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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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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…

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