Celebrity death thread 2022

Robbins was blinded in an accident when he was four and learned to play piano when he was seven. He played on more than 600 albums and dozens of hits including Patsy Cline's Crazy and I Fall To Pieces, Leroy Van Dyke's Walk On By, Dolly Parton's Coat Of Many Colors, Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter, George Jones' She Thinks I Still Care and Bob Dylan's Rainy Day Women #12 & 35. Robbins also released eight studio albums and a live album.

 
Third, I remember watching him on Head of the Class.

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With January '22 coming to a close. These are the major celebrities' that pasted away that received a 2nd or more nomination from this thread.

Dan Reeves
Peter Bogdanovich
Sidney Poitier
Bob Saget
Ronnie Spector
Meatloaf
Louie Anderson
Peter Robbins
Howard Hesseman
 
My final match would be Bob Saget vs. Howard Hesseman. Howard would almost win, but I'm more familiar with Bob Saget. Plus he was kind of a TV father figure for me growing up.
 
If you're thinking about adding names to the madness, I'd consider the list of musicians that sadchild came up with.

There will be a '22 CDT Madness towards end of the year. I was going with people who received more then 1 vote in this thread.

I wouldn't mind doing another madness for musicians only.
 
Carpenter appeared in 15 movies and several Broadway plays. He and Debbie Reynolds appeared in the 1950 movie Two Weeks With Love, which starred Jane Powell and Ricardo Montalban. Carpenter and Reynolds sang two songs in the film, Aba Daba Honeymoon and Row Row Row. Released as a single, Aba Daba Honeymoon reached #3 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart in March 1951. Carpenter also wrote several songs including Christmas Eve, Come Away, A Little Love, I Wouldn't Mind, Cabin In The Woods and Ev'ry Other Day and nine mystery novels including Deadhead, which was turned into a Broadway musical.


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May played district attorney Adam Drake in 2,839 episodes of The Edge Of Night (1967-77), played Grant Wheeler in 144 episodes of Texas (1981-82), played Pat Garrison in 43 episodes of The Roaring '20s (1960-62) and played Cadet Lieutenant Charles Thompson in 39 episodes of West Point (1956-57). He also appeared in multiple episodes of Sugarfoot, Colt 45, Falcon Crest, The FBI, As The World Turns and 77 Sunset Strip.

 
Leacox was a member of America's touring band from 1973 to 2014. America's hits include Tin Man, I Need You, Sister Golden Hair, Ventura Highway, Daisy Jane, Lonely People, The Border, Today's The Day, You Can Do Magic and A Horse With No Name.

 
May played district attorney Adam Drake in 2,839 episodes of The Edge Of Night (1967-77), played Grant Wheeler in 144 episodes of Texas (1981-82), played Pat Garrison in 43 episodes of The Roaring '20s (1960-62) and played Cadet Lieutenant Charles Thompson in 39 episodes of West Point (1956-57). He also appeared in multiple episodes of Sugarfoot, Colt 45, Falcon Crest, The FBI, As The World Turns and 77 Sunset Strip.


Second.
 
Skylark reached #9 on the Hot 100 with Wildflower in May 1973. Gerrard had six solo R&B hits, 1975-77, including Words Are Impossible, Stay Awhile With Me and Baby Don't Let It Mess Your Mind.

Donny Gerrard, lead singer of Skylark, dies at 75

 
Skylark reached #9 on the Hot 100 with Wildflower in May 1973. Gerrard had six solo R&B hits, 1975-77, including Words Are Impossible, Stay Awhile With Me and Baby Don't Let It Mess Your Mind.

Donny Gerrard, lead singer of Skylark, dies at 75


Second. He was a good singer.
 
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