Services Set for B.B. King in Las Vegas and Mississippi
*A public viewing and private service for B.B. King will be held in Las Vegas on Friday before his body will be sent …
We Remember: Lu Vason – Producer, Rodeo Impresario – Dies at 76
*Denver, Colorado – Friends and family are mourning the loss of Lu Vason, president and producer of the Bill …
Dean at Medgar Evers College Among Dead in Amtrak Derailment
*Officials at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y., confirmed early Thursday that Derrick Griffith, dean of student …
Errol Brown of the Band Hot Chocolate Dies at 71
*Errol Brown, the lead singer of the band Hot Chocolate, has died in the Bahamas, his manager said Wednesday, according …
‘Stand by Me’ Singer Ben E. King Dies at 76
*Ben E. King, the lead singer for the Drifters and a solo star behind such R&B classics as “Stand by …
We Remember: Professional Golf Player Calvin Peete is Dead at 71
*We’ve lost another golfing great. Calvin Peete died on Wednesday, April 29 at the age of 71 at a hospital in …
Percy Sledge Funeral Streaming Live from Louisiana (Link To It Here)
*Funeral services are being held in Louisiana for R&B legend Percy Sledge, the singer best known for the 1966 hit …
‘Good Times’ Actor Alton Powers (Thelma’s Husband Keith) Dead at 64
*Actor Alton “Ben” Powers, best known for his role on the 70s CBS sitcom “Good Times” has died, reports the …
Singer Johnny Kemp (‘Just Got Paid’) Dies after Fall
*UPDATE … Via RadioFacts, we’ve learned that an inside source on the Tom Joyner/Fantastic Voyage Cruise says …
Talent Agent Eury Davis Commits Suicide at 38
*Eurydice “Eury” Davis, a talent agent whose clients included “Kill the Messenger” actress Jena Sims, “Ouija” actress …
Legendary Crooner Percy Sledge Dies at 74
*Soul legend Percy Sledge, best known for his classic ballad “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died Tuesday in …
Black Transgender ‘Homecoming King’ Crowned Last Year, Dies from Apparent Suicide
*Blake Brockington made history last year. At the age of 18, the transgender activist made headlines after being crowned …
We Remember: Actor Windell Middlebrooks (Miller Beer) Dies at 36
Well this is a real bummer. Actor Windell Middlebrooks, who played the delivery man in ads for Miller Beer and other …
Brownstone’s Charmayne ‘Maxee’ Maxwell Dies from Fall: Report
*We have unfortunate news to report about Charmayne “Maxee” Maxwell of the ’90s R&B group …
Twitter Reacts to Death of ‘Star Trek’ Icon Leonard Nimoy
*Hollywood has taken to social media to mourn the death of Leonard Nimoy. The actor, who stared in the iconic role of …
