Celebrity death thread 2026

[Madison]

The Lettermen formed in 1959 in Los Angeles. Among their hits are Hurt So Bad, When I Fall In Love, Come Back Silly Girl, How Is Julie, The Way You Look Tonight, Theme From A Summer Place and Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You. Butala was the last surviving original member. Bob Engemann died in 2013 and Jim Pike died in 2019.

The Lettermen founding member Tony Butala dies at 87

I will second for The Lettermen

 

[Channel98]

Cattini was a member of the Tornados from 1960 to 1965 and played on their 1962 hit Telstar, which went to number one in both the United States and the UK. It was one of 43 British number-one hits that he played drums on. As a session drummer, Cattini played on recordings by Donovan, Lulu, Cliff Richard, Gene Pitney, Rolf Harris, Engelbert Humperdinck, Dusty Springfield, Benny Hill, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Lou Reed, Georgie Fame, Justin Hayward, Tony Christie, Marianne Faithfull, Paul McCartney, Kinks, Yardbirds, Herman's Hermits, Edison Lighthouse, Bee Gees, Bay City Rollers, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates and many others.

Clem Cattini, drummer on Shakin' All Over and Telstar, dies at 89

Clem Cattini: Shakin’ All Over, Telstar and Forty-Three Number Ones The Strange Brew

Clem Cattini, drummer on Shakin’ All Over and Telstar, has died. He recalls Joe Meek, session life and Paul Weller in a 2019 interview. 2026 death.

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