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Mar 7, 2025
D'Wayne Wiggins (1961–2025), co-founder of Tony! Toni! Toné!
D'Wayne Wiggins was a singer and producer best known as the co-founder of R&B hitmakers Tony! Toni! Toné!, who repeatedly hit the charts in the 1980s and ‘90s with songs like “Feels Good,” “It Never Rains (In Southern California),” “Anniversary,” and “If I Had No Loot.”
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Mar 19, 2024
Cola Boyy (1990–2024), pop musician and disability rights activist
Matthew Urango , better known as Cola Boyy , was a disabled pop musician and songwriter whose singles included “Penny Girl” and “Kid Born in Space.”
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Nov 4, 2022
Andrew Prine (1936–2022), prolific character actor who starred in Westerns
Andrew Prine was a character actor especially known for Westerns, including the TV show “Wide Country” and the film “Chisum.”
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Aug 6, 2021
Razzy Bailey (1939–2021), chart-topping country singer
Razzy Bailey was a country singer and guitarist who had a string of No. 1 hits in the early 1980s.
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Jan 15, 2021
Sylvain Sylvain (1951–2021), New York Dolls guitarist
Sylvain Sylvain was a co-founding member and rhythm gutiarist for the influential glam punk band the New York Dolls.
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Jan 4, 2021
Phyllis McGuire (1931–2020), singer with the McGuire Sisters
Phyllis McGuire was the last living member of the McGuire Sisters, the pop singing group that had hits including “Sincerely” and “Sugartime.”
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Jul 31, 2020
Alan Parker (1933–2020), Oscar-nominated director of “Midnight Express,” “Mississippi Burning”
Alan Parker was a British film director known for movies including “Midnight Express,” “Mississippi Burning,” and “Bugsy Malone.”
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May 5, 2020
Takuo Aoyagi (1936–2020), pulse oximeter inventor
Takuo Aoyagi was a Japanese engineer who developed technology that made the modern pulse oximeter possible, allowing us to measure the level of oxygen in the blood.
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Feb 18, 2020
Mickey Wright (1935–2020), LPGA legend who won 13 majors
Mickey Wright was a professional golfer who is widely considered one of the best in LPGA history. Playing professionally from 1955 until her 1969 retirement, Wright won 13 major championships and 82 LPGA Tour events, including winning four consecutive majors in 1961 and 1962. She was known for her fluid and powerful swing, which some called the best they’d ever seen from any golfer, male or female.
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Jul 4, 2019
Jared Lorenzen (1981–2019), former New York Giants quarterback
The University of Kentucky star holds the school record for most passing yards.
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May 3, 2017
Leo Thorsness (1932 - 2017), Medal of Honor recipient
Medal of Honor recipient was hailed for heroism in the Vietnam War…
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Nov 25, 2016
Florence Henderson (1934 - 2016), The Brady Bunch star
Florence Henderson, the actress known to millions as Carol Brady from TV’s “The Brady Bunch,” died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, of heart failure. She was 82.
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Dec 26, 2014
Jack Benny's Greatest Routines
Legendary comedian Jack Benny, who died Dec. 26, 1974, at age 80 of pancreatic cancer, enjoyed a stunning 50-year career, transitioning from vaudeville to radio to film and television – and shining in each medium.
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Aug 7, 2013
Dancing With Gregory Hines
If ever there was a performer who could do it all, it was Gregory Hines…
