TagsTagsFeatureflash / Shutterstock.com Sad news: American Bandstand creator and music business icon Dick Clark has died of a massive heart attack at the age of 82. He was a true pioneer of rock and roll and pop music. I got to meet Dick Clark when I played on American Bandstand in 1980 ...
This is shocking news: Andrew Breitbart passed away early this morning in Los Angeles. We were friends once, but that ended when I could no longer stomach the right wing extremism that Andrew chose instead to embrace. I'm a bit sad that he won't be ranting any more on Twitter about ...
It's a sad day in Clarksville; Monkees singer Davy Jones has died at the age of 66. I'm old enough to remember when the Monkees first came on the scene, and I was prepared to really hate them, because they were a pre-fabricated band intended to capitalize on the success of ...
Posted tonight by Vanity Fair: In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011. It's not a surprise, but still a shock. One of the real heroes of rational humanism and critical thinking has left us, and we'll all be poorer for his leaving. I'll miss you, Christopher.
She's been on a sad, disturbing path of self-destruction for years, so unfortunately this is no surprise: Amy Winehouse Found Dead At Home In Camden, London, Police Confirm. For some artists, prodigious talent is a curse. Rest in peace, Amy.
Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear this. I met Clarence once backstage at an Al Jarreau concert in New Jersey, and he was a great guy, incredibly full of life; he earned the respect and affection of musicians and fans across the world, and he'll be missed: Clarence Clemons ...
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One of my real musical heroes has passed away. There was never anything like Captain Beefheart's fractured, joyously surreal, deeply weird musical vision, and he'll be missed: Captain Beefheart Dead At Age 69. Don Van Vliet, who became a rock legend as Captain Beefheart, died today from complications from multiple ...
After being rushed to the hospital with a torn aorta, US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has died tonight at the age of 69. UPDATE at 12/13/10 7:33:30 pm: A stunning postscript: As he was sedated for surgery, his final words were to his Pakistani surgeon, according to family ...
Elizabeth Edwards died today at the age of 61. I'm sure everyone will join me in expressing our condolences to the Edwards family.
West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd died this morning at the age of 92. He was the Senate’s longest serving member, and was notorious for belonging to the KKK in his youth — for which he apologized repeatedly, referring to it as the “biggest mistake” of his life. Rest in peace, Senator ...
The news is just coming out that Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) has died at the age of 77, of complications following gall bladder surgery. Our sympathies to his family.
One of the greats of American TV comedy has taken his last pie in the face. Milton Supman, aka Soupy Sales, has died at the age of 83.
Senator Ted Kennedy died today at the age of 77. His family has issued the following statement: Edward M. Kennedy — the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply — died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port. We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family ...
He revolutionized music with his invention of multitrack recording, gave the world a classic electric guitar that still bears his name, and was a hell of a guitar player himself. Today Les Paul has died at the age of 94, of complications from pneumonia. [Video]
Forty years ago, he was covering the moon landing of Apollo 11. Tonight, veteran CBS journalist Walter Cronkite is dead at the age of 92, after a protracted illness. [Video]
“Astounding” doesn’t even begin to describe this. [Video]
One of the greatest musicians of our age, Michael Brecker, has passed away after a long battle with MDS. I had the privilege of working with him on several occasions, and he was a huge inspiration. When Michael finished soloing, every musician’s jaw would be on the floor—in awe at ...
Former President Gerald Ford Dies at 93. RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Former President Gerald R. Ford, who declared “Our long national nightmare is over” as he replaced Richard Nixon but may have doomed his own chances of election by pardoning his disgraced predecessor, has died. He was 93. The nation’s 38th ...
The influence he had on contemporary music is incalculable. He leaves behind a legacy of funk that will live forever: Legendary singer James Brown dies at 73. ATLANTA - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured “Godfather of Soul,” whose revolutionary rhythms, rough voice and flashing footwork influenced generations of musicians from rock ...
Nobel Laureate economist and tireless advocate for human freedom Milton Friedman died last night at the age of 94. Michelle Malkin has some good links to remember him by.
I met him backstage once at an Al Jarreau concert for the Congressional Black Caucus, and he seemed like a really decent, really smart guy. Rest in peace, Ed Bradley.