R&B singer and songwriter Jimmy McCracklin died on Thursday in San Pablo, California at the age of 91, the New York Times reports. McCracklin was best known for his 1958 dance hit, “The Walk,” which he recorded for Checker Records with his band, the Blues Blasters. After McCracklin performed the song on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, it reached Number Seven […]
It’s been a year and a half since Amy Winehouse passed away, and 16 months later there’s still some mystery surrounding her untimely death. According to the AP, a request has been submitted to re-examine Amy Winehouse’s cause of death. The initial discrepancies stem from the resignation of Assistant Deputy Coroner, Suzanne Greenaway, who performed Amy’s […]
The owner of a restaurant where President Barack Obama stopped for breakfast this morning died, apparently of a heart attack, just tow hours after meeting him. Josephine “Ann” Harris, 70, of Copley Township, was rushed by ambulance to Akron General Medical Center after complaining of fatigue and a tingling feeling. She was pronounced dead at […]
Police near San Diego responded to reports of a shooting Wednesday at the home of former NFL star Junior Seau, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. TMZ, citing multiple law enforcement sources, reported that Seau was found dead inside the home. The report could not be immediately confirmed. The 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker, aged 43, played […]
R.I.P Donald Allen Robinson: Oct. 12, 1951 – Feb. 19, 2012 Via UWeekly.com After more than 20 years of entertaining students as they strolled up and down High Street, Don Robinson, more commonly known as “Help is on the Way” or “The Rapping Bum,” has passed away at age 60. Robinson was discovered lifeless in […]
Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Etta James, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Sade, Tina Turner, Roberta Flack. These are some of the greatest R&B and Soul singers in history. When you listen to music from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s there is something that rings true about the music. The songs from those days […]
In the last 24 hours of Whitney Houston’s life she looked so happy with Bobbi Kristina and Kelly Price by her side. The last song she sang before her untimely death was “Yes Jesus Loves Me” to her dear friend Kelly Price at her Pre-Grammy Party. Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had […]
“Yes Jesus Loves Me” was Whitney Houston’s final performance at Kelly Price & Friends Unplugged: For the Love of R&B before her untimely death on February 11, 2012 a day before the Grammys 2012. View video here. View footage and photos of Whitney Houston and others at Kelly Price & Friends Unplugged: For the Love […]
A man who was stressing over his ailing wife snapped over food and what happened after that will shock you
Thursday afternoon on Virginia Tech’s campus a suspect shot and killed at least two people including an officer. During a traffic stop on campus, the suspect shot and killed a Virginia Tech police officer and then fled on foot through a nearby parking lot. A second person was later found dead in that parking lot, […]
Steve Jobs speaks about his death in a moving yet eery speech he gave at a university back in 2005. In his speech he talks about passion, he talks about losses, he talks about love. But the biggest part of his speech wasn’t about the iPhone, it was about death. Read what he had to […]
Its been reported today that 27-year-old singer, Amy Winehouse, was found dead today in her London apartment. TMZ states: “Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased. On arrival officers found the body of a […]
