Celebrity death thread 2026

[Channel98]

Slave formed in 1975 in Dayton, Ohio. Slide, their first single, went to number one on Billboard's R&B chart and #32 on the Hot 100 in July 1977. Steve Washington and two other members left in 1979 to form Aurra with singer Curt Jones and keyboardist Philip Fields. Among Aurra's R&B hits are Make Up Your Mind, Such A Feeling, Are You Single, A Little Love and In The Mood To Groove.

Steve Washington, co-founder of legendary funk bands Aurra and Slave, dies

(February 1, 2026) A musical artist is considered impactful if he or she creates a band that has a run of success. But what do you say about an artist who does it twice, helping create two legendary funk groups? That was the tale of multi-instrumentalist, producer, and bandleader Steve...

soultracks.com

 

[Channel98]

Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton and Cory Wells formed Redwood in 1967 in Los Angeles. A year later, they took the name Three Dog Night, a reference to very cold nights in the Australian outback when a person would stay warm at night by having three dogs sleep next to him. Three Dog Night had 21 consecutive top-40 hits, 1969-75, including three number ones, Mama Told Me Not To Come, Joy To The World and Black & White. Among their other hits are One, Easy To Be Hard, Eli's Coming, Celebrate, Liar, Shambala, Never Been To Spain, The Show Must Go On and An Old Fashioned Love Song.

Chuck Negron, Original Singer of Three Dog Night, Dead at 83

Chuck Negron, who, as one of the original singers of Three Dog Night, appeared on some of the band's biggest singles, has died at 83.

consequence.net

 

[Aaron]

Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton and Cory Wells formed Redwood in 1967 in Los Angeles. A year later, they took the name Three Dog Night, a reference to very cold nights in the Australian outback when a person would stay warm at night by having three dogs sleep next to him. Three Dog Night had 21 consecutive top-40 hits, 1969-75, including three number ones, Mama Told Me Not To Come, Joy To The World and Black & White. Among their other hits are One, Easy To Be Hard, Eli's Coming, Celebrate, Liar, Shambala, Never Been To Spain, The Show Must Go On and An Old Fashioned Love Song.

Chuck Negron, Original Singer of Three Dog Night, Dead at 83

Chuck Negron, who, as one of the original singers of Three Dog Night, appeared on some of the band's biggest singles, has died at 83.

consequence.net

Second.

 

[Wolf]

Going through January, here are all the celebrities who received two or more nominations. I’ll start the 2026 CDT Madness thread sometime later this week.

 

[Channel98]

Lang appeared in 27 movies and TV movies including Alphaville, Charro! (with Elvis Presley), Nickelodeon, White Dog, Land Of Plenty, At Long Last Love, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case and What's Up, Doc?

Christa Lang, Actress, Producer and Widow of Samuel Fuller, Dies at 82

She appeared in French New Wave movies for Roger Vadim, Claude Chabrol and Jean-Luc Godard before marrying the iconic American filmmaker in 1967.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Channel98]

Kenoly released seven studio albums and seven live albums. Sing Out With One Voice, recorded at Carpenter's Home Church in Lakeland, Florida, reached #134 on Billboard's album chart in September 1995. Among Kenoly's best-known songs are Sing Out, Lift Him Up, Jubilee, We Offer Praises, Welcome Home, Ancient Of Days, Jesus Is Alive, Give To The Lord and Mourning Into Dancing.

Gospel Music Singer Ron Kenoly Dead at 81

Ron Kenoly, a worship leader who maintained a multi-decade career as a gospel singer, died Tuesday morning.

www.tmz.com

 

[Channel98]

Peplowski released 39 studio albums and five live albums and also recorded with Mel Tormé, Peggy Lee, Charlie Byrd, Leon Redbone, Marianne Faithfull, George Shearing, Ruby Braff, Rebecca Kilgore, Eddie Higgins, John Pizzarelli, Susannah McCorkle and many others.

Ken Peplowski, beloved jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, dies at 66

The international jazz community is grieving the sudden loss of Ken Peplowski, the celebrated clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and bandleader, who died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 66. Revered for his dazzling musicianship, deep respect for jazz tradition, and sharp, self-deprecating wit...

classic107.com

 

[Channel98]

The 5th Dimension, originally the Versatiles, formed in 1965 in Los Angeles and had 20 top-40 hits, 1967-73. Seven made the top ten and two – Wedding Bell Blues and Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In – went to number one. Among their other hits are Stoned Soul Picnic, Up Up & Away, Carpet Man, Sweet Blindness, One Less Bell To Answer, If I Could Reach You and I Didn't Get To Sleep At All.

LaMonte McLemore, Founding Member of The 5th Dimension, Dies at 90

He provided warm bass vocals on such hits as “Up, Up and Away,” “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” and “Wedding Bell Blues” and was a photographer and author as well.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[kingchuck69]

Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers, dies at 85

Mickey Lolich, who earned three complete-game wins for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, has died.

apnews.com

 

[HecticArt]

Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers, dies at 85

Mickey Lolich, who earned three complete-game wins for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, has died.

apnews.com

Second

 

[Madison]

I use to see him on the NBC Saturday Game of the Week. He was a good pitcher

 

[Channel98]

The Elegants formed in 1956 in South Beach, New York. Little Star, their first single, went to number one in August 1958. They released 13 more singles and never had another hit.

Jimmy Moschello, an original member of Vito Picone & The Elegants, whose record Little Star went gold in 1958, dies at 88

Jimmy Moschello, an original member of Vito Picone & The Elegants, whose record ‘Little Star’ went gold in 1958, dies at 88

“When Jimmy came through the door, you heard that familiar strong voice that would fill the house”

www.silive.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

Going through January, here are all the celebrities who received two or more nominations. I’ll start the 2026 CDT Madness thread sometime later this week.

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I thought it would be interesting to go through all the January nominations, and classify them. Here it is. You can draw your own conclusions.

And BTW Wolf, you forgot Valentino.

 

[Channel98]

I post obituaries. I don't consider them to be nominations. I posted 26 in January. Seven were seconded. In baseball terms, that's a .269 average. I can live with that.

 

[Madison]

The Elegants formed in 1956 in South Beach, New York. Little Star, their first single, went to number one in August 1958. They released 13 more singles and never had another hit.

Jimmy Moschello, an original member of Vito Picone & The Elegants, whose record Little Star went gold in 1958, dies at 88

Jimmy Moschello, an original member of Vito Picone & The Elegants, whose record ‘Little Star’ went gold in 1958, dies at 88

“When Jimmy came through the door, you heard that familiar strong voice that would fill the house”

www.silive.com

I will second. "Little Star" is a wonderful song. I hear it frequently on the Cool Bobby B show and saw the group perform it in the movie "Joey"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I post obituaries. I don't consider them to be nominations. I posted 26 in January. Seven were seconded. In baseball terms, that's a .269 average. I can live with that.

But it won't get you to the all-star game.

 

[Channel98]

Washington Senators reserve third baseman Eddie Yost was batting .192 in 1952 when he was selected by American League manager Casey Stengel as a reserve for the All Star Game. The game, played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, was halted after five innings because of rain. The National League won 3-2 – and Yost never got to play. Poor baby!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Washington Senators reserve third baseman Eddie Yost was batting .192 in 1952 when he was selected by American League manager Casey Stengel as a reserve for the All Star Game. The game, played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, was halted after five innings because of rain. The National League won 3-2 – and Yost never got to play. Poor baby!

Thanx. I was just wondering what the result of the 1952 all star game was.

 

[HecticArt]

Thanx. I was just wondering what the result of the 1952 all star game was.

I really wasn't.

 

[Channel98]

Here is a 1980 live performance of Little Star by the Elegants with lead singer Vito Picone as the only original member: