2021 Losses: People, Places, Things of Import, Notoriety

[Urban Cowboy]

John Reilly dies.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/jo ... -1.5262972

[Queen K]

Ray Bradbury dies at 94, long career as a respected journalist.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment ... li=AAggFp5

[Queen K]

Actress Jessica Campbell and natural path in later years, only 38.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment ... li=AAggFp5

[oneh2obabe]

Tim Bogert, a legendary bassist best known as part of the bands Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and the trio Beck, Bogert & Appice, has died. He was 76.

His frequent collaborator and bandmate, Carmine Appice, shared the news in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

“Tim was a one of a kind bass player. He inspired many, many bass players worldwide. He was as masterful at shredding as he was holding down a groove, and Tim introduced a new level of virtuosity into rock bass playing,” Appice wrote. “No one played like Tim. He created bass solos that drove audiences to a frenzy every time he played one. And he played a different solo every night. He was the last of the legendary 60’s bass players.”

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/tim ... 234885194/

[oneh2obabe]

Pilar Schneider, the mother of comedian and actor Rob Schneider, died of natural causes Monday at her home in Pacifica, Calif. She was 91.

Rob Schneider wrote a tribute to his mother on Instagram and shared a family photo with details of her life.

“Pilar spoke often of joining her beloved husband of 39 years, my lovely father Marvin Schneider,” he wrote. “That day has come for them to be together. I am proud to be able to say that I am the son of Pilar Monroe Schneider.”

In addition to her son Rob, Schneider is also the mother of producer John Schneider, artist Stanley Schneider and realtor April Schneider Farley. Among her many grandchildren is also singer Elle King, known for her hit song “Ex’s and Oh’s.”

https://variety.com/2021/film/obituarie ... 234884771/

[oneh2obabe]

Ojibway musician Curtis Jonnie, known as Shingoose, dies at 74.

TORONTO — Many artists are celebrated as trailblazers, but friends of folk singer-songwriter Curtis Jonnie, better known as Shingoose, say he leaves behind a legacy that set the course for generations of Indigenous musicians.

The performer died on Tuesday at 74 after recently testing positive for COVID-19, his daughter, Nahanni Shingoose-Cagal, confirmed. She said he was living in a Winnipeg care home after a stroke in 2012.

Whether it was his historic role in pressuring the Juno Awards to finally to establish a category for Indigenous music in the 1990s, or his bold foundation of his own Indigenous record label in the 1970s, some say the musician was a “visionary” ahead of his time.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/oth ... d=msedgdhp

[oneh2obabe]

BERLIN -- Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the magic duo Siegfried & Roy who entertained millions with illusions using rare animals, has died in Las Vegas, his publicist tells The Associated Press. He was 81.

Fischbacher died Wednesday at his home from pancreatic cancer, Dave Kirvin of Kirvin Doak Communications said Thursday. The news was first reported by German news agency dpa.

Fischbacher's long-time show business partner, Roy Horn, died last year of complications from COVID-19 at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 75.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/il ... -1.5266548

[Queen K]

Another glam musician, Sylvian Sylvian. died at 69.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/sylva ... li=AAggFp5

[featfan]

RIP Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries.
Two years ago a amazing girl passed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts
The Cranberries - Zombie (Official Music Video)
1,078,382,298 views

Live version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MuhFxaT7zo

[Queen K]

Life changing diseases such as Parkinson's are extremely difficult to manage.

Odd how some people react though, Micheal J. Fox has spent a lifetime educating people about it and yet here is millionaire Donald Tober, all the resources in the World at his fingertips to fight on, and he leapt to his death? Rest in Peace.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/w ... -apartment

[oneh2obabe]

LOS ANGELES — Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.

California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.

Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/ ... he-beatles

[GordonH]

LOS ANGELES — Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.

California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.

Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his castle-like mansion on the edge of Los Angeles. After a trial in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years to life.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/ ... he-beatles

What he did back in 2003 changed how people look back at his career.

[Queen K]

And some careers were in their prime, Jason Rowdy, only 42 yrs old. Rest in Peace.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment ... li=AAggFp5

[oneh2obabe]

David Richardson, the veteran writer and showrunner of such television comedies as “The Simpsons,” “Two and a Half Men” and “Malcolm in the Middle,” died Monday from heart failure. He was 65.

He went on to be one of the most successful writer-producers in television, wearing both hats on shows like “Empty Nest,” “The Simpsons,” “The John Larroquette Show,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Two and a Half Men” and, most recently, the adult animated series “F Is for Family,” which just wrapped its fifth and final season on Netflix.

https://www.thewrap.com/david-richardso ... ies-at-65/

[OldBlindDog]

Hall of fame baseball pitcher and broadcaster Don Sutton has passed away at the age of 75.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/do ... s-dies-75/

RIP