Every day, Legacy publishes tributes to people from all walks of life. Here in our daily news section, we say goodbye to those headline names known across the nation.
Daisy Lewellyn, reality TV star of “Blood, Sweat & Heels,” died Apr. 8, 2016 of a rare form of liver cancer according to multiple news sources.
Rock musician Jimmie Van Zant, the cousin of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Van Zant brothers, including Ronnie and Johnny, died Thursday in hospice care, according to multiple news sources. He was 59. …
Longtime drummer for David Bowie and Roy Ayers…
Velvety-voiced R&B singer-songwriter Leon Haywood was known best for his 1970s single “I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You.”
Bill Henderson sang with many jazz greats including Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Ramsey Lewis, and Jimmie Smith.
Merle Haggard died on April 6, 2016 – his 79th birthday – but his songs live on. He serenaded listeners for decades, creating what came to be known as “outlaw country” as he …
Country giant Merle Haggard, the influential artist known best for hits including “Okie From Muskogee” and “Sing Me Back Home,” has died. He was 79. Haggard died Wednesday, on his …
Barbara Turner, a screenwriter, actress, and the mother of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, has died at 79.
Five people died Monday in the crash of a sightseeing helicopter on a wooded ridge near the tourist town of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration is …
Don Francks, the actor who starred as Walter on the TV series “La Femme Nikita,” has died at 84.