The Chapel of Rest

[IlonaM]

Tony Slattery - I used to love his improv on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, not to mention HIGNFY and Just A Minute.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jan/14/comedian-tony-slattery-dies-aged-65-after-heart-attack

[Sue]

David Lynch. 

R.I.P.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/16/david-lynch-twin-peaks-and-muholland-drive-director-dies-aged-78?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Edited January 16 by Sue

[IlonaM]

Dame Joan Plowright

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/dame-joan-plowright-death-b2681416.html

[vladi]

Denis Law 

I regularly watched him play alongside George Best and Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford in the 60's and 70's. A truly amazing player. 

Denis Law - Wikipedia

Bing Videos

Bing Videos

[vladi]

Marianne Faithfull

A child of the Boomer age.

Marianne Faithfull - Wikipedia

 

[val]

Brian Murphy (George in George & Mildred)

[Cancerian]

Roberta Flack - what a voice!

[IlonaM]

Rather shocking news given the apparent circumstances (still under investigation): Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/27/gene-hackman-dies-wife-dog-95

[jazzer]

Roberta Flack

[pamela f]

Roy Ayers RIP

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/06/roy-ayers-jazz-funk-pioneer-everybody-loves-the-sunshine-dies

[jazzer]

14 hours ago, pamela f said:

Roy Ayers RIP

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/06/roy-ayers-jazz-funk-pioneer-everybody-loves-the-sunshine-dies

So sad to hear of his death, a talented jazz musician.

Roy Edward Ayers Jr. was an American vibraphonist, record producer and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several studio albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. Wikipedia

 

Born: 10 September 1940, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 4 March 2025 (age 84 years)

 

[teddyboy23]

The pope

[BrandNewGuy]

RIP David Thomas, lead singer with Pere Ubu. He lived in East Dulwich for several years back in the 90s.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/pere-ubus-david-thomas-dies-aged-71-3857769

[malumbu]

Caught him a few years ago at a bizarre gig in Canterbury and know his London agent.  Sad but he wants a well man.  It was a pleasure to have seen him a few times, always different!  Hadn't realised he had been a local.

[Sue]

Wizz Jones.

A great singer and guitarist and a lovely man.

R.I.P.

[malumbu]

Oh, how sad.  How fortunate many of us were to see him at the Goose including his last ever performance.  Thank you Sue and Nyge.

[Jenijenjen]

Connie Francis

 

[IlonaM]

Ozzy Osbourne 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/22/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-frontman-and-icon-of-british-heavy-metal-dies-aged-76

[teddyboy23]

Hulk hogan 

[IlonaM]

Cleo Laine

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/25/cleo-laine-britain-jazz-singer-john-dankworth-dies