Teena Marie-Musician
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Born March 5, 1956, Santa Monica, California.
On December 26, 2010, Teena Marie died in her home at the age of 54. Teena Marie was found unconscious by her daughter at her home in Pasadena California.
As a gifted singer and musician the Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter made fans all over the world with hits like “Square Biz” and her duet with the late Rick James, “Fire and Desire.” Here is a partial list of songs that some hip-hop groups have drawn inspiration from to create their own music. Sometimes it was the music, other times it was just her amazing voice that they couldn’t resist.
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Frederick William Foy
Born March 21, 1921 Detroit Michigan
Fred Foy died on December 22, 2010 of natural causes.
Fred Foy was an American radio and television announcer, who used Fred Foy as his professional name. He is best known for his narration of The Lone Ranger. Radio historian Jim Harmon described Foy as “the announcer, perhaps the greatest announcer-narrator in the history of radio drama.”
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Filed under: Musicians — Tags: Magnolia Shorty — admin @ 1:49 pmBorn Renetta Lowe
Born 1982 New Orleans, Louisiana.
Magnolia Shorty Former Cash Money Records a
rtist, been shot and killed in New Orleans on December 20, 2010 at the age of 28. The rapper was shot at least 26 times.
Magnolia Shorty was a nickname given to her by late rapper Magnolia Slim. Discovered by Cash Money Records Co-CEO Bryan “Birdman” Willis, Magnolia Shorty was the second female artist signed to Cash Money Records.
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Born November 23, 1936, New York City, New York
Steve Landesberg died from colon cancer on December 20, 2010, at age of 74. Initial reports of Mr. Landesberg’s death, relying on numerous biographical sources, said he was 65.
Steve Landesberg may have been best known for his role as the intellectual and sometimes annoying Detective Sgt. Arthur Dietrich on the long-running 1970s cop comedy “Barney Miller.”
But younger audiences knew him too — for a slew of recent parts such as the doctor on the 2008 hit movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
Comments OffClay Cole-Producer
Filed under: Producer — Tags: Albert Rucker, Clay Cole, Jr — admin @ 5:11 pmClay Cole was born “Albert Rucker, Jr.”
Born on January 1, 1938, in Youngstown, Ohio.
Cole died in December 18, 2010, at the age of 72
He became a juvenile stage and radio actor; then in 1953, at age 15, became the television host and producer of his own Saturday night teen music show Rucker’s Rumpus Room, first on WKBN-TV, then, until 1957, on WFMJ. Arriving in Manhattan in 1957, he worked first as an NBC page, then as a production assistant on the troubled quiz show Twenty-One, the events at which were recreated in the 1994 film Quiz Show, directed by Robert Redford.
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Don Van Vliet “Captain Beefheart”
Born on January 15, 1941 in Glendale, California.
Don Van Vliet died at the age of 69, on December 17, 201, Arcata, California, after many years of suffering from multiple sclerosis.
Don Van Vliet was an American musician and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians he called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12 studio albums. Noted for his powerful singing voice with its wide range, Van Vliet also played the harmonica, saxophone and numerous other wind instruments. His music blended rock, blues and psychedelia with free jazz, avant-garde and contemporary experimental composition. Beefheart was also known for exercising an almost dictatorial control over his supporting musicians.
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William Blake Crump
Born on July 26, 1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
On December 15, 2010, at the age of 88, Blake Edwards died of complications of pneumonia at the Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. His wife and children were at his side.
Blake Edwards’ career began in the 1940s as an actor but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures. He used his writing skills to begin producing and directing, with some of his best films including:Experiment in Terror, The Great Race, and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with the British comedian Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he was also renowned for his dramatic work, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Days of Wine and Roses. His greatest successes, however, have been his comedies, and most of his films were either musicals, melodramas, slapstick comedies, and thrillers.
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Robert William Andrew “Bob” Feller
Born on November 3, 1918 Van Meter, Iowa
Bob Feller, the longest tenured living Baseball Hall of Famer, died Wednesday night following about with leukemia on December 15, 2010, at the age of 92 Cleveland, Ohio.
Feller was signed by scout Cy Slapnicka for $1 and an autographed baseball. Upon being made General Manager of the Indians, Slapnicka transferred Feller’s contract from Fargo-Moorhead to New Orleans to the majors without the pitcher so much as visiting either farm club, in clear violation of baseball rules. After a three-month investigation, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis made it clear that he did not believe what Slapnicka or Cleveland president Alva Bradley said, but awarded Feller to the Indians anyway, partly due to the testimony of Feller and his father, who wanted Bob to play for Cleveland.
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Born on February 10, 1920 near Nevada, Iowa.
Neva Patterson died from complications from a broken hip on December 14, 2010, Brentwood, California at age 90.
Neva Pattersonand her parents moved to New York City in 1938. She made her Broadway debut in 1947’s The Druid Circle. In 1952, she played “Helen Sherman” in The Seven Year Itch. Her first feature movie was the 1953 film Taxi; other film credits include The Buddy Holly Story, All of Me, and as Cary Grant’s fiancée in An Affair to Remember.
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Born February 4, 1923
James Dibble died of cancer on 13 December 2010, at the of aged 87.
James Dibble was an Australian television presenter, best known as the presenter of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Sydney news, reading the first news bulletin in 1956, and remaining with the ABC for 27 years up until his retirement in 1983. His last broadcast was on 10 June of that year.
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