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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 […]

todayAugust 26, 2026

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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 […]

todayAugust 25, 2026

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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 […]

todayAugust 22, 2026

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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 […]

todayAugust 19, 2026

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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 […]

todayJuly 20, 2026

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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 […]

todayJuly 9, 2026

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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 […]

todayJuly 1, 2026

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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 […]

todayJune 30, 2026

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6/22/26-Clive Davis Passes

Clive Davis/Arista Records Trusted Source: Variety at variety.com Written by Chris Morris Jun 22, 2026 8:41am PT Clive Davis, the executive who steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business, died Monday at his Manhattan home, Variety has confirmed. He was 94. Befitting a dramatic 50-year career that accounted for the sale of millions of records, Davis’ life in the music industry divided into […]

todayJune 22, 2026

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