The Pack" (the Shangri-las) and was also a member of the vocal duo the Raindrops.
Les Paul died at the age of 94 of gneumonia. He was a legendary guitarist and inventor who had many hits with his wife Mary Ford ("How High The Moon" and "Vaya Con Dios") and on his own and invented the "Gibson Les Paul" guitar, their trademark six-string instrument.
Billy Lee Riley died August 2 at the age of 76 of cancer. He was a legendary rockabilly singer and songwriter and a member of that genre's Hall Of Fame who is best known for the classics "Red Hot" and "Flying Saucers Rock 'N' Roll.
Daniel Hatton died July 23rd in his sleep. He was a lead guitarist and singer with the rock and roll group Sha Na Na, being known as Dirty Dan McBridge and appeared in the movie "Grease."
Tom Jameson died July 19 at the age of 72 of cancer. He was a member of the quartet known as the Jamies whose hit "Summertime, Summertime" became a national hit in both 1958 and 1962 and remains one of the most popular summertime hits of all time.
Gordon Waller died July 16th at the age of 64 following a massive heart attack. He was half of the British hitmaking duo of Peter and Gordon whose hits included "A World Without Love" and "Lady Godiva."
Twyla Herbert died at the age of 87 in a nursing home. She was Lou Christie's long-time songwriter partner and with him co-wrote many hits including "Lightning Strikes" and "Two Faces Have I."
Drake Levin died July 4 at the age of 62 of cancer. He was the lead guitarist with Paul Revere and the Raiders from 1963 to 1967 and was on many of the groups hits including "Just Like Me" and "Kicks."
Harve Presnell died June 27 at the age of 75 of pancreatic cancer. He was an award-winning American musical theatre, film and television actor and singe who starred in the stage and film versions of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and the film version of "Paint Your Wagon."
Terry Black died June 28 at the age of 62 of multiple sclerosis. He was a major recording star in Canada and achieved success in the U.S. with the 1964 hit "Unless You Care."
U.S. with "Unless Your Care" in 1964 (#99) and in 1972 with "Goin' Down (On The Road To L.A.)" with his
first wife Laurel Ward in 1972 (#57), died on June 28 of Multiple Sclerosis at his home in
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. He was 62.
Fayette Pinkney died June 27 at the age of 61 following a two week hospitalizaion. She was a mamber of the pop-R&B group the Three Degrees whose biggest hit was "When Will I See You Again."
Gale Storm died June 27 at the age of 87 following a long illness. She was a singer who had six top-ten records (the biggest being "I Hear You Knockin') and an actress who starred in the TV
shows "My Little Margie" and "The Gale Storm Show."
Michael Jackson died June 25 at the age of 50. He was a record-breaking music icon known throughout the U.S. and the world as the "King of Pop" who forged successful careers with his brothers (the Jackson 5) and on his own (with hits including "Beat It" and "Billie Jean."
Sky Saxon died June 25. He was the lead singer and bass player of the Seeds whose biggest of four nationally-charted hits was "Pushin' Too Hard."
Bob Bogle died June 14 at the age of 75 of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the legendary Ventures of "Walk Don't Run" fame who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2008.
Huey Long died June 10 at the age of 105. He was a singer and guitarist who was the oldest and last surviving member of the legendary Ink Spots.
Kenny Rankin died June 7 at the age of 69 of lung cancer. He was a singer, guitarist and songwriter whose recording spanned three decades and included 20 appearance on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show."
Sam Butera died June 3 at the age of 81. He was the leader of the band called "Sam Butera and the Witnesses" who backed up Louis Prima and Keely Smith at the Sahara Hotel in the fifties.
Koko Taylor died June 3 at the age of 80. She was a Grammy Award winning blues legend from Chicago known as the Queen Of The Blues" whose best-known recording was "Wang Dang Doodle."
Travis Edmundson died May 9 at the age of 76. He was half of Bud and Travis, a folk music duo that was part of the late-50s, early 60's American folk explosion.
Vern Gosdin died April 28 at the age of 74 following a stroke. He was a country music singer-songwriter who achieved his biggest success in the 80s with records including the #1 hit
"Set' Em Up Joe," a tribute to Ernest Tubb.
Randy Cain died April 9 at the age of 63. He was a member of the pop-R&B groups the Del-fonics who hit with "La La Means I Love You" and Blue Magic who hit with "Side Show."
Bud Shank died April 2 at the age of 82. He was a renowned flautist and alto saxaphonist known for his jazz work and for playing the memorable flute solo on the Mamas and the Papas'
hit "California Dreamin'."
(England) Dan Seals died March 25 at the age of 61 of lympoma. He started out as
pop singer England Dan (in a duo with John Ford Coley) and they had "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight." He
then had many solo country hits, the biggest of which was "Bop."
Jimmy Boyd died March 7 at the age of 72 of cancer. He was a singer who at the
age of 13 recorded the #1 Christmas hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus."
Hank Locklin died March 8 at the age of 91. He was a country singer-songwriter who was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry and a member for close to 50 years. His best-known hits
were "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" and the original version of "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On."
Ernest Ashworth died March 2 at the age of 81. He was a singer-songwriter
best-known for "Talk Back Trembling Lips" and his songs were recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens, Johnny Horton, Carl Smith and Paul Anka among many others.
Joe Cuba died February 15 at the age of 78 of a bacterial infection. He was a
band leader and conga player known as the "Father Of Latin Boogaloo" and was best-known for the Latin hit
"Bang Bang."
Estelle Bennett died February 11. She was a member of the Ronettes, along with her sister lead singer Ronnie Spector and cousin Nedra. Their hits included "Be My Baby" and "Walkin' In The
Rain and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2007.
Molly Bee died February 7 at the age of 69 of complications from a stroke. She was a country music singer who was on the 1950s TV show Hometown Jamboree and later appeared often on TV shows hosted by Tennessee Ford. She had a hit with "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus."
2008
Vinnie Naccarato died December 30 at the age of 66 of pancreatic cancer. He was the original baritone singer of the Capris of "There's A Moon Out Tonight Fame" who were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame in 2008.
Delaney Bramlett died December 27 at the age of 69 following gall bladder surgery. He was half of the successful husband-and-wife Delaney and Bonnie duo whose biggest hit was "Never Ending Song Of Love."
Eartha Kitt died December 25 at the age of 81 of cancer. She was a legendary singer and entertainer known for hits such as "C'est Si Bon" and "Santa Baby"; Orson Welles called her "the most exciting woman in the world,"
Dennis Yost died December 7 at the 65 following years of serious illnesses. He was the lead singer of the Classics IV whose biggest hits included "Spooky" and "Traces."
Odetta died December 2 at the age of 77 of heart failure. She was a renowned folk singer and civil rights activist and winner of the Library of Congress Living Legend award.
Alan Gordon died November 22 at the age of 64 of cancer. He was a songwriter who (with Gary Bonner) wrote most of the Turtles' biggest hits including "Happy Together" and "She'd Rather Be With Me."
Miriam Makeba died November 10 at the age of 76 following a performance in southern Italy. She was a South African singing legend who became an international symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle. Her biggest hit was "Pata Pata."
Jody Reynolds died November 7 at the age of 75 of. He wrote and sang the 1958 top ten hit "Endless Sleep."
Nathaniel Mayer died November 1 at the age of 64 from complication of a brain hemorrhage. He was a Detroit soul singer whose big hit was the 1962 recording of "Village Of Love."
Dee Dee Warwick died at the age of 63 after a series of illnesses. She was a soul singer who won recognition for both her solo work and her with her older sister Dionne Warwick and was the niece of gospel singer Cissy Houston and a cousin of Whitney Houston.
Levi Stubbs died October 17 after a series of illness. He was the charismatic lead singer of the legendary Motown group The Four Tops whose biggest hits included "I Can't Help Myself" and
"Reach Out I'll Be There."
Russ Hamilton died October 11 at the age of 76. He became the first Liverpudlian act to make the American charts when his recording of "Rainbow" became a top-ten hit in 1957.
Edie Adams, died October 15 at the age of 81. She was a legendary actress, comedienne and singer who was the widow of "Voice of Muriel Cigars" in their immensely-popular commercials ("why don't you pick me up and smoke me some time!").
Lloyd Thaxton died at the age of 81 after a short illness. He was an Emmy Award-winning producer and host of a popular Los Angeles TV dance show that went national in the 1960s.
Nick Reynolds died October 1 at the age of 75 after a series of illnesses. He (with Dave Guard and Nick Shane) was one of three founding members of the legendary pop-folk group the Kingston Trio whose biggest hits were "Tom Dooley" and "M.T.A."
A Special Remembrance
In this section we honor by name other wonderful people whose primary contributions to entertainment were non-musical and who have recently left us. They truly enriched our lives.
Rue McClanahan
Dixie Carter
John Forsythe
Robert Culp
Fess Parker
Peter Graves
Merlin Olsen
Corey Haim
J.D. Salinger
Zelda Rubinstein
Pernell Roberts
Jean Simmons
Eric Segal
Arnold Stang
Brittany Murphy
Jennifer Jones
Gene Barry
Henry Gibson
Patrick Swayze
Dominick Dunne
Walter Cronkite
Fred Travalena
Billy Mays
Farrah Fawcett
Ed McMahon
David Carradine
Bea Arthur
Dom DeLuise
Natasha Richardson
Paul Harvey
Ricardo Montalban
Ron Silver
Estelle Getty
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