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  • https://www.etonline.com/harold-reid...d-at-80-145473

    Harold Reid, founding member and bass singer of the Statler Brothers, died on April 24. He was 80.

    "He had bravely endured a long battle with kidney failure. He is and will always be loved by his family, friends and millions of fans," the band wrote in a statement released on their website. "His singing, his songwriting and his comedy made generations happy. He has taken a piece of our hearts with him."

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    • Hector Garrido, artist behind iconic GI Joe toy line packaging, dead at age 92.
      Villain Draft 3: Fourth Place Winner

      September 11, 2001; January 6, 2021; February 13, 2021

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      • https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/...a-15231090.php

        Ashley Ross of the reality TV show “Little Women: Atlanta” has died in a head-on crash on a Georgia road, police and her representative confirmed Tuesday.

        Ross, 34, who was known as “Ms. Minnie,” died of her injuries Monday at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, her publicist Liz Dixson said in an email to The Association Press.

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        • Actor Irrfan Khan (Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi).
          https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/am...was-53-1292361

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          • Originally posted by Mister.Weirdo View Post
            https://www.etonline.com/harold-reid...d-at-80-145473

            Harold Reid, founding member and bass singer of the Statler Brothers, died on April 24. He was 80.

            "He had bravely endured a long battle with kidney failure. He is and will always be loved by his family, friends and millions of fans," the band wrote in a statement released on their website. "His singing, his songwriting and his comedy made generations happy. He has taken a piece of our hearts with him."
            Harold Reid played Lester "Roadhog" Moran on the comedy sketches the Statlers recorded. He could have been a great sitcom writer and performer.

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            • https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/75463868.cms

              Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor breathed his last today, at the age of 67. The popular actor had been unwell for a while and was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai. Neetu Kapoor and Ranbir had been constantly by his side. Randhir Kapoor had revealed in a report that Rishi was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday morning. Amitabh Bachchan had shared a post on Twitter expressing grief about his co-star.

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              • https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...r-dies-aged-79

                The Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who is credited with creating Afrobeat along with his old bandmate Fela Kuti, died suddenly at the age of 79 in Paris on Thursday, his manager said.

                “We don’t know the exact cause of death,” Eric Trosset said, adding it was not linked to the coronavirus.

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                • https://www.thewrap.com/sam-lloyd-ac...bs-dies-at-56/

                  Sam Lloyd, best known for his role as downtrodden lawyer Ted Buckland on “Scrubs,” has died. He was 56.

                  Lloyd was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor last year, which was revealed in a GoFuneMe campaign that was launched by “Scrubs” producer Tom Hobert and his wife.

                  Lloyd’s agent confirmed the news of his death.

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                  • https://www.seattletimes.com/enterta...with-covid-19/

                    Dave Greenfield, the keyboard player with British punk band The Stranglers and who penned the music to their biggest hit, Golden Brown, has died after testing positive for coronavirus. He was 71.

                    The band’s official website announced that Greenfield died on Sunday after contracting the virus following a stay in a hospital for heart problems.

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                    • https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainme...at_campaign=64

                      Florian Schneider, co-founder of highly influential electronic pop group Kraftwerk, has died at the age of 73.

                      The German quartet set the template for synthesiser music in the 1970s and 80s with songs like Autobahn and The Model.

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                      • https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/enterta...-arts-52557332

                        Jamaican singer Millie Small has died at the age of 72 after suffering a stroke.

                        The star was most famous for her hit single My Boy Lollipop, which reached number two in both the US and the UK in 1964.

                        It remains one of the biggest-selling ska songs of all time, with more than seven million sales.

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                        • Originally posted by Mister.Weirdo View Post
                          https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/enterta...-arts-52557332

                          Jamaican singer Millie Small has died at the age of 72 after suffering a stroke.

                          The star was most famous for her hit single My Boy Lollipop, which reached number two in both the US and the UK in 1964.

                          It remains one of the biggest-selling ska songs of all time, with more than seven million sales.
                          By my math, she'd have been 16 when she recorded that.

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                          • This continues to be a terrible time for musicians.

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                            • Originally posted by Mister.Weirdo View Post
                              https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainme...at_campaign=64

                              Florian Schneider, co-founder of highly influential electronic pop group Kraftwerk, has died at the age of 73.

                              The German quartet set the template for synthesiser music in the 1970s and 80s with songs like Autobahn and The Model.
                              Lesser known talent: Being interviewed.
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                              ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

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                              • https://www.wmtw.com/article/legenda...-says/32421913

                                Legendary magician Roy Horn has died, according to his publicist. He was 75.

                                Horn, one half of the longtime Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, previously tested positive for COVID-19.

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