Just one day after her daughter’s death, ‘Singing In the Rain’ star Debbie Reynolds has passed away. That adds to a long, long list of musicians and entertainers that passed away in 2016. Here’s the ever-growing count of 2016 deaths.
December 28th: Debbie Reynolds, actress and ‘Singing In the Rain’ singer.
December 27th: Carrie Fisher, actress (daughter of Debbie Reynolds)
December 25th: George Michael, pop superstar
December 24th: Rick Parfitt, singer.
December 23rd: Heinrich Schiff, Austrian cellist
December 18th: Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress, socialite
December 13th: Alan Thicke, actor, songwriter
December 7th: Greg Lake, musician
November 24th: Pauline Oliveros, composer
November 24th: Florence Henderson, actress
November 13th: Leon Russell, musician
November 7th: Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter, poet
October 2nd: Neville Marriner, classical conductor
September 8: Prince Buster, singer-songwriter, producer
August 29th: Gene Wilder, actor
August 28th: Juan Gabriel, singer-songwriter
August 19th: Lou Pearlman, boy band manager and producer
July 24: Marni Nixon, vocalist
June 23rd: Ralph Stanley, bluegrass musician
June 10th: Christina Grimmie, singer
June 3rd: Muhammad Ali
April 21st: Prince
March 29th: Patti Duke, actress
March 24th: Gary Shandling, actor, comedian
March 8th: George Martin, producer, composer, arranger, engineer
January 26th: Abe Vigoda, actor
January 14th: René Angélil, manager
January 14th: Alan Rickman, actor, director
January 10th: David Bowie
January 1st: Vilmos Zsigmond, cinematographer
if you list actors, then you should also list BUD SPENCER who died on June 27th
I immediately knew that this article was written by Paul… just by reading the stupid title. List of dead people? Wtf…
2016 was a fucked year. Period.
Artists, musicians, songwriters, publishers, producers, record label execs..
We’re all human – some of us are rich, lot’s of us are broke and there’s those
in-between..
What do we all have in common…
1. We all have a dream – a successful music career whether it’s in front of the
camera or behind the mixing console..
2. One day all of us won’t be here… it’s just a matter of time..
3. Everything in life is just borrowed.. the house will remain long after we’re gone..
our back catalog will still be around long after we’re gone.. all our money and
assets will now belong to someone else after we’re all gone..
4. None of us know when the bell will strike for us to wave goodbye merry ole earth..
So, give yourself a good shake.. take a deep breath and commit to living your life
to the fullest.. pursue all those dreams.. smile and laugh a lot .. make new friends
and hold on to your existing friends.. and also make time to help others..
Don’t wreck the planet and don’t be nasty.. Be a good guy that people will like..
Two more for the list: Merle Haggard and Glen Frey.
Maurice White
Kashif
Alphonse Mouzon
Victor Bailey
David Bowie
Natalie Cole, Lonnie Mack, Gayle McCormick
Sharon Jones
Amen! RIP, Miss Sharon Jones…
Bernie Worrell
Other artist losses in 2016: If you’re not familiar and love music, PLEASE do yourself a favor and check them out (If they have a website, try that first, then YouTube or Google them). They’re all amazing musicians who inspired millions around the world. Before you say out loud, “some of these people were elderly!” Yeah, I get it. Some of these wonderful people were of an older age, but I mention their passing too, because their contribution to music was a beautiful thing…and for us? A musical inspiration, if you’re not familiar and have an open mind to music.
*Dan Hicks
*Long John Hunter
*Otis Clay
*Paul Kantner & Signe Anderson (on the same day)
*Denise “Vanity” Matthews
*Frank Sinatra, Jr.
*Phife Dawg
*Clarence “Blowfly” Reid
*Thunderclap Newman
*Gato Barbieri
*Lonnie Mack
*Isao Tomita
*Guy Clark
*Prince Be
*Ralph Stanley
*Marni Nixon
*Pete Fountain
*Bobby Hutcherson
*Juan Gabriel
*Prince Buster
*Buckwheat Zydeco
*Mose Allison
*Kay Starr