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Dwight Arrington Myers [1] [2] (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), [3] known professionally as Heavy D, was an American rapper, record producer, and actor.Myers was the leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a group that included dancers/hype men G-Whiz (Glen Parrish) and "Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), as well as DJ and producer Eddie F (Edward Ferrell).
He was best known for his roles in Storage Hunters and Celebrity Big Brother. [2] Newell was a supporter of Arsenal Football Club and frequently took part in interviews for ArsenalFanTV. [3]
Heavy D Heavy D & the Boyz: 44: November 8, 2011: Los Angeles, California, U.S. Pulmonary embolism [72] Lisa Fay Beatty 7 Year Bitch: 47: November 25, 2011: Mentone, California, U.S. Traffic accident [73] [74] Don DeVito Record producer, music business and company executive from Columbia Records: 72: November 25, 2011: Prostate cancer Keef ...
Heavy D and the Boyz dedicated their next album, Peaceful Journey, to his memory in 1991. [3] Pete Rock & CL Smooth dedicated their song "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" to him in 1992. [3] Pete Rock discussed the song's genesis in a 2007 interview with The Village Voice: I had a friend of mine that passed away, and it was a shock to the ...
Meanwhile, the final Heavy D & The Boyz album, Nuttin' But Love, was released in 1994, and soon certified Platinum in the U.S. In 1995, Uptown's new R&B group Soul for Real's debut album Candy Rain was released, as was Jodeci's third and final studio album for Uptown Records, The Show, the After Party, the Hotel.
Dead & Company’s three-song climax ended with the Grateful Dead’s “Touch of Grey,” presumably chosen not because it was the band’s biggest commercial radio hit — or at least not only ...
Andre O’Neal Harrell (September 26, 1960 – May 7, 2020) was an American record executive, media proprietor, and former rapper. [3] He formed the short-lived East Coast hip hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde with Alonzo Brown in 1980; they signed with Profile Records the following year.
A heavily armed man who was found dead at a Colorado mountaintop amusement park last year had researched mass shootings online, but investigators haven't determined why he amassed such an arsenal ...