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Steve Rogers, 64: Heart's 'Barracuda'

A frontline worker, a driver for Uber who loved blues singers and girl bands, especially Heart.

May 17, 2022
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Michael Lee Cyrus, 72: Andy Williams' 'Love is a Many-Splendored Thing'

A daughter remembers her father, who loved oldies, and whose love for this song was influenced by his own memories of his mother.

May 17, 2022
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Elfriede Liselotte Matza Froisland, 93: Dolly Parton's 'Dumb Blonde'

A lifelong Dolly Parton fan born in Germany who used country music to understand American culture and survived hardship with poise and wit.

May 17, 2022
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Elfriede Liselotte Matza Froisland, 93: Dolly Parton's 'Dumb Blonde'

A lifelong Dolly Parton fan born in Germany who used country music to understand American culture and survived hardship with poise and wit.

May 17, 2022
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Dennis DeCarlo, 61: 'No One Is Alone' from 'Into the Woods'

In memory of a woodshop teacher and set designer for high school musical productions, a song about carrying on after loss.

May 13, 2022
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Dennis DeCarlo, 61: 'No One Is Alone' from 'Into the Woods'

In memory of a woodshop teacher and set designer for high school musical productions, a song about carrying on after loss.

May 13, 2022
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Actor Fred Ward seen in 1994.

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Actor Fred Ward dies. He had the right stuff in movies from 'Tremors' to 'The Player'

Ward died on Sunday at age 79.

May 13, 2022
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  • Neda Ulaby
Playwright Terrence McNally pictured at a Tony Awards function in 2019.

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In memory of cultural figures the U.S. lost to COVID-19

Groundbreaking artists and thinkers are among those whose deaths are blamed on the illness caused by the coronavirus.

May 13, 2022
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  • Fi O'Reilly
Playwright Terrence McNally pictured at a Tony Awards function in 2019.

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In memory of cultural figures the U.S. lost to COVID-19

Groundbreaking artists and thinkers are among those whose deaths are blamed on the illness caused by the coronavirus.

May 13, 2022
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  • Fi O'Reilly
Randy Weaver, the object of the Ruby Ridge siege, visits with the media at the main FBI roadblock outside the Freemen compound in Montana on April 27, 1996. Weaver, who served as a spark for the growth of anti-government extremists, has died at the age of 74.

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Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74

A patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago has died.

May 12, 2022
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The Milwaukee Bucks' Bob Lanier (16) moves for the basket as Philadelphia 76ers Darryl Dawkins defends during an NBA playoff game on April 13, 1981, in Milwaukee. Lanier died on Tuesday at age 73.

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NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier dies at 73

The eight-time All-Star, who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA's top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. Lanier had worked for the league as a global ambassador.

May 11, 2022
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The Milwaukee Bucks' Bob Lanier (16) moves for the basket as Philadelphia 76ers Darryl Dawkins defends during an NBA playoff game on April 13, 1981, in Milwaukee. Lanier died on Tuesday at age 73.

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NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier dies at 73

The eight-time All-Star, who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA's top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. Lanier had worked for the league as a global ambassador.

May 11, 2022
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Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk speaks during a campaign rally in Kyiv, on Jan. 22, 2019. Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, has died. He was 88.

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Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine's 1st president, dies at age 88

Kravchuk led Ukraine as its Communist Party boss in the waning years of the Soviet Union. He played a pivotal role in the demise of the USSR before holding the Ukrainian presidency from 1991 to 1994.

May 10, 2022
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George Pérez, celebrated comic book artist who redefined Wonder Woman, has died

Pérez died on Friday at age 67. In a career that spanned over four decades, Pérez's meticulous pencil was behind some of the biggest comic book heroes.

May 08, 2022
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Singer Mickey Gilley in 2015 at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards.

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Mickey Gilley, the country singer whose club inspired 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86

In addition to his music career, Gilley was also famous for being the face of a nightclub that pushed Texas cowboy culture into a global spotlight.

May 08, 2022
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