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*Cedric Brooks, the noted Jamaican saxophonist, has died of cardiac arrest in New York. According to his sister he had been seriously ill from diabetes for 3 years. He was 70. Paulette Keise informed the Jamaica Observer that her brother, a well noted Reggae musician, passed away on Friday. Keise said Brooks had been unable [...]
*OK, by a show of hands, who was surprised to find out these two were even dating? Not that “Green Mile” star Michael Clarke Duncan isn’t a great catch, but being caught by Omarosa Stallworth…suffice it to say, we didn’t see that one coming! Anyway, we digress; and want to give major props to [...]
*Robert Hegyes, who played the wisecracking “Puerto Rican Jew” in the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died Thursday after suffering apparent heart failure at his Metuchen, New Jersey home, hospital officials said. He was 60. Paramedics brought Hegyes to John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey, from nearby Metuchen, hospital spokesman Steven Weiss said. He was [...]
*Just one month after becoming the oldest Grammy winner in history, blues icon Pinetop Perkins has died. The veteran pianist passed away at his home in Austin, Texas on Monday (March 21) after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to reports. He was 97. Perkins’ death comes just weeks after he was awarded the Best Traditional [...]
*Rapper Guru, the former lead singer of hip hop duo Gang Starr, has died following a long battle with cancer, according to a statement published on DJ Premier’s blog site. He was 43. The MC, whose real name was Keith Elam, reportedly passed away early Monday (April 19). He suffered cardiac arrest on March 2 [...]
*Gaines Adams, a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears who was an all-American at Clemson, died Sunday in South Carolina, the Bears said. He was 26. The team said Adams died Sunday morning at Self Regional Hospital. He had gone into cardiac arrest about an hour before at his family’s home in Greenwood, said Marcia [...]
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