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Mar 13, 2024

Pete Rodriguez (1934–2024), I Like It Like That bandleader and pianist 

Pete Rodriguez was the bandleader and pianist for Pete Rodriguez y Su Conjunto, known for their 1967 boogaloo hit, “I Like it Like That.” 

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Mar 18, 2022

Akira Takarada (1934–2022), star of original “Godzilla”

Akira Takarada was a Japanese actor who starred in the original “Godzilla” movie in 1954.

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Apr 6, 2020

James Drury (1934–2020), star of “The Virginian”

James Drury was an actor best known for starring as the nameless title character of TV’s “The Virginian” from 1962 to 1971.

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Oct 1, 2018

Otis Rush (1934–2018), Chicago blues guitar legend

Otis Rush was a legendary Chicago blues guitarist known for his fluid jazz-influenced style which came to be known in Chicago as the West Side blues sound. He was a major influence on many guitarists including Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and Carlos Santana.

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May 25, 2018

Richard Peck (1934 – 2018), prize-winning children’s author

Richard Peck, prize-winning children’s author, died Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at his home in New York City, after a battle with cancer, according to the Associated Press. He was 84.

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Apr 17, 2018

Carl Kasell (1934 – 2018), star of NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”

The newscaster was the beloved judge on the popular news quiz show…

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Dec 22, 2015

Angela McEwan (1934 - 2015), actress who starred in Nebraska

Angela McEwan, a character actress who played a small-town newspaper publisher in the Oscar-nominated movie "Nebraska," has died. She was 81.

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