The shocking and unexpected death of Kobe Bryant Sunday morning has created a major crowd-control problem outside the Staples Center, where the Grammys red carpet and event is being held. The shocking news was at first dismissed as unbelievable. But N…
Category archives: Obituaries
Juice WRLD Died from Massive Oxycodone and Codeine Overdose, Autopsy Reveals
Juice WRLD, aka Jarad Higgins, died from a massive overdose of oxycodone and codeine, according to an autopsy report from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The rapper stuffed a large amount of pills down his throat during an FBI raid. …
Barry Tuckwell, the Michael Jordan of French Horn, Dies at 88
Australia has lost one of its most celebrated musicians. Barry Tuckwell has passed away – he was one of the greatest French horn players of the last 70 years. Mr. Tuckwell was 88 and died due to complications associated with heart disease. Barry was bo…
Legendary Rush Drummer Neil Peart Passes Away
Rush has announced that its longtime drummer Neil Peart has died of brain cancer at the age of 67. The band says that Peart passed away on January 7 in Santa Monica, California. Considered among the most innovative drummers in rock music, Peart was kno…
‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Singer and Jazz Musician Jack Sheldon Dies at 88
Jazz musician Jack Sheldon, who worked with some of music’s greatest names and who also gained famed as a singer on a number of Schoolhouse Rock! songs, has died at the age of 88. Doug McIntyre, who is Sheldon’s biographer, reported the dea…
Controversial Radio Jock Don Imus Dies at 79
Controversial radio host Don Imus passed away Friday at his home in College Station, Texas. The host was hospitalized on Christmas Eve for complications with emphysema. Imus retired from his nationally syndicated program, “Imus in the Morning,…
Tim Boyle, Prolific Hollywood Recording Engineer, Dies at 71
Tim Boyle, who was a famed sound engineer and scoring mixer that worked with the likes of Eric Clapton and Quincy Jones, has died of the age of 71 in Sherman Oaks from liver cancer. In addition to Clapton and Jones, Boyle worked with a diverse set of a…
Grammy-Winning Songwriter Allee Willis Dies at 72
Grammy-Award songwriter Allee Willis, who wrote hit songs as well as the theme song to Friends, has died at the age of 72 of cardiac arrest. While Willis co-wrote several classic Earth, Wind & Fire songs such as “September” and “B…
Marie Fredriksson of Roxette Dead at 61
Marie Fredriksson, who was the lead singer of the Swedish music group Roxette, has died at the age of 61, after a long battle with cancer. In reaction to her death, the group’s management team issued the following statement: “In 2002, Marie…
Juice WRLD Dead at 21 After Sudden Seizure at Chicago Airport
Rapper Juice WRLD (aka Jared Higgins) has been pronounced dead after suffering a massive seizure at Chicago’s Midway airport. The rapper was 21. Juice WRLD reportedly collapsed in a violent seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport before being …