Category: Passing
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Rob Grill, lead singer of the 60’s and 70’s band, The Grass Roots passed away yesterday at the age of 67. They sold over 20 million records and were once on the Billboard charts for 307 weeks in a row. Prolific and popular, they were one of those bands that were more listened to than…
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Dick Williams passed away today. For those who don’t remember, Dick was manager of several baseball teams in the 60’s,70’s and 80’s. He managed the Boston Red Sox to the 1967 World Series, then led the Oakland Athletics to back to back world series championships in 1972 and 1973. This was the era of Reggie…
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Peter Falk passed away on June 23rd at the age of 83. He was a major star back in the day and is best remembered for his portrayal of the police officer, Columbo in the TV show of the same name. I have posted a video of him at a Dean Martin Roast, in which…
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Remember all those song Ray Stevens used to sing, you know those funny ditty’s like Yakety Yak, or that song Charley Brown, by whoever. Guess what, someone did them first, the Coasters, and Carl Gardner was the singer and main man for that band. The video attached is another song made famous by Ray Stevens,…
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Andrew Gold passed away on June 3 at the age of 59. A singer/songwriter, best know for “Thank You For Being a Friend” (the theme for Golden Girls) and “Lonely Boy“. His song “Final Frontier” served dual duty as both them theme song for Mad About You and as the wake up call for the…
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James Arness passed away today. Marshall Dillon from Gunsmoke was an institution on early TV, with characters like Chester, Festus and Miss Kitty. The clip attached is the opening credits from the 1955 show. The link takes you to his website. http://www.jamesarness.com/
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Best known for his work on Taxi and in Grease, Jeff Conaway died May 27. He had been found unconscious on May 11 of an apparent overdose. He had been on 2 series of Celebrity Rehab in recent years as an addict to cocaine and painkillers. I have attached a video of him in one…