In Memoriam

[Cachoo]

CBS Sunday Morning's Hail and Farewell 2022...they did an earlier individual tribute to Barbara Walters and then gave us this:

Hail and farewell: Those we lost in 2022

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the newsworthy men and women who passed away this year – statesmen and women, athletes, artists and storytellers who pushe...

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[PeterG]

Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters fame has passed away after battling cancer. She had previously lost her daughter Jada and her sister Ruth to cancer as well.

Anita sang lead vocals on the following Pointer Sisters hits:

Yes We Can Can

Fairytale

How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)

Fire

Slow Hand

I'm So Excited

The song Fairytale was written by Anita and hit #13 on the pop chart and #39 on the country and western chart. And the song made history as stated on wikipedia:

"Fairytale" went on to win the Pointer Sisters the Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the year 1974, marking the first awarding of a Grammy to an all-female vocal group and making the Pointer Sisters the only black women to date who have won a Grammy in a country music category. Bonnie and Anita Pointer also received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song as the writers of "Fairytale."

Anita returned to the country music charts in 1986 on the song "Too Many Times" which was a duet with Earl Thomas Conley. Their song went all the way to #2.

 

[MacMadame]

Here's an article about her:

Anita Pointer from Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters dies aged 74

Family hail singer as ‘the one that kept all of us close and together for so long’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Aceon6]

Golfer Barry Lane has died at age 62 after a brief (unspecified) illness. The Euro Tour Legends rookie of the year award was just named for him and he got to present it to Adilson da Silva last month. I met him a few years back. Sweet man.

 

[Cachoo]

I'm watching the Buffalo--Cincy game and players are crying. I hope I am not witnessing a player dying on the field.

 

[tony]

I'm watching the Buffalo--Cincy game and players are crying. I hope I am not witnessing a player dying on the field.

One of the latest updates says he has a pulse but isn’t breathing on his own.. I’ve been watching too and it’s horrible

 

[Buzz]

Another singer from my childhood recently past away. R.I.P.

T&T Calypsonian Black Stalin has died | Loop Jamaica

Leroy Calliste, also known as the Black Stalin, has died. The 81-year-old bard passed away Wednesday morning at his home in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. His wife Patsy confirmed his death to Loop News. She said he passed away peacefull

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[MacMadame]

This was a bit of a shock

Adam Rich, Eight Is Enough Family’s Youngest Son, Dead at 54

'Eight Is Enough' actor Adam Rich died Saturday — get full details.

tvline.com

 

[sk9tingfan]

This was a bit of a shock

Adam Rich, Eight Is Enough Family’s Youngest Son, Dead at 54

'Eight Is Enough' actor Adam Rich died Saturday — get full details.

tvline.com

Whoa!. Some of my response emoji's not working, so I'll react here.

 

[Cachoo]

Wow—decades later and I still see little Nicholas in his face. RIP Adam.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Just saw that Jeff Beck died.

 

[Cachoo]

Well he was brilliant...one of the very best. RIP. It made me think back a couple of decades to this program to his guitar licks (and Uncle Dick liked the layback!)

MICHELLE KWAN,WORLDS 2000.

THE SHORT PROGRAM.

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[Cachoo]

Found a tweet:
https://twitter.com/jeffbeckmusic/status/1613294003398799360

 

[MacMadame]

Here's an article:

Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies aged 78

Beck rose to fame with the Yardbirds before fronting the Jeff Beck Group and making forays into the jazz-fusion sound he pioneered

www.theguardian.com

 

[MINAM]

Oh no. Jeff Beck! RIP.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Just heard Lisa Marie Presley passed away.

 

[myhoneyhoney]

Just heard Lisa Marie Presley passed away.

Just read she died too. How sad. I remember reading about her son’s death not too long ago.

 

[Cachoo]

The Presley family certainly have lives cut short too soon. I hope they find solace from memories. RIP

 

[MacMadame]

There's a thread about it now:

R.I.P. Lisa Marie Presley

Just found out. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lisa-marie-presley-singer-songwriter-dead-obituary-1234660333/?fbclid=IwAR0BmZH1p5-Kmw4XRkQ88lUaiD_ghVgeFjYAw3dK10STw51nNns-bVoAKnc So young! So sad! R.I.P.

www.fsuniverse.net

 

[MacMadame]

I was just l listening to a podcast about this group and how they wrote one of their best songs:

Robbie Bachman, drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, dead at 69 | CNN

Robbie Bachman -- the drummer of Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive -- has died at age 69, his brother and bandmate Randy Bachman announced via Twitter on Thursday.

www.cnn.com

 

[MacMadame]

People need to stop dying already.

Robbie Knievel, daredevil son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robbie Knievel, an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 and a Grand Canyon chasm a decade later — has died in Nevada, his brother said.

apnews.com

 

[allezfred]

Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida has died.

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film icon, dies at 95

Gina Lollobrigida, once declared the "most beautiful woman in the world," has died at the age of 95.

ew.com

 

[Finnice]

Italian screen legend Gina Lollobrigida has died.

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film icon, dies at 95

Gina Lollobrigida, once declared the "most beautiful woman in the world," has died at the age of 95.

ew.com

My father loved her.
In Finnish, we call a certain parts of female anatomy as "Lollos" after her. This is a sign of respect.

 

[Andora]

In Finnish, we call a certain parts of female anatomy as "Lollos" after her. This is a sign of respect.

RIP to a legend, but this sentence is astoundingly hilarious. God bless suomalainens.

 

[Cachoo]

RIP David Crosby: In all honesty I never thought he would make it to old age. What a life.
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/david-crosby-dead-dies-byrds-crosby-stills-nash-1235495467/

 

[PRlady]

My high school faves are really dropping. I wore out the first CSN&Y album. But I’m also happily shocked he made it this long.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

When I settled in at W&M in the late summer of 1973, the first album that my roommate played was "Deja Vu" and the iconic opening guitar passage of "Carry On". I had never heard it before and I was amazed. I played that album over and over again.

 

[Simone411]

RIP, David Crosby. You will be missed. I also grew up on the music of Crosby, Stills & Nash. Two particular songs that I'll always love:
Part of the lyrics of Our House

"I'll light the fire, you place the flowers
In the vase that you bought today
Staring at the fire for hours and hours
While I listen to you play your love songs…"

And Judy Blue Eyes

Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes

Wonderful rendition of a beautiful song. Stephen Stills is absolutely amazing.

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[jeffisjeff]

'24,' 'Runaways' actor Annie Wersching has died at 45

Actor Annie Wersching, best known for playing FBI agent Renee Walker in the series “24" and providing the voice for Tess in the video game “The Last of Us,” has died. Wersching passed away Sunday morning in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer, her publicist told The Associated Press...

www.yahoo.com

I was a big 24 fan, so this is . I really appreciated her freckles - you don't see enough of those in Hollywood. She was only 45.

 

[Seerek]

For those who follow North American ice hockey, Bobby Hull passes away at age 84

Blackhawks Legend Bobby Hull Has Reportedly Passed Away (UPDATE: Wirtz and Hawks' Statements) - Bleacher Nation

Bobby Hull has reportedly passed away at the age of 84.

www.bleachernation.com