Jesse Colin Young (1941–2025), Youngbloods frontman

Jesse Colin Young was the founder and frontman of the band the Youngbloods, best known for their enduring classic about peace, “Get Together,” originally written by Chet Powers.0

Sharon Acker (1935–2023), Point Blank, Perry Mason actress

Sharon Acker was an actress known for movies and TV shows including “Point Blank” and “The New Perry Mason.”  

Ralph Terry (1936–2022), Yankees World Series MVP 

Ralph Terry was a pitcher who was the World Series MVP when he won game 7 for the Yankees in 1962.

Sabine Schmitz (1969–2021), racing driver and “Top Gear” star

Sabine Schmitz was a racing driver who was the first and, to date, only woman to win the famed 24 Hours Nürburgring race. She was also a star of TV’s “Top Gear.”

Gertrud Steinl (1922–2020), Holocaust hero

GertrudSteinl was thelast surviving German honored for saving Jewishlives during the Holocaust.Shewas a supervisor at a company in Poland when a co-worker confided to her that she was Jewish.Stenlwas able to send the woman to live with her parents, saving her life.In 1979, she was recognized by Israel as Righteous Among the Nations,the countrye28099s highest honor to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.

Stuart Whitman (1928–2020), starred in “The Comancheros”

Stuart Whitman  was a longtime fixture in Hollywood who was known for starring in Westerns including “The Comancheros,” a 1961 film co-starring John Wayne. He had over 150 movie credits including “Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines” and was nominated for a best actor Oscar for his role in the 1961 movie “The Mask.” Whitman appeared on television as well, starring as Marshall Jim Crown on the TV Western series “Cimarron Strip” and as Clark Kent's adoptive father John in the late 1980s early '90s TV series “Superboy.”

Dick Dale (1937–2019), "King of the Surf Guitar"

His hit song "Misirlou" defined surf rock and was unforgettable in "Pulp Fiction."

Louise Slaughter (1929–2018), longtime Congresswoman from New York

Louise Slaughter, longtime Congresswoman from New York, and first woman to chair the House Rules Committee, died Friday, March 16, 2018, days after falling in her residence, according to The Associated Press. She was 88.

Carl Clark (1916–2017), WWII hero

African American World War II hero received medal 60 years later.

James Cotton (1935–2017), blues harmonica player

Grammy Award-winning blues harmonica player James Cotton, aka Mr. Superharp, backed some of the greatest blues artists of his time.

Lee Andrews (1936 - 2016), doo-wop singer

Lee Andrews, the father of the Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and the lead singer of the 1950s doo-wop group Lee Andrews and the Hearts, died March 16, according to multiple news sources. He was 79. No cause of death was announced. Andrews formed the doo-wop group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1953. Four years later, their hits started coming: Chess Records picked up their first hits, “Long Lonely Nights” and “Teardrops” in 1957. Another hit, “Try the Impossible,” came out in 1958, after the group had moved to United Artists.

Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944 - 2016), singer and conductor

Frank Sinatra Jr., a singer and conductor who followed in his famous father's footsteps, has died. He was 72. Sinatra died Wednesday, March 16, in Daytona Beach, Florida. His sister, the singer Nancy Sinatra, wrote on Facebook that he died of cardiac arrest while on tour. "Sleep warm, Frankie," she wrote. Her brother had been scheduled to give a concert Wednesday evening at the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach. In his show, "Sinatra Sings Sinatra," he sings many of his father's classic songs to orchestral accompaniment, tells stories about his dad, and shows family videos.

The Tuneful Tammi Terrell

Tammi Terrell was just 24 when she died of a brain tumor, . But during her too-short life, she recorded some of —both as a solo artist and in duets, most notably with .