Died August 6

Williams led his group, the Zodiacs, to several R&B hits in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

She played a tribal elder who rose to become Wakanda’s Elder Statesman.

He was only the second MLB player to come out as gay.

He cofounded the psychedelic folk band It’s a Beautiful Day.

She also fought for U.S. Navy women to serve on submarines.

Scowcroft was national security advisor to two presidents, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush.

Fontana had a hit in spring of 1965 with “The Game of Love.”

Legendary Phillies catcher won 1997 World Series with the Marlins…

Pete Fountain, the virtuoso Dixieland jazz clarinetist, died Aug. 6, 2016, of heart failure, according to multiple news sources. He was 86. He had been in hospice care, his son-in-law …

Singer Rick James died 10 years ago Aug. 6, but the song that he’s known best for may never fade. “Super Freak,” released in 1981, was the biggest hit of …