The Graffe's Celebrity Death Pool

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Originally Posted by Delores Mulva

My father (in his early 70's) listens almost exclusively to music from the 50's and 60's. When in the car with him yesterday, he was listening to Sirius 60's, so I asked him if they had been playing more Cream songs that day because of the death. He had no idea who Cream was

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Yeah, but he's outside the age range I mentioned. Cream represented a fairly radical shift from popular music of the era, much heavier and more intricate. If your favorite music includes '50s hits, you probably didn't listen to Cream at all unless you're a musician yourself. By the time Cream became popular, your dad was likely already in his mid 20s, when musical tastes for the majority of people have already solidified.

But I would be mildly surprised to find someone my mother's age (65) with no knowledge of Cream, assuming that person grew up in America or Britain.

https://tv.yahoo.com/news/carol-ann-...032449479.html

Carol Ann Susi, the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz on Big Bang Theory, 62, due to cancer.

Her short but funny role in My Blue Heaven always made me chuckle.

Warren Clarke

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British actor Warren Clarke, best known for TV role in Dalziel And Pascoe, has died aged 67 after a short illness, his agent has confirmed.

Clarke, who was born in Oldham, starred in the controversial 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, by Stanley Kubrick.

He recently appeared in the BBC One dramas Call the Midwife and Down to Earth, about a family moving to rural Devon.

The actor is due to appear in a remake of Poldark.

The series, which is due to be released next year, was his last role before his death.

Clarke, with his heavy set build and hangdog facial features, was a perfect fit for grumpy police detective Dalziel, who was translated to the screen from the books by Reginald Hill.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30023012

Big Bank Hank :(

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/11/showbi...ill-gang-obit/

57 is too early for one of the guys who helped bring an otherwise isolated style of music (at the time) to the masses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljUnyv5XUA8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljUnyv5XUA8

Hopefully, wherever rappers go when they die, he is provided with a gigantic color tv for knicks games.

(edit -- and hopefully Hertz' rental car selection is better there so he can truly drive off in a "Def OJ")

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Now the bitch can set him up in the afterlife.

I learned the other day that in 1977, during the riots, some of the looting that was done was apparently a bunch of DJ Equipment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/ar...pagewanted=all

Which gave a whole lot of aspiring musicians access to things they would not otherwise have and led to the skyrocketing rise of hip-hop at the time.

It makes you wonder what other kinds of musical revolutions or artistic endeavors we'd get if people donated the things necessary for production of such to those who couldn't afford them.

Or if there were more riots! :rockon:

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Originally Posted by Merrick ap'Milandra

I learned the other day that in 1977, during the riots, some of the looting that was done was apparently a bunch of DJ Equipment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/ar...pagewanted=all

Which gave a whole lot of aspiring musicians access to things they would not otherwise have and led to the skyrocketing rise of hip-hop at the time.

It makes you wonder what other kinds of musical revolutions or artistic endeavors we'd get if people donated the things necessary for production of such to those who couldn't afford them.

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1993, LA Riots. Birth of Sublime.

RIP Joe Cocker

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/ar...t-70.html?_r=0

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Originally Posted by Aennyil

RIP Joe Cocker

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/ar...t-70.html?_r=0

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Every time I think of him, I think of the brilliant imitation that John Belushi used to do of him on SNL.

Still, a sad day for music :(

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Originally Posted by Khieran

Every time I think of him, I think of the brilliant imitation that John Belushi used to do of him on SNL.

Still, a sad day for music :(

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That's exactly what I told my girlfriend last night when I saw he had passed away. He definitely had a great voice.

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Originally Posted by Khieran

Every time I think of him, I think of the brilliant imitation that John Belushi used to do of him on SNL.

Still, a sad day for music :(

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I have to confess for me, when I think of him I think of Kim Basinger stripping to "You Can Leave Your Hat On" heh.

Definitely loved his voice though. R.I.P.

Sad thing is in today's music he probably would never get a contract.

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Originally Posted by aazdazen

Sad thing is in today's music he probably would never get a contract.

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Dunno, you have to take his Woodstock-era looks into account:

Spoiler for He'd get hired, even today:

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Not the way he looked, he doesn't have that cookie cutter voice that pretty much all artists have now a days.

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Originally Posted by Nerkahia

I have to confess for me, when I think of him I think of Kim Basinger stripping to "You Can Leave Your Hat On" heh.

Definitely loved his voice though. R.I.P.

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My thoughts exactly. And there's nothing wrong with that!

Edward Herrmann, actor famed for his FDR portrayals, dies

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/1...or-dies-age-49

ESPN's Stuart Scott passed away this morning. 49 is way too young.

Fucking cancer. :mad: