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"Knack Lead Singer Doug Fieger Has Died" Doug Fieger was made to be a rock star. With a keen musical ear and an early love of the stage, Fieger was a student at Oak Park's Clinton Junior High when he started his first professional band -- launching the path that would ultimately lead him to...

"Teddy Pendergrass dead at 59" PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Teddy Pendergrass, the seductive American rhythm-and-blues singer who continued his recording career after he was paralyzed in a 1982 car accident, has died at the age of 59, media reports said on Thursday. Pendergrass's son, Teddy...

Eric Woolfson (left) and Alan Parsons Eric Woolfson, who has died aged 64, helped to create the best-selling Seventies rock concept band The Alan Parsons Project (APP) which released 10 albums and sold some 45 million copies. Never a conventional band, the APP was designed to make records in...

"England" Dan Seals and John Ford Coley Dan Seals, who as part of the duo England Dan and John Ford Coley sang the hit “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” and other 1970s soft-rock touchstones, has died. He was 61. His death was caused by complications related to lymphoma, said Marty Martel...

(Uriel Jones is on drums, James Jamerson is on bass) Uriel Jones, whose muscular, hard-rocking drum style was an integral part of the Motown sound on classics such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and "Cloud Nine" by the...

Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 By SUSAN CRATON Posted at 1:35 p.m. Friday Socks, former First Cat of President Bill Clinton's administration, was euthanized on Friday morning, Feb. 20, according to the famous cat's longtime caretaker, Betty Currie of Hollywood. Socks had been suffering from cancer of...

(Kelly Groucutt is pictured in center, hands folded on his lap) Kelly Groucutt, the bass player in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), has died aged 63. He suffered a heart attack on Wednesday night and was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital but did not regain consciousness and...

By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press Writer Bob Thomas, Associated Press Writer – Fri Feb 6, 9:15 pm ET LOS ANGELES – James Whitmore, the many-faceted character actor who delivered strong performances in movies, television and especially the theater with his popular one-man shows about Harry Truman...

(Billy Powell is in black jacket and blue shirt, holding a beer can) Billy Powell, a longtime keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd who survived the band's 1977 plane crash, died at his Orange Park condo early this morning, according to police. Orange Park Police Chief James Boivin said Powell...

Jazz musician David “Fathead” Newman succumbed to pancreatic cancer yesterday, Tuesday, January 20, 2009. He was 75. David “Fathead" Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas on February 24, 1933. His family soon moved to Dallas, where they settled and David stayed through graduating Lincoln High...

The Swan Silvertones (Claude Jeter at center) Thursday, January 8th 2009, 1:40 AM Claude Jeter, a legendary gospel quartet singer whose biggest hit inspired Paul Simon’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” died Tuesday at the Doors of Jacob Home in the Bronx. He was 94. While working as a Kentucky...

AP – In this undated photo released by Capitol Records, Jon Hager, right, is shown with his brother Jim Hager. … NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jon Hager, who performed in the musical comedy duo The Hager Twins on "Hee-Haw," has died. He was 67. Sam Lovullo, who produced "Hee-Haw" and was a friend of...

Cheryl Holdridge, the beautiful blond actress who first gained fame as a Mouseketeer on TV's "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, has died. She was 64. Holdridge died Tuesday at her home in Santa Monica after a two-year battle with lung cancer, said Doreen Tracey, another former Mouseketeer...

British pop star Dave Dee has died at the age of 65, following a three-year battle with cancer. The singer continued playing gigs with band members Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich until close to the end of his life, record plugger Sean Cooney said. "He didn't let it get him down. He was defying...

The Stooges: Scott Asheton, Ron Asheton, Dave Alexander and Iggy Pop DETROIT -- Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died. He was 60. Asheton was found at his Ann Arbor home early Tuesday morning by police...

Indy jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard dies By Jay Harvey Posted: December 29, 2008 Freddie Hubbard, Indianapolis-born trumpeter who set the jazz world ablaze in the 1960s with his powerful playing, died today in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 70. His death was due to complications of a heart attack...

Bonnie & Delaney Bramlett LOS ANGELES—Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned classic rock songs such as "Let it Rain" and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, has died. He was 69. Bramlett died Saturday shortly before 5 a.m. at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical...

APNewsAlert 9 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) — A family friend says singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died of colon cancer at age 81. An update and news release will follow when this is confirmed. I just want to make sure the news isn't bogus. If anyone can find confirmation before I do, please...

Majel Barrett Roddenberry pictured as Nurse Christine Chapel NEW YORK – Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, has died. She was 76. Roddenberry, an actress who appeared in numerous "Star Trek" TV shows and movies, died Thursday of leukemia at her home in...

Dennis Yost is on the left, middle pair of guys JULY 20, 1943 - DECEMBER 7, 2008 Dennis Yost, lead singer of The Classics IV, the 1960's soft rock group responsible for hit records such as "Spooky," "Stormy," "Everyday With You Girl," and most notably the group's highest charting record...