Coroner rules Don Cornelius death a suicide
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Feb 8th, 2012
The death of Don Cornelius, the founder of the “Soul Train” television show, has been ruled a suicide, officials said Tuesday.
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Don Cornelius’ Son He Called Me Before He Died
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Feb 2nd, 2012
According To TMZ:
Don Cornelius‘ son claims the late “Soul Train” creator phoned him just hours before he shot himself in the head — describing the last-minute outreach as a “call of urgency.”
Aretha, Whitney Houston, Arsenio & More Remember ‘Soul Train’s’ Don Cornelius
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Feb 1st, 2012
Aretha Franklin and other music superstars are remembering the late Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” who was found dead at this home in Sherman Oaks, Calif., on Wednesday morning at the age of 75.
Blues singer Etta James remembered in Los Angeles
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jan 30th, 2012
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Los Angeles-area church on Saturday to remember rhythm-and-blues singer Etta James, saying she overcame great personal and professional hurdles to sing “the times that she lived.”
Funeral service for Paterno as thousands mourn
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jan 25th, 2012
Quiet mourners lined the route of Joe Paterno’s funeral procession Wednesday, watching with grief and reverence as the electric-blue hearse carrying the Penn State coach’s casket slowly drove by.
Jimmy Castor, Musician Who Mastered Many Genres, Dies at 71
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jan 18th, 2012
Jimmy Castor, a singer, instrumentalist and songwriter whose mastery of genres from doo-wop to Latin soul to funk, and instruments including saxophone and bongos earned him the title Everything Man, died on Monday in Henderson, Nev. He was 71.
“We Shall Overcome” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Jan 15th, 2012
Rolling Stone Magazine names Hendrix best guitarist ever
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Nov 23rd, 2011
Legendary musician Jimi Hendrix was named the greatest guitar player in history on Wednesday by Rolling Stone magazine in a list compiled by a panel of music experts and top guitar players.
Coroner: Bubba Smith died from overdose of diet pills
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Nov 2nd, 2011
Bubba Smith, the former NFL player-turned-actor and TV pitchman, died of acute drug intoxication and other conditions, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said Wednesday.
Coroner: Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Oct 26th, 2011
Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol, a British coroner ruled Wednesday.
Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Oct 11th, 2011
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest brought on by a pancreatic tumor, a public health official said Monday.
9/11: Remembering 3 Lives Lost
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Sep 4th, 2011
By: Sharon Pendana
On the night of Sept. 10, 2001, in Columbia, Md., middle-school teacher Sarah Clark and her fiancé, John Milton Wesley, discussed places
Remembering Aaliyah, 10 Years After Her Death
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Aug 26th, 2011
It was 10 years ago that Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas at age 22. On Thursday, the music industry paused to mark the sad anniversary.
No illegal drugs in Winehouse toxicology report
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Aug 23rd, 2011
Toxicology tests showed there was alcohol, but no illegal substances in British singer Amy Winehouse’s system when she died last month aged 27, her spokesman said on Tuesday.
Tupac Shakur on cover of”XXL” Magazine On The 15th Anniversary Of His Death
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Aug 3rd, 2011
In the latest issue of XXL which hits stands on August 16, the mag pays tribute to the late great rapper by interviewing those who were closest to him.