I was so sad to hear that our pal Larry Hagman had passed away today. Hagman’s cause of death was due to complications related to his battle with cancer according to his family. Linda Gray, who played Hagman’s on-screen wife on “Dallas” was at the actor’s bedside when he died. “He brought joy to everyone […]
Mitch Lucker, singer for Suicide Silence was pronounced dead this morning after injuries from a motorcycle accident last night. R.I.P Mitch – Our thoughts are with the family and friends as well as the band and fans! Here is some photos from their visit to Atlanta at […]
Bill Doss, the founder of the hugely influential band Olivia Tremor Control and co-founder the Elephant 6 Collective, has died this morning, according to reports coming out of Athens, Georgia. He was 43 years old. A statement on the band’s website confirmed the singer/guitarist’s passing, stating that “we are devastated by the loss of our […]
Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47. Yauch, also known as MCA, had been in treatment for cancer since 2009. The rapper was diagnosed in 2009 after discovering a tumor in his salivary gland. Yauch sat out the Beastie Boys’ induction to the Rock […]
Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19th in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. “He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates,” Helm’s longtime guitarist Larry Campbell tells Rolling Stone.[quote]All his friends were there, and it seemed like Levon was waiting for […]
Greg Ham, a musician with the iconic Australian band Men at Work, was found dead in his Melbourne home on Thursday, Australian reports said. Greg Ham, left, with Men at Work (©AP) Victoria state police confirmed that the deceased was the 58-year-old resident of the house but did not identify him by name, in keeping […]
Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with “American Bandstand,” and whose trademark “Rockin’ Eve” became a fixture of New Year’s celebrations, died today at the age of 82. Clark’s agent Paul Shefrin said in statement that the veteran host died […]
Heavy D who’s real name Dwight Arrington Myers, is dead at the age of 44. Heavy D was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon today … and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1 PM. From TMZ we’ve learned a 911 call was placed from Heavy’s Beverly Hills home around 11:25 AM to […]
