Nick Gravenites (1938–2024), bluesman who wrote for Janis Joplin

Nick Gravenites was a blues singer and guitarist who sang with the Electric Flag and wrote music for . 

Henry Boucha (1951–2023), Detroit Red Wings center 

Henry Boucha was a center in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota North Stars.

George Ward (1993–2022), “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.” star  

George Ward , also known as Cherry Valentine, was a star on the TV show “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.”

Nick Holonyak Jr. (1928–2022), LED inventor

Nick Holonyak Jr. was an inventor who created the first practical visible-spectrum LED, now used in applications from light bulbs to traffic signals to medical devices.

Sam McBratney (1943–2020), children’s author of “Guess How Much I Love You”

Sam McBratney was an Irish author of books for children and adults, best known for the children’s bestseller “Guess How Much I Love You.”

Pamela Hutchinson (2020), singer with R&B group the Emotions

Pamela Hutchinson was a singer with the R&B and disco group the Emotions, known for hits including the Grammy-winning “Best of My Love.”

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020), influential U.S. Supreme Court justice

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the second woman and the first Jewish woman appointed to the court in U.S. history.

Jimi Hendrix Died 50 Years Ago—Here Are His Greatest Performances

Jimi Hendrix didn't invent playing the electric guitar, but he took it to a level not seen before — and arguably never duplicated since his passing from a drug overdose on September 18, 1970, at only 27 years old. He was also a tremendous songwriter who created timeless rock classics, though he only released three studio albums. His live performances were legendary, and his "Star Spangled Banner" at the Woodstock festival is one of the most iconic concert moments in rock history. Here are ten of Jimi Hendrix's greatest songs:

Graeme Gibson (1934–2019), author and longtime partner of Margaret Atwood

Graeme Gibson was a Canadian author and conservationist who was the longtime partner of author Margaret Atwood. Gibson wrote novels including “Five Legs” (1969) and “Perpetual Motion” (1982).

Charles “Chuck” Low (1928 – 2017), actor was friends with Robert De Niro

Known for his role as Morrie Kessler in "Goodfellas”…

C. Martin Croker (1962 - 2016), Space Ghost Coast to Coast voice actor

C. Martin Croker, an animator and voice actor whose credits include “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” died Sept. 18, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 54. The cause of death was not released. The Atlanta, Georgia, native was born Clay Martin Croker Jan. 10, 1962. He began his animation career during the early 1990s working for TNT, the Atlanta-based cable and satellite television channel. He later broadened his career by doing cartoon voice-overs. He voiced the characters Zorak and Moltar in “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” from 1994 to 2008, when the animated series ended. He also voiced the Dr. Weird character, as well as Dr. Weird’s assistant, Steve, for the first two seasons of Adult Swim’s “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.”

The Messy Afterlife of Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix died nearly five decades ago, and his name has hardly gone out of the news in all the years since.