Blues Guitar legend Hubert Sumlin, whose signature scream and snarl defined Howlin’ Wolf’s sound, died in Wayne, New Jersey this week at the age of 80. A highly underrated guitar pioneer in the Chicago “Electric Blues” scene of the late 1940’s- to late 50’s, Mr. Sumlin is revered in the music, directly influencing musicians such as Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, […]
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Chicago Blues Guitar Icon, Hubert Sumlin Passes at 80
Posted: 10th December 2011 by Dion in Music, News, ObituariesTags: Chess Records, Cream, David Johansen, Eric Clapton, Hubert Sumlin, James Cotton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Levon Helm, Muddy Waters, Obituaries, Robbie Krieger, Robbie Robertson, The Blues, The Delta, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Willie Dixon
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R.I.P. Harry Morgan (1915-2011)
Posted: 7th December 2011 by Dion in Film, News, ObituariesTags: Dragnet, Dragonwyck, Harry Morgan, High Noon, Inherit the Wind, Jack Webb, M*A*S*H*, Oxbow Incident
Harry Morgan, the veteran actor with over 100 films under his belt, died today at the young age of 96. Morgan, who acted in such classics as The Oxbow Incident, Inherit the Wind, Dragonwyck and High Noon passed away at his home in Los Angeles Wednesday morning.
RIP “Honeymooners” on Television
Posted: 5th December 2011 by Dion in News, Obituaries, Up on The Soap BoxTags: American Dad, Everybody Loves Raymond, Family Guy, Friends, Jackie Gleason, King of Queens, Last Shot with Judge Gunn, Obituaries, PIXs 11, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The George Lopez Show, The Great One, the Honeymooners, The Jeffersons, The Odd Couple, Two and a Half Men, WPIX
It is indeed a very sad day. The Honeymooners, one of the only shows that has aired almost entirely uninterrupted since it ended in the late 1950′s has finally been taken off the air, to free up the space for bigger and “better” shows. WPIX-11, the local New York station that people in the […]
R.I.P. Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011)
Posted: 22nd November 2011 by Brian in Literature, News, Obituaries, Science FictionTags: Anne McCaffrey, Dragonriders of Pern
Anne McCaffrey, the veteran SF author most famous for her Dragonriders of Pern series, has died of a massive stroke at age 85, at “Dragonhold-Underhill”, her self-designed home in County Wicklow, Ireland. She was a groundbreaking pioneer in the genre – the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (1968), the first woman to win a Nebula Award (1969), the […]
Andrew “Andy” Rooney, celebrated writer, reporter, columist, producer, CBS commentator, and World War II Veteran passed away late Friday night at the young age of 92.