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9/26/26-Tim Curry Dies
Tim Curry Trusted Source: Associated Press at apnews.com By MARK KENNEDY Updated 4:50 PM EDT, August 26, 2026 Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that […]
Dolly Parton passes
Dolly Parton Dolly Parton has died. The show she hosted will air this weekend & all next week at lost45.com Hear her say hello on our interview page. Everyone who knows me, knows this is a difficult one. Dolly Parton was a special guest on my show a few times. During one of them, she invited me to Dollywood--a fun place to visit! During another, she asked who my […]
8/22/26-Latimore passes
Hear him say hello: https://lost45.com/audio/Latimore.mp3 Latimore Benjamin William Lattimore (September 7, 1939—August 22, 2026), known professionally as Latimore, was an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist.[1] In 2017, Latimore was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.[2] Life and career Latimore was born in Charleston, Tennessee,[1] and was influenced by country music, his Baptist church choir, and the blues.[3] His first professional experience came as a pianist […]
8/19/26-ZZ Top’s Frank Beard passes
ZZ Top Trusted Source: Associated Press at apnews.com By MARK KENNEDY Updated 6:20 AM EDT, August 19, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Gimme All Your Lovin’” and “Legs,” has died. He was 77. Beard was in hospice care when he died Tuesday at his ranch in […]
8/15/26-Bonnie Tyler comes home
Bonnie Tyler Trusted Source: Associated Press at apnews.com LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of fans lined the streets of a seaside Welsh village on Saturday to bid farewell to late singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin was brought home. The Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star, beloved worldwide for her 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” died last month in a hospital in Portugal. She was 75. Tyler was hospitalized […]
8/11/26-Rod Stewart Medical News
Trusted Source: music-news.com Rod Stewart has been forced to cancel a second concert after undergoing a "minor medical procedure". The British singer was scheduled to perform his One Last Time show at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sunday night. However, a spokesperson for the venue announced that the show would be postponed as Stewart needed to go to the hospital for an issue that "required prompt attention". […]
8/7/26-Barbra Streisand’s first children’s book
Barbra Streisand Trusted Source: music-news.com Barbra Streisand is set to release her debut children's book next year. On Thursday, editors at Penguin Young Readers and Flamingo Books announced that the Hollywood icon will unveil a picture book titled And By the Way... on 30 March 2027. Written by Streisand and illustrated by Paige Keiser, the project follows a "grandparent-grandchild pair on a dazzling day as they play, splash, and contemplate […]
8/3/26-Phil Collins Addiction Battle
Phil Collins Trusted Source: music-news.com Phil Collins has recalled how he nearly died from alcohol abuse in 2024. In an interview for The Sunday Times published this week, the legendary musician described how he was admitted to a hospital in Switzerland for alcohol addiction in late 2023. Though Collins was initially discharged, he returned a short time later and was quickly placed in intensive care. "My kidneys were packing up, […]
7/30/26-Elton John: 36 Years Sober
Elton John Trusted Source: music-news.com Elton John celebrated 36 years of sobriety on Wednesday. The Rocketman singer celebrated the latest milestone in his sobriety journey by posting a photo of himself holding a glass of his Elton John Zero Blanc de Blancs, his alcohol-free sparkling wine alternative, with a big smile on his face. In the snap, which is accompanied by his 1983 track I'm Still Standing, Elton appears to […]
7/27/26-Carly Simon Health Battles Revealed
Carly Simon Trusted Source: ABC News at ABCNews.com By Shafiq Najib July 27, 2026, 7:35 AM Carly Simon is opening up about her health, revealing she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Simon, 81, shared the diagnosis in a statement to ABC News on Monday, explaining that she has spent time learning to live with the progressive neurological disorder and deciding whether to discuss it publicly. "So many people have […]
7/19/26-Jim Gilstrap Passes
Trusted Source: Hollywood Reporter at hollywoodreporter.com Author: Kimberly Nordyke July 19, 2026 7:28pm Jim Gilstrap Courtesy of Family James “Jim” Gilstrap, a singer whose credits include the Good Times theme song and Stevie Wonder‘s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” has died. He was 79. Gilstrap’s nephew and family spokesperson, Geoffrey “Geoff Gil” Gilstrap, said he died Saturday from natural causes. Gilstrap sang the song for Good Times, which […]
7/15/26-Why Billy Joel Stopped Pop Music
Billy Joel Trusted Source: music-news.com Billy Joel quit songwriting more than three decades ago because he didn't want to "dilute his legacy". Speaking to Rick Beato in a new YouTube interview, the 77-year-old music legend said he knew he was finished after completing River of Dreams in 1993. He explained: “When I got to the end of writing River of Dreams, I felt like I was done. “I was married, […]
7/14/26-Madonna New LP #1 Extending Reign
Madonna Trusted Source: music-news.com Madonna feels "grateful and surprised" by the positive reaction to her album Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II. The pop superstar's latest record - a follow-up to her 2005 album of the same name - debuted at number one on America's Billboard 200 chart following its release on July 3 - and Madonna has now revealed she is thrilled by the album's chart success and […]
7/8/26-Bonnie Tyler Passes
Hear Bonnie Tyler say hello on our Interviews Page. The show featuring her interview aired on June 28th, 2026 Bonnie Tyler Trusted Source: The New York Times at nytimes.com By Alex Williams July 9, 2026 Updated 8:41 a.m. ET Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer who, with a frosted, teased-up coiffure and a voice both weathered and operatic, soared to No. 1 with “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” one of the […]
7/8/26-Ringo Starr Honorary Degree
Ringo Starr Trusted Source: music-news.com Ringo Starr has added a new accolade to his legendary career after receiving an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool. The Liverpudlian now resides in Los Angeles and was presented with the Honorary Doctor of Music award in a private ceremony just hours before his annual peace and love birthday celebration kicked off at Beverly Hills Park on his 86th birthday (07.07.26). The public […]
7/1/26-Victor Willis/Village People Cop Dies
Village People Trusted Source: The New York Times at nytimes.com By Alex Marshall and Isabella Kwai July 1, 2026 -Updated 8:53 a.m. ET Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People who also co-wrote many of the group’s high-camp disco-era hits, including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man,” died on Monday. He was 74. The group announced his death in a statement posted to social media that said the cause was […]
6/30/26-Brian Potter Passes
We hear from co-writer/Producer Dennis Lambert that Brian Potter has passed away-Famous for many Top 40 hits inc: "One Tin Soldier," "Ain't No Woman Like the One I Got," "Don't Pull Your Love," "It Only Takes a Minute." Trusted Source: Wikkipedia Brian August Potter (born 1939) is a British-born American pop music songwriter and record producer. With his writing partner, Dennis Lambert, Potter wrote and produced hits songs for the […]
6/25/26-David Clayton-Thomas Passes
Blood, Sweat & Tears Trusted Source: Variety and variety.com Written by Jem Aswad David Clayton-Thomas, the Canadian singer and songwriter whose soulful voice was ubiquitous on American radio in the late 1960s and early ‘70s as lead singer of the brass-driven group Blood, Sweat & Tears, has died, according to his publicist. No cause of death was cited except that he died peacefully at a Toronto hospital on Wednesday evening; […]
6/25/26-Lionel Richie Stops Show
Trusted Source: music-news.com Lionel Richie cut short the opening night of his latest tour after falling ill on Wednesday night. The 77-year-old took to the stage at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota for the opening night of the Sing a Song All Night Long Tour, but abruptly abandoned the show after 55 minutes. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, the Hello singer sat down on a step […]
