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Buffalo Springfield drummer Dewey Martin dies
Feb 7, 12:39 AM (ET)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dewey Martin, the muscular, gregarious drummer and singer who helped found the pioneering country rock band Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young and Stephen Stills, has died. He was 68.

Martin was found dead Sunday by a roommate in his Van Nuys apartment, longtime friend Lisa Lenes said. She said Martin had health problems in recent years and she believed he died of natural causes.

Martin, along with Young, Stills, singer-songwriter-guitarist Richie Furay and bassist Bruce Palmer, formed Buffalo Springfield in Los Angeles in 1966 and quickly became one of the hottest live acts on the West Coast, helped in part by the grinning, blond Martin.
 
Carnegie Deli’s pastrami maven dies at 90
Milton Parker was the man behind those giant sandwiches

NEW YORK - A longtime partner at New York's iconic Carnegie Deli has died at age 90.
Milton Parker died Friday of respiratory failure, according to his daughter, Marian Levine.

Parker was responsible for the enormous sandwiches at the famous New York City deli. His business card said Milton Parker CPM, for Corned beef and Pastrami Maven
The Carnegie Deli has long been popular with tourists as well as celebrities like Jackie Mason and Woody Allen. Allen filmed scenes from his movie “Broadway Danny Rose” there.

Parker and two partners bought the deli from its previous owners in 1976. One partner sold his share, and a second, Leo Steiner, died in 1987.
Parker retired in 2002 and turned the buiness over to his son-in-law, Sanford Levine.
 
Soap actor Phil Carey dies at age 83 in NYC
Feb 10, 11:24 AM (ET)

NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Carey, best known for his role as business tycoon Asa Buchanan in the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live," has died. He was 83.

Carey died at his New York City home Friday following a battle with lung cancer, according to ABC network officials.

Carey originated the role of Asa Buchanan in 1980 and played the billionaire tycoon until the character died in his sleep in August 2007. But Carey was brought back in video wills and was last seen on the show on Dec. 29.

He is survived by his wife, Colleen, and their two children, Shannon and Sean, as well his three children - Lisa, Linda and Jeff - from a previous marriage.
 
Freestyle motocross rider Jeremy Lusk dies
By MARIANELA JIMENEZ, Associated Press Writer

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP)—Jeremy Lusk, an American freestyle motocross rider, died of head injuries Tuesday after crashing while trying to land a backflip in competition. He was 24.

Jorge Ramirez, chief of the intensive care unit at Calderon Hospital, said Lusk suffered severe brain damage and a possible spinal cord injury.

Lusk won a gold medal at the 2008 X Games. He was injured Saturday night when he failed to complete a full rotation while attempting a Hart Attack backflip and slammed headfirst into the dirt. Lusk crashed in almost identical fashion in the freestyle semifinals at the 2007 X Games but was not hurt.

He had a successful 2008 season, winning Freestyle gold at the X Games and silver in Best Trick when he landed the first double-grab Hart Attack backflip. He won a bronze helmet in Freestyle at the Moto X World Championships in his hometown of San Diego.

“Jeremy motivated me to be a better person, he was my best friend,” said Brian Deegan, the founder of Lusk’s riding group Metal Mulisha. “One day, we will all be reunited and will ride together again.”

Chris Stiepock, the vice president and general manager of the X Games franchise, said Lusk “had emerged as one of the world’s best freestyle moto riders.”

“He was a tremendous athlete and competitor and represented the sport of freestyle motocross very well,” Stiepock said.

Ramirez said Lusk died with his parents and his wife, Lauren, at his side.

“He was in a medicine-induced coma as a protective measure, and the medicine was being reduced to see how his body responded,” he said. “That didn’t mean he was going to wake up. He was in shock and that got worse last night, until he stopped responding and entered into cardiac and respiratory failure.”
Lusk lived in Temecula, Calif.

A trust has been set up in his memory, and donations can be made through the Athlete Recovery Fund.
 
Estelle Bennett, member of The Ronettes, dies at 67
Feb. 13, 2009, 11:37 AM EST

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) -- Estelle Bennett, a member of the 1960s singing group The Ronettes, has died. She was 67.

Her brother-in-law Jonathan Greenfield confirmed the death.

Police found Bennett dead in her Englewood apartment on Wednesday after relatives were unable to contact her. The time and cause of death have not yet been determined.

The Ronettes — sisters Ronnie and Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley — signed with Phil Spector's Philles Records in 1963.

Their 1963 hit, "Be My Baby," was produced by Spector and epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique he developed.

The Ronettes split around 1967 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
 
Former Giants Pro Bowl LB Van Pelt dead at 57

OWOSSO, Mich. (AP) - Brad Van Pelt, a five-time Pro Bowl player with the New York Giants who helped form one of the NFL's best linebacking corps in the early 1980s, has died. He was 57.

Van Pelt was found dead Tuesday by his fiancee at his home, the Giants said Wednesday. He died from an apparent heart attack, the team said.

A second-round draft choice out of Michigan State in 1973, Van Pelt played 14 seasons in the NFL, 11 with the Giants. Although he played on only one winning team in New York, he made the Pro Bowl five consecutive seasons from 1976-1980.

Van Pelt's only winning season with the Giants came in 1981, when Lawrence Taylor was drafted and the team made the playoffs for the first time in 18 seasons. Van Pelt played strong side linebacker with Taylor on the weak side and Harry Carson and Brian Kelley in the middle of a group called the "Crunch Bunch."

Van Pelt left the Giants in 1983 and spent two seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders before finishing his career with Cleveland in 1986. He played in 184 regular season games and had 20 interceptions and 24 1/2 sacks.
 
ELO bass player Kelly Groucutt dead at 63
Feb 20, 10:49 AM (ET)

LONDON (AP) - Kelly Groucutt, former bass player with 1970s rock hitmakers ELO, has died at age 63.

Groucutt's management said the musician died Thursday in Worcester, central England, after having a heart attack.

Formed in Birmingham, England, in 1971 by local musicians Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood, ELO - short for Electric Light Orchestra - combined rock 'n' roll with orchestral arrangements replete with string sections, choirs and symphonic sweep.

Groucutt joined ELO in 1974 after leaving his previous band, Sight and Sound. He played bass and sang during ELO's heyday as one of the world's biggest rock acts. ELO had a string of British and U.S. chart hits during the 1970s and early 1980s, including "Livin' Thing,""Mr. Blue Sky" and "Don't Bring Me Down."

Groucutt left the band in 1983 but later toured with several successor acts, including ELO Part II and The Orchestra.

He is survived by his wife Anna and four children.

Funeral details were not immediately available.
 
Howard Zieff, movie and commercial director, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Howard Zieff, a film and television commercial director whose works included "Private Benjamin" and "My Girl," has died. He was 81.

Zieff died Sunday of Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles, said his wife Ronda Gomez-Quinones.

Goldie Hawn, who received an Oscar nomination for best actress for her role in "Private Benjamin" in 1980, said Zieff "had a special talent for directing comedies, always a rare gift." "What I remember and cherish most was his humor and love of laughter," Hawn said in a statement.
 
Yahoo: Broadcasting pioneer Paul Harvey dies at age of 90

CHICAGO – Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices, died Saturday in Arizona, according to ABC Radio Networks. He was 90.
Harvey died surrounded by family at a hospital in Phoenix, where he had a winter home, said Louis Adams, a spokesman for ABC Radio Networks, where Harvey worked for more than 50 years. No cause of death was immediately available.

FoxNews: Paul Harvey, News Commentator and Talk-Show Pioneer, Dies at 90

I listed two links to this because the articles are so long I didn't want to C&P them so I gave you all the option to read more on this by clicking either link.
 
Here's the link to the MSNBC.com story about Paul Harvey passing away. Below the link is a copy and paste of part of the story.

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Radio commentator Paul Harvey dead at 90

Broadcasting pioneer best known for ‘The Rest of the Story’ program


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Radio commentator Paul Harvey and his wife, Lynn, hold a street sign bearing his name in Chicago in 1988. Harvey died Saturday in Phoenix at the age of 90.


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CHICAGO - Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices, died Saturday in Arizona, according to ABC Radio Networks. He was 90.
 
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Playwright, screenwriter Horton Foote dies at 92
Mar 4, 5:32 PM (ET)

NEW YORK (AP) - A spokesman for Hartford Stage says playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote has died.

Paul Marte said Foote, who movingly portrayed the broken dreams of common people in "The Trip to Bountiful,""Tender Mercies" and his Oscar-winning screen adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird," died Wednesday in Connecticut, while preparing a production for next fall at the nonprofit theater. He was 92.
 
Colleen Howe passes away at 76 Friday
 By Adam Kimelman - NHL.com Staff Writer

Colleen Howe, the wife of "Mr. Hockey," Gordie Howe, passed away Friday at the age of 76.

Married to the hockey legend for 56 years, Colleen, also known as "Mrs. Hockey," had suffered since 2000 from Pick's Disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that causes dementia. The family publicly announced her illness in 2002.

Colleen was more than just the wife of a hockey legend. For one, she was the first female sports agent. Dissatisfied with the state of junior hockey while her children were growing up, she helped found the Detroit Junior Red Wings, the first Junior A hockey team in the U.S., and also helped develop the first indoor ice arena in Michigan -- fittingly named Gordie Howe Hockeyland. Detroit-area NHL products like Mike Modano have said they owe a great deal of their career to her efforts.

She later formed Power Play International, which managed the on- and off-ice business interests of herself, Gordie and her hockey-playing sons, Mark and Marty. She wrote three books -- "After the Applause," "My Three Hockey Players," and "and … HOWE!", and worked with Gordie to help raise millions of dollars for charity.

Colleen was named the Michigan Sportswoman of the Year in 1973. In 2001 she and Gordie received the Wayne Gretzky Award from the United States Hockey Hall of Fame for their contributions to hockey in the U.S.

Other business endeavors included owning a travel company, an Amway marketing company and a management consulting company. She became a life insurance agent and ran for the U.S. Congress when the family lived in Connecticut.

Colleen Howe is survived by her husband, four children and nine grandchildren.

Alf Pike, member of 1940 Rangers, dies at 91

Alf Pike, a member of the 1940 NY Rangers Stanley Cup championship team who spent six seasons as a player and two seasons as head coach of the Rangers, died last Sunday in Calgary at age 91.

Pike, who also coached the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters to the 1952 Memorial Cup championship while working in the Rangers’ organization, was one of two surviving members of the 1939-40 Rangers, the last Blueshirts team to win the Stanley Cup prior to 1994. Pike’s passing leaves Clint Smith, 95, as the only living member of the 1940 team who spent the entire season with the club. Smith is also the oldest living Rangers Alumnus

For his career, Pike had 42 goals, 77 assists and 119 points to go with 145 penalty minutes. In the post season, he had four goals and two assists in 21 career playoff games.
 
Martha Stewart's puppy dies in Pa. kennel blast
Mar 9, 2:37 PM (ET)

LEHIGHTON, Pa. (AP) - Martha Stewart's chow puppy was one of 17 dogs killed in an accidental propane explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania kennel.

The domestic maven wrote on her blog that she was "deeply saddened" by the death of her dog, Ghengis Khan, in Friday's blast at Pazzazz Pet Boarding, a kennel in the Pocono Mountains that breeds and trains show dogs.

Fifteen dogs were killed in the explosion, and two more died over the weekend.

The kennel was getting a propane delivery when the tank ignited, setting the pens on fire and injuring the driver, Timothy Kleinhagen, of Summit Hill.

Though badly burned, Kleinhagen managed to toss a cairn terrier over the kennel fence to safety. He was listed in critical condition Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital.

"That man is a hero," said the kennel's co-owner, Karen Tracy. "My heart goes out to his family."

Genghis Khan was a grandson of Stewart's previous chow, Paw Paw, which died last April at age 12.

Stewart announced on her blog in December that she was adopting Genghis Khan, then 7 weeks old, calling him "very cute and square." She said she expected him to be "conquering his new territory in my home soon, with great charm and prowess. I'm also confident that Sharkey and Francesca (Stewart's French bulldogs) will be enamored with him."

Stewart also sent condolences to Tracy. Many of the dead dogs belonged to Tracy and her mother.

"My heart goes out to Karen Tracy and I am hoping for a speedy recovery for those (both pets and humans) injured in this terrible event," Stewart wrote.

Officials have said a spark or static electricity may have started the blaze.
AmeriGas Propane Inc., which owned the truck that Kleinhagen was driving, has declined to comment.
 
Jimmy Boyd, 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa' singer, dies
March 10, 2009, 4:18 PM EST

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Jimmy Boyd, the child singer and actor best known for the original rendition of the Christmas novelty hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in 1952, has died. He was 70.

Boyd died of cancer Saturday at a Santa Monica convalescent hospital, longtime friend Eleanor Pillsbury said Tuesday.

"I Saw Mommy" shot to the top of the Billboard charts three weeks after it was released. It sold 2 million records in less than 10 weeks. It has since been interpreted by such artists as the Jackson 5, John Mellencamp and Amy Winehouse.

Boyd, who was 13 when he recorded the song, told Time magazine soon after its release that he was surprised by its success.

"I like it personally," he said, "but I didn't think anyone would buy it
 
Bozo the Clown creator Alan Livingston dies at 91
March 14, 2009, 12:42 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Alan W. Livingston, the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. He was 91.

Livingston died Friday of age-related causes in his Beverly Hills home, said his stepdaughter, Jennifer Lerner.

Livingston began his multifaceted career in show business as a writer and producer of children's read-along record albums for Capitol Records. He came up with the Bozo the Clown character for the 1946 album "Bozo at the Circus," which became a hit and spawned a cottage industry of merchandise and the television series featuring the wing-haired clown.

When he moved into executive positions at Capitol Records in the early 1950s, Livingston signed Frank Sinatra, then at a low point in his career, and introduced him to arranger Nelson Riddle. Together, the pair produced "I've Got the World on a String" and "Young At Heart," which led to Sinatra's comeback.

Livingston left the record label in the late 1950s to work in television, where he produced the western series "Bonanza." He returned to Capitol Records as president in the 1960s, when he signed the Beach Boys, the Band and Steve Miller.

When Livingston heard the Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand," he agreed to release the single and brought the Fab Four to the United States in 1964 to promote it. Capitol, which was partly owned by the Beatles' record company EMI in the United Kingdom, earlier had rejected the group's initial hit singles as unsuitable for the American market.

"He had great taste and judgment, as far as musical talent, and as an executive, he was always very mentoring, very supportive," said Neil Portnow, the president and CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, who worked with Livingston in the 1970s.
 
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