Burt Bacharach's daughter Nikki dies
Nikki Bacharach, daughter of songwriter Burt Bacharach and actress Angie Dickinson, has died aged 40 at her California home, with the family citing her Asperger's Syndrome.…
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Elvis songwriter Dennis Linde dies in Nashville
Songwriter Dennis Linde, who wrote Elvis' 'Burning Love' and the Dixie Chicks' 'Goodbye Earl', has died in Nashville aged 63 after a lung disease.…
Michael Jackson leads tributes to James Brown at Augusta funeral
Michael Jackson spoke at James Brown's public funeral in Augusta, Georgia, while Al Sharpton delivered the main eulogy, after Brown died on Christmas Day aged 73.…
Mike Dickin dies
Talksport phone-in host Mike Dickin has died aged 71 after a road accident near his Cornwall home, colleague James Whale paying tribute.…
Denis Payton dies
Denis Payton of The Dave Clark Five has died aged 63 after a long illness, with bandleader Dave Clark paying tribute.…
Tributes pour in for Ertegun
Tributes have followed the death of Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who died from injuries sustained in a fall backstage at a Rolling Stones concert.…
Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun dies aged 83
Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun has died aged 83 on 14 Dec, after a fall at a Rolling Stones concert, and will be buried in Turkey.…
Mariska Veres of Shocking Blue dies aged 59
Mariska Veres, frontwoman of Dutch group Shocking Blue, has died from cancer at the age of 59, best known for their 1970 hit 'Venus'.…
Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun in coma
Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun is in a deep coma and his neurosurgeon says a meaningful recovery is now unlikely.…
Darren 'Wiz' Brown dies
Former Mega City Four frontman Darren 'Wiz' Brown has died aged 44 from a blood clot on the brain, days after being taken ill during a rehearsal.…
Actor dies following Doherty fracas
Actor Mark Blanco died after apparently falling from a Whitechapel flat following an argument with Pete Doherty, though police say no third party was involved.…
Logan Whitehurst dies
Singer-songwriter Logan Whitehurst, founding member of The Velvet Teen, has died aged 29 from brain cancer, with his final work to be released posthumously.…