Fatality: 2020

[rootabaga]

^^^ Nice article about him from the Trib, of course:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/spor...0200923-4lv2wfxcangajgbcaiyiwbcnna-story.html

 

[rootabaga]

RIP to Mac Davis, 78, who passed after what sounds like a failed heart procedure.

I enjoyed his versatility along with his songs. Thanks, Mac. for sharing it all with us.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/mac-davis-elvis-presley-dead-obit-1067998/

 

[rootabaga]

Helen Reddy, probably best known for "I Am Woman (hear me roar)", has also died at 78.

She was a great songwriter with a terrific voice, as well as been an activist for many good causes.

RIP, Helen, and thanks for sharing your talent with us.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/helen-reddy-obituary-1068639/

 

[Deleted User]

I loved Helen Reddy. That is so sad.

I had been thinking I missed losing a compilation album of hers. I'll admit since the days before internet I didn't realise she was Australian.

"Angie Baby"

So so sad.
She was terrific.

 

[rootabaga]

I loved Helen Reddy. That is so sad.

I had been thinking I missed losing a compilation album of hers. I'll admit since the days before internet I didn't realise she was Australian.

"Angie Baby"

So so sad.
She was terrific.

I'm man enough to admit that I bought her first album when it came out (and old enough to admit that it was on 8-track!) and played it a lot. She was indeed terrific.

 

[Deleted User]

That trumps me.
I wasn't man enough to mention the album I lost was an official cassette which the car I scrapped last September could still play (dyu know I may still have that tape)

She was wonderful.

 

[lunatic59]

Music just died again with the passing of Eddie Van Halen, 65 from cancer.

https://nypost.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-at-65/

One of the most outstanding musicians in this century and the last has left us.

 

[MoodyBlues]

^ Just came to post about Eddie Van Halen. It's a crushing loss for music lovers...I can't even touch on his greatness with a guitar. So sad, and so young [in my book].

He and the rest of Van Halen grew up like I did in Pasadena, and one of them attended my high school, Arcadia HS.

RIP Eddie. Shout out to another guitar god, Jimi, while you're up there.

 

[tube517]

Music just died again with the passing of Eddie Van Halen, 65 from cancer.

https://nypost.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-at-65/

One of the most outstanding musicians in this century and the last has left us.

Absolutely crushed. My childhood/teen years spent listening to VH all the time. RIP to the GOAT

 

[Bearsyzf]

R. I . P Eddie Van Halen, and if you don't know his name then you don't know Music.

 

[Bearsyzf]

Absolutely crushed. My childhood/teen years spent listening to VH all the time. RIP to the GOAT

For me it was Van Halen and KISS, and you know we all have at least one of their shirts

 

[rootabaga]

Unbelievable how harsh this year has been. Cancer is such a formidable foe.

Nice article from the Rolling Stone.


RIP, Eddie. Thanks for shredding your talents with us.

 

[rootabaga]

Singer/songwriter Johnny Nash, probably best known for his hit “I Can See Clearly Now,” has died at 80 from natural causes.

RIP, Johnny, and thanks for entertaining us.

Side note to the year 2020: you’re already memorable enough. Please stop trying to outdo yourself...

 

[rootabaga]

^^^ Obit from Billboard for Mr. Nash...I hadn't realized he helped launch the career of Mr. Reggae, Bob Marley:

https://www.billboard.com/articles/...johnny-nash-i-can-see-clearly-now-singer-dead

 

[rootabaga]

Perennial game show host Tom Kennedy has died of apparent natural causes at 93.

RIP, Tom, and thanks for helpful msg to entertain so many for such a long time.

Article: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/tom-kennedy-dead-dies-tv-host-name-that-tune-1234800645/

 

[rootabaga]

Actress Conchata Ferrell, arguably best known for her role as Berta in "Two and a Half Men," has died at 77 following a cardiac arrest.

RIP, Ms. Farrell, and thanks for sharing your talents.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/conchata-ferrell-dies-former-two-200321606.html

 

[Bearsyzf]

Actress Conchata Ferrell, arguably best known for her role as Berta in "Two and a Half Men," has died at 77 following a cardiac arrest.

RIP, Ms. Farrell, and thanks for sharing your talents.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/conchata-ferrell-dies-former-two-200321606.html

I hate that, she is part of why that show was so good.

 

[lunatic59]

Sean Connery: 90

Your life made so many other lives better. May we all aspire to your example, Mr. Connery. Rest in Peace, neither shaken nor stirred.

 

[olbriar]

My first exposure to Sir Sean Connery was in 1959 in an epic Disney flick.

Though not reflected in that movie, he was truly a talent and his work will live on and be enjoyed for generations. RIP Sir

 

[rootabaga]

Just loved the guy in whatever he did. RIP, kind sir, and thank you for sharing your talents and entertaining us for so many years.

 

[rootabaga]

RIP to Eddie Hassell, best known from NBC's "Surface" was shot in Texas, apparently in connection with a carjacking and later died from his wounds. Mr. Hassell was just 30.

Condolences to his friends, family, fans and loved ones.

 

[Bearsyzf]

Just loved the guy in whatever he did. RIP, kind sir, and thank you for sharing your talents and entertaining us for so many years.

He was one of the better bonds.

 

[rootabaga]

He was one of the better bonds.

I totally liked him as Bond (think he's the best Bond), but his depth as an actor amazes me. From the beat cop in "Untouchables" to the vulnerable reclusive writer in "Finding Forrester," he really explored every aspect of his characters. (I don't think there were all that many aspects in James Bond, so...)

 

[joe71]

Honorable mention another one of my ink pens just died

 

[Bearsyzf]

I also love the Untouchables and any kind of mob movie.