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(Opal) Shagg Courtney 2001 Deaths
(Opal) Shagg CourtneyAge: 89 Harlem Globetrotter credited with inventing one of the teams most popular tricks; played three seasons starting in 1934; created the move of spinning the ball on…Lionel Hampton 2002 Deaths
Lionel HamptonAge: 94 dynamic jazz vibraphonist whose rollicking delivery and backbeat influenced generations of jazz musicians and helped to usher in rock and roll. He also played piano and…Billy Preston 2006 Deaths
Billy PrestonAge: 59 R&B keyboardist who, in the 1960s and '70s, was one of the most sought after studio musicians. He played with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and the Red Hot Chili…Mike Douglas 2006 Deaths
Mike DouglasAge: 81 affable television host who interviewed celebrities and presidents alike on his daytime talk show, The Mike Douglas Show, which ran from 1961 to 1982. His guests included…Johnnie Johnson 2005 Deaths
Johnnie JohnsonAge: 80 blues and rock pianist who played with Chuck Berry for more than 20 years. They collaborated on such hits as “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Maybellene,” and “Brown-Eyed…Wilson Pickett 2006 Deaths
Wilson PickettAge: 64 gravelly voiced soul singer whose delivery and offstage antics earned him the nickname “Wicked Pickett.” His hits include “In the Midnight Hour” and “Mustang Sally.”…Ian Dury 2000 Deaths
Ian DuryAge: 57 gravel-voiced musician whose band, the Blockheads, was at the fore of the punk movement. The band's simple yet humorous songs include “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”…Johnny Ramone 2004 Deaths
Johnny RamoneAge: 55 guitarist who cofounded the Ramones, a pioneering punk band whose influence extends from the Sex Pistols and the Clash to U2 and Nirvana. The band recorded 21 albums. Its…Ian Richardson Biography
actorBorn: April 7, 1934Birthplace: EdinburghDied: Feb. 9, 2007 (London) A versatile actor and a founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in…Dusty Springfield 1999 Deaths
Dusty Springfield(Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien)Age: 59 soulful British singer whose hits included '60s songs “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Wishin' and Hopin'.” She was honored by…Trending
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