Celebrity Death Thread 2020

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Here in Los Angeles, Treat Her Right reached #3 on the KHJ Boss 30 and the KFWB Fabulous Forty and #12 on the KRLA Tune-dex in October 1965. Roy Head's son Jason, who calls himself Sundance Head, has had several country hits, including a 2016 remake of Treat Her Right with Blake Shelton. Here is a live performance from The Voice:

 

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Best Of My Love topped the Hot 100 for five weeks and the R&B chart for four weeks in 1977. Among the Emotions' other hits are Smile, Show Me How, So I Can Love You, My Honey & Me, Don't Ask My Neighbors and (with Earth Wind & Fire) Boogie Wonderland.

 

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The Four Seasons formed in 1955 in Newark. They were originally known as the Variatones and changed their name to the Four Lovers in 1956. They became the Four Seasons in 1961, taking their name from a local bowling alley. They had 31 top-40 hits, 15 top tens and five number ones (Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like A Man, Rag Doll, December 1963).

 

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The Four Seasons formed in 1955 in Newark. They were originally known as the Variatones and changed their name to the Four Lovers in 1956. They became the Four Seasons in 1961, taking their name from a local bowling alley. They had 31 top-40 hits, 15 top tens and five number ones (Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like A Man, Rag Doll, December 1963).

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Holland toured and recorded with Carl Perkins from 1956 to 1960, then joined Johnny Cash's backup band, the Tennessee Two – which became the Tennessee Three. Holland toured and recorded with Cash until 1997 when Johnny retired from music because of failing health.

Johnny Cash drummer W.S. 'Fluke' Holland dead at 85

 

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Stone joined the group in 1972 when it was known as Genesis. After two years, he was replaced by Michael Anthony. The band changed its name to Mammoth after learning there was another group named Genesis. They became Van Halen in 1974.

 

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Burns produced several television series including The Girls Next Door (2005-09), Food Paradise (2007-13), Holly's World (2009-11), Ancient Aliens (2010-20) and The Curse Of Oak Island (2014-20). From 1995 to 2005, he served as producer (and sometimes writer) of A&E's Biography series.

 

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Mac Davis wrote Don't Cry Daddy, In The Ghetto, Something's Burning, I Believe In Music and Watching Scotty Grow and had 16 top-40 country hits including Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me, You're My Bestest Friend, Hooked On Music, Burnin' Thing and Texas In My Rear View Mirror.

 

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Mac Davis wrote Don't Cry Daddy, In The Ghetto, Something's Burning, I Believe In Music and Watching Scotty Grow and had 16 top-40 country hits including Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me, You're My Bestest Friend, Hooked On Music, Burnin' Thing and Texas In My Rear View Mirror.

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Byrd played Stokely Darling in 10 episodes of the 2017-19 Netflix series She's Gotta Have It and appeared in 22 movies and TV-movies including Ray, Clockers, Set It Off, He Got Game and Brooklyn's Finest.