In Memoriam

Soccer icon Pelé has sadly passed away at the age of 82 after health battles. Pelé won three world cups for Brazil.

Barbara Walters, iconic and legendary TV icon, has sadly passed away at 93.

We lost a big icon! May Babara Walters rest in peace!

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 95. Predecessor to Pope Francis, Pope Benedict succeeded Saint Pope John Paul II. Was the first Pope in 600 years to step down due to health reasons.

Anita Pointer one of the Grammy award-winning Pointer Sisters whose string of hits included Automatic and I'm So Excited, has died aged 74. She was surrounded by family at her Beverly Hills home in California when she died on New Year's Eve, her publicist, Roger Neal, said.

Fred White, 67, Drummer for the band Earth, Wind & Fire
has died. He joined the band in 1974 at 19. Some of the big hits that White contributed to are September - Earth, Wind & Fire and their first Billboard number 1, Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire

Walter Cunningham, the last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut, has passed away at the age of 90.

Earl Boen, a veteran character and voice actor best known for his role as Dr. Peter Silberman in "The Terminator" movies, died Thursday in Hawaii. He was 81. Boen starred in "The Terminator," "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" and "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" as Dr. Silberman, a criminal psychologist who was brought in to interrogate Michael Biehn's Kyle Reese in the first film

Adam Rich, an actor who rose to fame as a child playing the youngest Bradford family member, Nicholas, on the TV drama "Eight Is Enough," He was 54.

Guitarist Jeff Beck has passed away at 78 from meningitis. Considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, he is known for his time with The Yardbirds as well as the Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice and his own solo career. I got to see him live with ZZ Top in 2015 (who also lost their bassist in 2021) so this is very sad news for me.

Lisa Marie Presley, American Singer-Songwriter, and Elvis Presley's daughter, has passed away at the age of 54 due to cardiac arrest.

Robbie Knievel, son of the late daredevil Evel Knievel, has died from cancer at age 60. Robbie followed in his father's footsteps and became a motorcycle daredevil himself, although he never reached the heights that his father did.

Gina Lollobrigida, famed Italian actress of the 50s and 60s has died at 95.

Singer-songwriter David Crosby, founding member of influential groups The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, has passed away at 81 after a long illness.

Got to see Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young at Sandstone Amphitheater for the very first concert there. Was a fabulous show.......RIP Mr. Crosby.

Sesame Street co-creator Lloyd Morrisett has died at the age of 93.

Lance Kerwin, who rose to fame in the 1970s through television series like Salem's Lot and James at 16, has died. He was 62. He got his first break in The Family Holvak with Glenn Ford and in Michael Landon's autobiographical movie, the Loneliest Runner. He starred in a made for tv movie, James at 15, and it was such a hit, it was ordered to series, James at 16. One of his most recognizable roles came soon after in the 1979 limited series, Salem's Lot, based on the Stephen King-penned horror novel. He also appeared in Little House on the Prairie, ABC Afterschool Specials and Wonder Woman.
He ultimately left Hollywood behind in the late 90s and began serving as a youth minister, and later for the U-Turn for Christ ministry in Perrin, California.

Barrett Strong, the first artist to record a hit for Motown Records, has died at 81. He performed the original version of "Money (That's What I Want)", which would go on to be covered by many artists, and he also wrote lyrics for many songs recorded by The Temptations.

Cindy Williams, who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and 1980s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died. She was 75.

Annie Wersching, known for roles in shows like 24, Timeless, Runaways, and Bosch, has died. She was 45.

Wersching passed away from cancer, as confirmed by her publicist via Deadline. The actress was diagnosed in 2020 but continued to work, putting on riveting performances in the TV shows Star Trek: Picard and The Rookie.

Burt Bacharach, a colossally successful pop composer — with more than 70 top-40 hits — who provided the cocktail party playlist for the swinging '60s and early '70s with songs including "I Say a Little Prayer," "Alfie," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," "Close to You," "Promises, Promises" and the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," died Feb. 8 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94.

Oh my! He wrote so many great songs!

Dav from De La Soul is dead! Is this real or a joke?

Nope, it's real. I saw it all on Twitter.