Archive for the ‘Obituaries’ Category
Solomon Burke dead at 70
Written by admin on October 10, 2010 – 7:58 pm -| Soul music great Solomon Burke sadly died this morning at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.
Burke had been travelling from Los Angeles to perform a sell out gig at Club Paradiso. He was 70-years-old and died from natural causes. |
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Tony Curtis dies aged 85
Written by admin on September 30, 2010 – 6:15 pm - |
Hollywood legend Tony Curtis died yesterday from cardiac arrest at his home in Henderson, Nevada. He was 85. |
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Eddie Fisher dies aged 82
Written by admin on September 24, 2010 – 5:20 pm -| Eddie Fisher died on Wednesday at his home in Berkeley, California, from complications arising from hip surgery. He was 82.
Fisher was a huge star in the pre-rock ‘n’ roll 1950s, selling millions of records, including “Any Time”, “O My Papa!”, “Count Your Blessings” and “Wish You Were Here.” |
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Songwriter George David Weiss dies
Written by admin on August 24, 2010 – 9:52 pm -| American songwriter George David Weiss died yesterday (August 23) of natural causes at his home in Oldwick, New Jersey. He was 89-years-old.
Weiss wrote some of the best known songs of all time, recorded by some of the true greats of popular music, including Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. |
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Michael Been of The Call dead at 60
Written by admin on August 22, 2010 – 7:23 pm - |
Michael Been of American rock band The Call died on Thursday of an apparent heart attack at the Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, Belgium. |
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