President Obama to Deliver Eulogy for Beau Biden
*President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy Saturday at the burial of Vice President Joe Biden’s son Beau, who …
We Remember: Actor/Comedian Reynaldo Rey Dies at 75
*Actor/comic Reynaldo Rey has died. He was 75 Rey passed away Thursday morning in Los Angeles from complications of a …
Memphis Sends Off B.B. King With Processional Down Beale St.
*The city of Memphis bid farewell to blues legend B.B. King with a tribute and processional down Beale Street. The …
We Remember: Legendary Bassist Louis Johnson (Brothers Johnson) Dies at 60
*Sadly as we enter the Memorial Day Weekend, we have to report the death of funk and R&B bassist Louis Johnson of …
Five B.B. King Kids Visit Body Before Public; Banned from Taking his Picture
*Five of B.B. King’s adult children visited their father in private at a Las Vegas funeral home that will host a public …
Court Allows B.B. King’s Daughters to View Body Before Public
*Some immediate B.B. King family members will have a chance to visit his body at a Las Vegas funeral home ahead of a …
B.B. King Set for Memphis Tribute before Burial in Mississippi
*The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began. In …
Whoopi Back on ‘The View’ After Brother’s Sudden Death (Watch)
*Whoopi Goldberg had to take a leave of absence from “The View” early last week to fly to Los Angeles and deal with a …
We Remember: Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly … Minister, Singer Dies at 70
*(Via Detroit Free Press) – Funeral arrangements have been set for Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly, the R&B-jazz …
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 …
