Obits
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Little Richard Appreciation: He Summed Up Rock ‘n’ Roll in a Phrase
The first line of Little Richard’s hit “Tutti Frutti” doesn’t make a lick of sense, but it also serves as a damn good definition of early rock music
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Little Richard, Early Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 87
The legendary singer and pianist scored early rock hits with “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly” and “Long Tall Sally”
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Andre Harrell, Uptown Records Founder and Sean Combs’ Mentor, Dies at 59
Harrell got his start as half of the ’80s hip-hop duo Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Roy Horn, Legendary Magician of Siegfried and Roy Fame, Dies of Coronavirus at 75
“From the moment we met, I knew Roy and I, together, would change the world,” Horn’s partner on stage, Siegfried Fischbacher, says
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Brian Howe, Bad Company Lead Singer and Ted Nugent Vocalist, Dies at 66
He replaced Paul Rodgers as frontman in the British rock supergroup
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Florian Schneider, German Electronic Music Pioneer With Kraftwerk, Dies at 73
Co-founder and keyboardist for the influential group died of cancer
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Millie Small, ‘My Boy Lollipop’ Singer, Dies at 73
Jamaican singer died of a stroke, according to the BBC
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Else Blangsted, Holocaust Survivor and Film Music Editor, Dies at 99
Blangsted’s work included the scores for “Star Trek IV” and “The Color Purple”
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John Ericson, Star of ‘Honey West’ and Classic MGM Films, Dies at 93
Ericson appeared in the original production of “Stalag 17” and alongside actors like Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor
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Gil Schwartz, Former CBS Chief Communications Exec, Dies at 68
Schwartz also wrote three humorous novels under the pen name Stanley Bing
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John Lafia, ‘Child’s Play’ Co-Screenwriter, Dies at 63
Lafia was credited with coming up with the name “Chucky” for the evil, freckle-faced doll
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Matty Simmons, Producer of ‘Animal House’ and ‘Vacation’ Who Co-Founded National Lampoon, Dies at 93
He was also a founder of the first credit card company, Diners Club
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Matteo De Cosmo, Art Director on ‘Luke Cage’ and ‘The Punisher,’ Dies at 52 of COVID-19 Complications
New York-based professional most recently worked on the ABC Studios pilot “Harlem’s Kitchen”
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Irrfan Khan, Star of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘Life of Pi,’ Dies at 53
The Bollywood star was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors in 2018
