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On June 4, 2024, it was ruled she died due to complications of class III obesity, with the manner of death listed as natural. [33] She reportedly weighed 488 lbs at the time of her death. [34] Several music artists and television celebrities including TobyMac and Matthew West paid tribute to Mandisa after the news of her death was released.
The Day the Music Died. / 43.220361°N 93.381417°W / 43.220361; -93.381417. On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. [ a][ 1][ 2] The event became known as " The Day ...
On June 25, 2009, the American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 50. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, said that he found Jackson in his bedroom at his North Carolwood Drive home in the Holmby Hills area of the city not breathing and with a weak pulse; he administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to no avail, and ...
Rob Wile and Dania Kalaji. June 1, 2024 at 8:05 AM. A series of tour cancellations and changes by big-name artists has sparked questions about whether the post-pandemic live music boom could be ...
Randy Meisner. Randall Herman Meisner (March 8, 1946 – July 26, 2023) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the Eagles. Throughout his professional musical career, Meisner's main role was that of bassist and backing high-harmony vocalist as a group member and session musician.
Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) [ 1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist. She is recognized for having a consistent artistic direction. Harris is considered one of the leading music artists behind the country rock genre in the 1970s and the Americana genre in the 1990s.
Also in 2009, Joplin was the honoree at the Rock Hall's American Music Master concert and lecture series. [132] In the late 1990s, the musical play Love, Janis was created and directed by Randal Myler, with input from Janis' younger sister Laura and Big Brother guitarist Sam Andrew, with an aim to take it to Off-Broadway. Opening in the summer ...
Ronald James Padavona[ 3] (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), [ 4] known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell . Though his parents were from Cortland, New York, Dio was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire ...