Blues drummer Sam Lay, 86
Chicago (AP) – Sam Lay, a Chicago blues drummer and vocalist who played with Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and the Paul Butterfield Blues …
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Moses J. Moseley, actor on ‘Walking Dead,’ dies at 31
Atlanta (AP) – Actor Moses J. Moseley, who appeared as a pet zombie on the TV series “The Walking Dead,” has died, a talent agency …
Obituaries
ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Rosetta Lawton, 61, died February 7. Service will be held 9am Saturday, September 19, at Pure Church of Righteousness. …
Bill Owens, Massachusetts’ 1st Black state senator, 84
Boston (AP) – Bill Owens, the first Black state senator in Massachusetts, who fought for racial justice and economic equality and was one of the …
Model, hard funk pioneer Betty Davis passes at 77
New York (AP) – Betty Davis, a bold and pioneering funk singer, model and songwriter of the 1960s and ’70s who was credited with inspiring …
David Green, of Cardinals’ 1982 championship team
St. Louis (AP) – David Green, an out fielder on the St. Louis Cardinals’ 1982 World Series champions, has died. He was 61. Green had …
Syl Johnson, Chicago soul and blues artist, dies at 85
Chicago (AP) – Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hiphop artists, has died at age 85, …
Singer Fred Parris of the Five Satins dead at age 85
New York (AP) – Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad “In …
Obituaries
ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Jamal Thadious Battiste, 32, died January 19. Service was held Tuesday, February 1, at Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. …
Gene Clines, part of 1st MLB all-minority lineup, dies at 75
Pittsburgh (AP) – Gene Clines, part of the first all-minority lineup in Major League Baseball history and a line drive-hitting outfielder for the 1971 World …