obituary

Tom Lehrer, Influential Song Satirist With a Cult Following, Dead at 97

Tom Lehrer, Influential Song Satirist With a Cult Following, Dead at 97

Mathematician/musician's darkly comic lyrics in the Fifties and Sixties inspired fans like "Weird Al" Yankovic, Steely Dan, Randy Newman, and…

July 28, 2025

Hulk Hogan, Wrestling Superstar Turned Right-Wing Hero, Dead at 71

Star of the ring and big screen helped make wrestling a pop culture phenomenon thanks to "Hulkamania"

July 24, 2025

Connie Francis, ‘Where the Boys Are’ Pop Singer, Dead at 87

The first female artist to ever top the Hot 100, Francis recently scored a viral TikTok hit thanks to 1962's…

July 18, 2025

Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ Actor, Dead at 67

Prolific character actor best known for playing tough guys in Quentin Tarantino classics also starred in The Getaway, Free Willy,…

July 4, 2025

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Co-Founder and Architect of Pop, Dead at 82

One of America's greatest songwriters and composer of "teenage symphonies to God" invented a massively successful pop sound full of…

June 11, 2025

Sly Stone, Family Stone Architect Who Fused Funk, Rock, and Soul, Dead at 82

Wildly inventive musician and singer uplifted crowds but faced personal demons later on

June 10, 2025

Jonathan Joss, ‘King of the Hill’ Voice Actor, Fatally Shot at 59

The actor was killed near his San Antonio home on Sunday, said police

June 3, 2025

Kool & the Gang’s Michael Sumler, Known as ‘Chicago Mike,’ Dead at 71

The band's hype man, who energized crowds with his energetic choreography, died in a car crash over the weekend

May 30, 2025

Robert Benton, Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Behind ‘Kramer vs. Kramer,’ Dead at 92

Benton co-wrote the screenplay, Bonnie and Clyde, the critically acclaimed 1967 film

May 14, 2025

Les Binks, Former Drummer for Judas Priest, Dead at 73

Binks played on two late-Seventies LPs — Stained Class and Killing Machine — and Priest’s landmark live record, Unleashed in…

April 16, 2025