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R.I.P. Joey Molland (Badfinger)

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R.I.P. Joey Molland

Joey Molland, the singer, guitarist and sole surviving member of 1970s hitmakers Badfinger – has died at the age of 77. Molland’s social media manager posted: “It is with profound sadness to inform his fans here and around the world, that Joey (Joseph Charles) Molland passed away last night at 11:39 pm CST, after a 3+ months long battle with multiple health issues.” Molland was said to be surrounded by [his girlfriend] Mary, his two sons, and other family members.

No cause of death was provided but a January GoFundMe post from girlfriend Mary revealed that, after feeling “vaguely ill” through the fall after wrapping up his last tour, he had been in the ICU and had “acquired a very bad bacterial infection due to his diabetes. The infection caused septicemia and traveled through his body, causing harm in multiple critical organs and bones. His recovery has been slow and arduous, including several surgeries and procedures.”

Though a Liverpudlian by birth, Molland had lived in the west Minneapolis suburbs for over four decades- "I love it here. It’s a great place, great musicians, great clubs,” he told a local TV station five years ago and so we saw him semi-regularly while there.  

Molland was born in Liverpool on June 21,1947 and was first inspired to pick up the guitar from hearing the likes of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly. His recording career began at age 20, when he joined the band Gary Walker and The Rain and then the rising Welsh band The Iveys in 1969.

It was Paul McCartney who would re-christen the band as Badfinger and they were signed to The Beatles’ label, Apple Records and had big Beatles-esque hits with “Come and Get It”, “No Matter What” “Baby Blue” and “Day After Day.”

Though The Beatles would soon disband, Molland would continue recording on the label, making appearances on two George Harrison albums, All Things Must Pass and The Concert for Bangladesh, and John Lennon's album, Imagine in 1971.

Molland left Badfinger in late 1974 due to being disgruntled with management, going on to form a group called Natural Gas in 1975 with Jerry Shirley (formerly of Humble Pie) and the group toured with Peter Frampton around his “Comes Alive” era.

By 1979, Molland was back under the Badfinger name, alongside former bandmate Tom Evans continuing to record solo as well as eventually under Joey Molland’s Badfinger, the result of some inter-band legal squabbles over ownership of the name.

In 2019, he embarked on an all-star band tour in celebration of the Beatles' 1968 self-titled double album, joined by Todd Rundgren, Jason Scheff, Micky Dolenz and Christopher Cross, under the banner "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today – A Tribute to the Beatles' White Album" and Molland’s last solo album, was 2020’s “Be True to Yourself.”

Badfinger photo (Joey Molland at far right)

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R.I.P. David Johansen (New York Dolls, Buster Poindexter) / R.I.P. Angie Stone

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R.I.P. David Johansen

Singer/songwriter David Johansen, known best as the frontman of the glam rock proto-punk band the New York Dolls and also as his 80’s lounge singer alter-ego, Buster Poindexter, died at his home on Staten Island at the age of 75, as confirmed by his stepdaughter, Leah Hennessey.

Johansen had been in declining health- having very recently revealed that he was suffering from Stage 4 cancer, a brain tumor and a broken back. Morrissey of The Smiths fame, became an early fan, witnessing the band in Manchester, UK in 1973 at the impressionable age of 13. It made an immediate impact on him and Morrissey soon became the president of the band’s UK fan club.

The New York Dolls were known for their swaggering lipstick-smeared glam looks, playing trashy fast riffs in outrageous clothes, all with the intent to shock and to provide a very memorable performance. Johnansen would re-invent himself in the 80s and 90s as an ever-smiling, pompadoured tuxedo-clad, crooning lounge singer, Buster Poindexter.

He had his biggest hit as Poindexter with a 1987 remake of “Hot Hot Hot” and a foray into acting found him in a key role alongside Bill Murray, in the 1988 Christmas-themed film, “Scrooged”.

Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren also briefly managed the Dolls as they began to fall apart amongst creative differences and addictions, with the band breaking up in 1975 while on tour in Florida, although Johansen and the late Sylvain Sylvain (r.i.p. 2021) carried on with replacements for a time following.

Morrissey managed to reunite the three living Dolls in 2004 (Johansen, Sylvain, and Arthur Kane) for a couple London shows with Kane passing soon after, with the remaining two going to record three more New York Dolls albums.

R.I.P. Angie Stone

Longtime R&B and soul singer, three-time Grammy Award nominee Angie Stone was killed in an automobile accident in Montgomery, AL, while on tour and en route to their next show in Atlanta, per Stone’s representative, Deborah Champagne. Nine other passengers were in the Sprinter tour bus, with Stone being the only fatality. 

Stone was born in Columbia, SC and got her musical start as a teenager, forming the hip-hop trio, The Sequence, who had a Top 15 hit with “Funk You Up” and were the second rap act signed to Sugar Hill Records.

When that group broke up in 1985. Stone went on to sing with the likes of Mantronix and Vertical Hold and did co-writing and studio work for Lenny Kravitz and D’Angelo. Arista Records chief Clive Davis signed her and released her debut solo album, “Black Diamond”, in 1999.

She moved with Davis to J Records and continued releasing acclaimed albums and singles including, “Wish I Didn’t Miss You”, “More than Woman” with Joe, and “I Wanna Thank Ya” with Snoop Dogg, among others.

Stone ventured into acting and the stage in the 2000’s, appearing in a dozen films such as “The Hot Chick” and “The Fighting Temptations”, and played prison warden Big Mama Morton on stage in “Chicago”.

In addition to the Grammy nominations, Stone won two Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards and in 2021, was given the Soul Music Icon award at the Black Music Honors. Last year, she was a featured vocalist on Damon Little’s single, “No Stressing”, which topped Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart. Stone leaves behind several children (including a son with D’Angelo) and grandchildren.

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R.I.P. Roberta Flack

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R.I.P. Robert Flack

One of the 1970’s greatest voices of soul, jazz and folk, Roberta Flack has passed away at the age of 88, due to suffering cardiac arrest on the way to a Manhattan NYC hospital, as confirmed by her manager and friend, Suzanne Koga. Flack had recently revealed in 2022 as having been diagnosed with ALS (aka amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / Lou Gehrig’s disease), which forced her retirement, leaving her unable to perform.

Flack helped popularize the so-called ”quiet storm” R&B sound of the day, a smooth blend that catered to, and was created by mature adults, played elegantly and romantically.

She also was the first artist in music history to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year consecutively with her two biggest hits- in 1973 for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and the following year for "Killing Me Softly with His Song" a song which would have an even bigger life two decades later with The Fugees’ version).

Roberta Cleopatra Flack was born in rural Black Mountain, NC on Feb 10, 1937, to a VA draftsman and high school cook/church organist set of parents as the second oldest of five siblings, growing up in nearby Arlington, VA. She took an early interest in playing piano, which would lead her to a full scholarship at Howard University.

Advised against playing classical music professionally, she pivoted to a teaching career while initially pursuing a Masters in Music Education, but dropped out after the sudden death of her father and the need to find work.

While teaching Junior High and private piano lessons, Flack also began gigging on evenings and weekends, playing clubs, and even backing up opera singers. Jazz great Les McCann caught her performing in a Washington DC club and arranged an audition with Atlantic Records, which resulted in her signing with the label, and subsequent debut album, “First Take” in 1969.

By 1972, Flack began working with Donnie Hathaway, had her version of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” featured in Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut film, “Play Misty for Me” and was playing venues as large as Yankee Stadium.

Solo singles and duets with Hathaway continued through the ‘70’s and there were more hits in the ‘80’s, working with the likes of Burt Bacharach and Peabo Bryson. Flack lived next to John and Yoko at The Dakota in NYC and was even the voice of Michael Jackson’s mother in his 18min. promo film for “Bad.”

Her blending of styles and her own influences- the church, the social and political climate of the day and upbringing and backstory, emoted in an often-hushed vocal and tender delivery, would go on to greatly influence those who followed after, like Alicia Keys, Anita Baker, and numerous others.

Accolades for Flack included four Grammy Awards from thirteen nominations, being one of the first inductees into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame, a 2017 honorary doctorate from Long Island University, and 2023 honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music, and 2018 lifetime achievement award from the Jazz Foundation of America, among numerous others.

Flack left no immediate survivors, having been divorced twice previous, and was without children.

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R.I.P. Rick Buckler (The Jam)

Read More The Jam Paul Weller, the grand Modfather of them all, performed with his superlative band a strong, amazing set of his solo songs and a sprinkling of his most unforgettable songs by his band, The Jam..…

We just heard that The Jam’s drummer, Rick Buckler, had passed away, after a brief illness, at the age of 69. His former bandmates Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton have each paid tribute.

Weller expressed his grief, “I’m shocked and saddened by Rick’s passing. I’m thinking back to us all rehearsing in my bedroom in Stanley Road, Woking. To all the pubs and clubs we played at as kids, to eventually making a record. What a journey! We went far beyond our dreams and what we made stands the test of time. My deepest sympathy to all family and friends - P.W x.”

After leaving The Jam, Buckler took a break from music, and didn’t return until late 2005 to form a band called The Gift (named after the final studio album release by the Jam) with Russell Hastings (lead vocals/guitar) and Dave Moore (bass guitar), with Buckler on drums… playing exclusive Jam’s back catalogue. They changed the name to From the Jam and after four long years of touring, Buckler quit the band. Without Paul Weller or Bruce Foxton’s involvement, he felt that the band had become a Jam cover band.

Buckler had penned six Jam books, including The Jam: Our Story (1994), That's Entertainment: My Life in the Jam (2015), and The Start to '77 (2017).

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R.I.P. Marianne Faithfull

Read More Marianne Faithfull Marianne Faithfull, yes that 60s girl pop singer, is doing three rare performances at New York's City Winery: December 18th, 19th, and 20th. Tickets are on sale to the general public now. .…

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, the girl on the motorcycle, has died at the age of 78, according to the BBC.

The Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham gave Faithfull the song “As Tears Go By” (first song ever written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) at the age of 16. She recorded and released it in 1964, and the song became a massive hit. People knew her for being the girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and inspiring songs like “Wild Horses” and “You Can't Always Get What You Want.”

Her debut album North Country Maid was grouped together with the “British Invasion” in the mid-60s.

Morrissey is a huge fan, his first record he ever purchased was Marianne Faithfull’s 1964 single “Come and Stay With Me”: “The first single I ever bought, Marianne Faithfull's 'Come And Stay With Me' [...] it was 1965 and I still love it... it's a great record. I memorised the words and I would sing them very loudly. I thought she was incredible, I'm sure she still is, but then she was great. I was only six, I really didn't know what the words meant, I didn't know what she was singing about, certain lines I couldn't fathom at all. It was just something that was grabbing me in. It was the sound of her voice, the feel, the emotivemess and the freedom, and from that moment I just fell in love with pop music. I never stopped playing pop records.” (morrissey-solo.com).

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R.I.P. Ed Banger (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter and the Dogs)

Read More Morrissey The Morrissey: 40 Years of Morrissey show in Perth, Australia, has been cancelled due to logistic reasons. Thanks to James, who writes .… The Cult As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety… starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great …

I just found out that Ed Banger (real name Eddie Garrity) had passed away. The name might not mean anything to anyone, but I know that he, or she (as Edweena Banger), was the singer of the Manchester punk group The Nosebleeds. Most fans will know Eddie as the singer who replaced Wayne Barrett in Slaughter and the Dogs, but I only know Eddie as the singer to The Nosebleeds.

Morrissey joins the Nosebleeds (1976)

No one outside of Morrissey fans will know who the Nosebleeds are. I first learned that Moz joined the Nosebleeds, with a crazy punk Morrissey photo, courtesy of Johnny Rogan’s brilliant book Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance. This book is a must-read for any dedicated Morrissey fan. Anyway, Morrissey in the Nosebleeds didn’t last very long, as he would go on to form The Smiths with Johnny Marr. Trivia, Billy Duffy who was also in the Nosebleeds, would later go on to form The Cult. Vini Reilly would join the Durutti Column, and Toby Toman would join Primal Scream… basically this group paved the road to major stars in the music world!!!

The Nosebleeds didn’t last long, just two years (1976–1978) before breaking up. Banger tried to revive the group as Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds in 2013 with drummer Brian “Mad Muffet” Grantham, bassist Steve Wilson, and guitarist Al Crosby on lead guitar.

So, yeah, sad to hear of Edweena Banger passing… Rest in peace.

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R.I.P. Gary Grier (The Contours)

Read More The Contours Sylvester Potts, member of The Contours has died on January 6. Potts joined the band in 1961, just in time for the band’s most famous hit song ‘Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)’ on Motown's Gordy Records …

You might not know the name Gary Grier, but you’ve heard of The Contours, who sold over 1 million copies of their Motown hit song, “Do You Love Me”. It was a smash hit in 1962, and it was a smash hit again in 1988, thanks to Dirty Dancing and the reissue of their single. It hung around for eight weeks on the Billboard top 40 charts.

Grier died recently, according to Soultracks.com, stating, “We are sad to report the passing of Gary Grier, a three decade member of the legendary Motown act The Contours. A seasoned performer with a commanding stage presence, Grier played a vital role in preserving and rejuvenating the legacy of The Contours.”

Grier wasn’t part of the group the first time around, but he was recruited in 1993, when singer Darell Nunlee left the band. Obviously when their song was playing all over the radio again in the late 80s, the band (Joe Billingslea, Al Chisholm, guitarist Huey Davis, Sylvester Potts, and Grier) was in hot demand.

The group had other singles, like “Can You Do It,” “Don’t Let Her Be Your Baby”, and “That Day When She Needed Me,” but none of those songs were ever as popular as “Do You Love Me.”

Fellow band member Sylvester Potts died in January 2017

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R.I.P. Garth Hudson (The Band)

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R.I.P. Garth Hudson

The last ‘man’ from The Band has passed away--

The final remaining founder of the seminal group, Garth Hudson passed away at a Woodstock NY nursing home at the age of 87, confirmed by his friend and colleague, Jan Haust.

Beyond being the group’s organist, sax player, and often musical arranger, Hudson was also known for amassing various instruments and historical sheet music in multiple genres and was able to pick up almost any instrument with some level of expertise.

Additionally, he was the overseer of all the electronic and recording equipment in the famous pink ranch house in Saugerties, NY, where Bob Dylan and The Band recorded what would be known as The Basement Tapes, a prolific set of over 100 songs that would become iconic over the years. The Band’s singer and guitarist Robbie Robertson acknowledged Hudson as being “far and away the most advanced musician” not only in their group, but in rock n’ roll in general.

Canadian Eric Garth Hudson was born in Windsor, Ontario on August 2, 1937, the son of musically inclined parents, Fred and Olive, both active in their church, and a father who was a farmer turned World War I pilot as well.

Hudson would be classically trained, writing his first song at age eleven and playing with dance bands by the following year. Restless to break from the rigidity of classical, he dropped out of the University of Western Ontario, Hudson would join area group The Silhouettes (later Paul London and The Capers) eventually moving on to The Hawks, the backing band of Ronnie Hawkins which had already included fellow Canadians Robbie Robertson (guitar), Rick Danko (bass) and Richard Manuel (piano).and Arkansas drummer Levon Helm, completing the lineup of what would simply be soon called The Band.

The Hawks would leave their namesake leader in 1963 to tour on their own, and then were recruited to play with Bob Dylan, who tapped them as his backing group for his Blonde on Blonde record, and subsequent 1965 and 1966 (electric) folk rock tours.

Retreating to Woodstock and the pink house, the locals just knew them as “the band” which they decided to more formally adopt, they recorded their first album, “Music From Big Pink” which would be released in 1968. Songs like “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and “Up on Cripple Creek” would eventually become Americana classics, all embellished by Hudson’s organ and little touches to make the sound bigger, and more unique.

Several albums would follow (as would internal strife, addictions, and typical group issues) and The Band would end its touring career with an all-star Thanksgiving 1976 concert in San Francisco that director Martin Scorsese documented to become perhaps the greatest concert film of all-time, The Last Waltz.

Hudson began session work after the group initially dissolved, guesting on albums and doing soundtrack work before the group reformed in 1983, but without Robertson, who was successfully launching his own solo career. Manuel would commit suicide in 1986, but The (reformed) Band continued into the 1990’s with its rotating members.

The Band was inducted into Canada’s Juno Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame five years later (plus a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for Hudson as shown above, in 2008), and Hudson remained on friendly terms with the others, guesting on their respective solo albums.

Hudson released his first solo album "The Sea to the North" on the dubious day of Sept 11, 2001, and was already in financial straits by then, even already having sold his stake in the famous group to Robertson, so was bound to continuing to tour and record for income.

Other minor groups and session work followed, even forming a 12-piece band with his wife, along with more career accolades, and his final public performance was last April at a small Kingston NY house concert, surprising those gathered to play a Duke Ellington cover.

With his wife passing in 2022, Hudson left no immediate survivors.

The Band in 1970 (Garth Hudson is second in from the left)

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R.I.P. John Sykes (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder)

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R.I.P. John Sykes

One of blues rock’s unsung, but no less accomplished guitar heroes, John Sykes, has passed away at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. Sykes is best known for his work with band Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, his own trio Blue Murder, and for his solo work.

The news broke via the guitarist’s Facebook page:

“It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer. He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn’t know him personally, he was a thoughtful, kind, and charismatic man whose presence lit up the room.

He certainly marched to the beat of his own drum and always pulled for the underdog,” it continued. “In his final days, he spoke of his sincere love and gratitude for his fans who stuck by him through all these years.

While the impact of his loss is profound and the mood somber, we hope the light of his memory will extinguish the shadow of his absence.”

John Sykes was born in Reading, Berkshire, UK on July 29, 1959, and initially took interest in guitar at age fourteen, when an uncle taught him a few Eric Clapton riffs and he would continue practicing them on an old nylon-stringed guitar, eventually joining a band called Streetfighter.

He would leave that band to join Tygers of Pan Tang, a Whitley Bay UK band that had become part of the so-called New Wave of British Heavy Metal, playing on their second and third albums, Spellbound and Crazy Nights, as their second guitarist before leaving to audition to play with Ozzy Osborne.

Sykes would connect with Thin Lizzy’s singer/guitarist Phil Lynott to collaborate on the single, “Please Don’t Leave Me” in 1982, and was asked to join the band soon after. Thin Lizzy would break up by 1983 (with Lynott passing away in 1986) and Sykes agreed to join David Coverdale in Whitesnake (after Coverdale’s talks with Michael Schenker and Adrian Vandenberg fell through).

Sykes played on most songs on the band’s arguably two best albums, “Slide It In" and the '1987' self-titled record (co-writing most on this one, which is still their best-selling) before tensions and delays found Coverdale firing everyone before the latter album’s release (and why the music videos show different personnel).

Sykes would go on to form Blue Murder with bassist Tony (The Firm) Franklin and drummer Carmine (Vanilla Fudge) Appice releasing two studio and one live album, before embarking on a solo career in the mid-90’s. Five albums would follow, and his last releases were two separate singles in 2021. Sykes leaves behind his three sons, James, John Jr, and Sean and his former wife.

courtesy Richard Aaron / Getty

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R.I.P. David Lynch

Read More Twin Peaks So a little information about Julee Cruise's involvement with Twin Peaks: she was working for Angelo Badalamenti as a talent scout in the mid 80s. Badalamenti was already working with David Lynch on his film Blue Velvet …

You may have heard already that the visionary director David Lynch has died at the age of 78.

I’m a pretty big Lynch fan, owning most of his Criterion releases. There are very few movies that I’ll buy on Criterion (simply because they’re so expensive)… but for Lynch, I’m willing to shell out the money to have his films in my collection. I generally like his films, but man, some of his movies are straight-up a weird dreams or nightmares… and they often don’t add up. I mean, have you seen Lost Highway? What is that about? Have you seen Mulholland Drive? I thought I read somewhere that the two girls switch bodies and the whole story was from a dream that David Lynch had. Even if you didn’t like his films, you can’t deny that he has a certain vision and style. It’s uniquely David Lynch, no doubt about it.

Like all visionary artists, Lynch is also a photographer (he’s obsessed with smoke), he’s an artist, he’s a musician. He actually has a good ear for music, and under his personal choices to hire them, he was able to introduce Julee Cruise and Angelo Badalamenti to me.

So that brings me up to Twin Peaks… the revolutionary television show. I’m so glad they finally got to make a third and final season in 2017, so we can finally put a bow on the series. Badalamenti, Cruise, and now Lynch.... all gone too soon. Rest in peace.

TWIN PEAKS DEATHS

[16 Jan 2025] David Lynch (American television and film director, visual artist and musician), 78, emphysema Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. … via variety

[28 Feb 2024] Victoria Catlin (American actress for Twin Peaks), 71 Victoria Shechter Catlin, 71, of Merriam, KS, passed away February 28, 2024. Victoria was born in Moline, Illinois; the family ultimately moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1956. … via legacy

[14 Oct 2023] Piper Laurie (American actress for Carrie, Ruby, Twin Peaks), 91 Piper Laurie, the three-time Oscar-nominated actress known for her performances in The Hustler and Carrie and for her outlandish two-character, two-gender turn on the original Twin Peaks, died Saturday morning in Los Angeles. She was 91. … via hollywoodreporter

[06 Jan 2023] Annette McCarthy (American actress for Twin Peaks), 64 Annette McCarthy was a theatre actress who in the 1980s and 1990s starred in several popular film and television productions. Her greatest role was played by Evelyn Marsh from the cult series "The Twin Peaks". … via film

[11 Dec 2022] Angelo Badalamenti (American film and television composer for Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet), 85 Angelo Badalamenti, the acclaimed David Lynch composer who went from teaching in junior high school in Brooklyn to creating haunting, ethereal music for the filmmaker’s Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died. He was 85.  ... via hollywoodreporter.com

[02 Dec 2022] Al Strobel (American actor for Twin Peaks), 83 Al Strobel, who played Phillip Michael Gerard (aka Mike) (the One Arm Man) in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s “Twin Peaks”, passed away on Friday at the age of 83. ... via darkhorizons.com

[05 Jul 2022] Lenny Von Dohlen (American actor for Twin Peaks), 63 Lenny Von Dohlen, who played Harold Smith on the hit series “Twin Peaks,” died on Tuesday, his agent confirmed to Variety. He was 63. ... via variety.com

[09 Jun 2022] Julee Cruise (American singer, musician and actress), 65, suicide by asphyxiation Julee Cruise, the singer-songwriter best known for collaborations with David (Twin Peaks) Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti, and The B-52’s has passed away at the age of 65. ... via weheartmusic.com

[05 May 2022] Kenneth Welsh (Canadian actor for Twin Peaks), 80, cancer Prolific Canadian actor Kenneth Welsh has died after a decades-long career on stage, television and the big screen. He was 80. ... via cbc.ca

[11 Apr 2022] Gary Bullock (American actor for Twin Peaks), 80 Bullock died on April 11, 2022, at the age of 80 ... via wikipedia.org

[26 Jul 2021] Rick Aiello (American actor for Twin Peaks), 65, pancreatic cancer Actor Rick Aiello -- son of the late legendary actor, Danny Aiello -- has died of pancreatic cancer ... his family tells TMZ. According to Rick's mother, Sandy ... he passed away Monday night surrounded by loved ones at a hospital in Warwick, New York. … via tmz

[06 Apr 2021] Walter Olkewicz (American actor for Twin Peaks), 72 Walter Olkewicz, a versatile character actor with a range from Seinfeld to Twin Peaks and beyond, died Tuesday in Reseda, CA after a long battle with infections. He was 72 and his death was confirmed by his son, screenwriter Zak Olkewicz. … via deadline

[04 Oct 2020] Clark Middleton (American actor for Twin Peaks), 63, West Nile virus Actor, director and producer Clark Middleton, who appeared in “Kill Bill Vol. 2,” “The Blacklist” and “Snowpiercer,” died Sunday as a result of West Nile Virus, his wife Elissa confirmed. He was 63. … via variety

[25 Sep 2019] Linda Porter (American actress for Twin Peaks), 86, cancer Linda Porter, a character actress who appeared in dozens of TV series and feature films and was perhaps best known for her role as Myrtle in NBC’s Superstore, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. She was 86. … via deadline

[11 May 2019] Peggy Lipton (American actress for Twin Peaks and model), 72, colon cancer Actress and former model Peggy Lipton, who rose to stardom in the late 1960s on the counterculture police series “The Mod Squad” and later starred on TV’s “Twin Peaks,” has died. She was 72. … via latimes

[16 Apr 2018] Pamela Gidley (American actress for Twin Peaks and model), 52 Actress Pamela Gidley, who starred in the "Twin Peaks" prequel "Fire Walk With Me," died earlier this month, according to The Associated Press. She was 52. … via cbsnews

[18 Oct 2017] Brent Briscoe (American actor for Twin Peaks), 56, fall Brent Briscoe, the busy character actor who appeared alongside Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade and A Simple Plan and played Det. Dave Macklay on the recently revived Twin Peaks, has died. He was 56. … via hollywoodreporter

[09 May 2017] Michael Parks (American actor for Twin Peaks), 77 Michael Parks, a character actor with over 100 film and television credits, has died. He was 77. Parks’ agent announced that the actor died on Tuesday. … via variety

[17 Feb 2017] Warren Frost (American actor for Twin Peaks), 91 Warren Frost, the late-blooming actor who played the dependable town physician Will “Doc” Hayward on Twin Peaks, has died. He was 91. … via hollywoodreporter

[19 Jan 2017] Miguel Ferrer (American actor for RoboCop,Twin Peaks), 61, heart failure Miguel Ferrer, best known for starring as Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles, died Thursday of cancer. He was 61. Ferrer, who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout his career, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends, according to CBS. … via hollywoodreporter

[28 Sep 2015] Catherine E. Coulson (American actress and production assistant for Twin Peaks), 71, cancer Catherine E. Coulson, who played the Log Lady on David Lynch‘s “Twin Peaks” TV series and was set to return to the new Showtime version, died Monday morning of cancer. She was 71. … via variety

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