Famous person is dead. R.I.P. [R]

Chip Taylor "Angel Of The Morning"

Chip Taylor "Wild Thing"

 

"Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" is on Joplin's "I Got Dem Old Kozmic Blues Again Mama..." album.

 

Call me crazy...but his stuff reminds me of Leonard Cohen, love it and thanks:

Together We're Not Much

 

James Tolkan - 94

Most known as the principal in Back to the Future and the commanding officer in Top Gun. He also had roles in Serpico, WarGames, Remington Steel, and Dick Tracy among others.

 

We are saddened by the passing of former Dodgers All-Star second baseman and World Series champion Davey Lopes
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Along with Steve Garvey, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey, Lopes was part of the historic homegrown Dodgers infield quartet which played together from 1973-81.

Lopes made four consecutive All-Star teams from 1978-81 and won the NL Gold Glove in 1978. He was the leadoff hitter and catalyst on three National League pennant-winners (1974, 1977, 1978) and the 1981 World Series champions.

Lopes also played on Postseason teams with the Cubs (1984) and Astros (1986), and spent time with the A’s during his 16-year career. He later managed the Brewers for parts of three seasons from 2000-2002. As a coach, Lopes was also a member of the 1998 NL champion Padres and the 2008 world champion Phillies.

He twice led the NL in stolen bases and finished with 557 career steals, which still stands 26th all-time.

Lopes was 80 years old.

 

Former Jets QB Browning Nagle dies at 57 after cancer battle

 

Phil "Scrap Iron" Garner - 76

He won a WS as a player for the Pirates. One of 7 managers to win a pennant without winning a division. One of 3 to have 1,000 losses without having 1,000 wins. Managed the most games in MLB history without winning 1,000.

He was also known for having one of the best mustaches you'll ever see.

 

Sid Krofft, 96, a Creator of Trippy Kids’ Shows Like ‘H.R. Pufnstuf,’ Dies

{From a lengthy obit in the NY Times}

With his brother Marty, he released a string of zany children’s programs. Some became cult favorites (even among adults) and others flopped.

The Krofft children’s shows featured young actors as well as entertainers more familiar to adult audiences, among them Richard Pryor, Ruth Buzzi, Jim Naborsand Bob Denver.

“H.R. Pufnstuf,” the first Krofft TV show, about the dragon mayor trying to help the boy escape the witch’s clutches, debuted in 1969 on NBC. It starred Jack Wild as the boy, Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo and Lennie Weinrib as the voice of Pufnstuf, and it offered more grown-up gags than most Saturday morning children’s shows of the era.

 

Roderick Darryl (Rod) Martin, a two-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most respected linebackers in the history of the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, passed away as announced on April 20th 2026 at the age of 72.

 

Traffic's Dave Mason Has Died | News | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

 

Yeah, this is a bummer.

 

METALLICA Pays Tribute To SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Collaborator MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS: 'He Will Be Sorely Missed' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET

 

Nedra Talley Ross, 80, no cause given...
It is a bit discouraging how many photos captioned "Nedra Talley" out there are actually of Estelle Bennett; their appearances were quite similar, but Nedra had a somewhat sharper chin and smaller ears...



"I'll make you so proud of me
We'll make 'em turn their heads every place we go."

So you did, Nedra, and so you will, wherever you are. Shake that hair and let it rip, it ain't just Jesus that loved you. Make those pearly gates ring like precious metals...

 

RIP:
David Allan Coe
You Never Even Called Me by My Name

 

John Garrett

Ex NHLer. Before my time, but I knew him from the odd West Coast Vancouver Canucks game he would work as a broadcaster.

RIP Cheech

 

Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold after life-altering accidents, dies at 59

 

Moya Brennan obituary | Folk music | The Guardian

 

Yankees announcer John Sterling passes away at 87 - Yahoo Sports

 

Bobby Cox, legendary Braves manager, dies at 84

 

Bahhhhhh

Former Blue Jays manager who was at the helm in 1985 (the team that should have won the WS).