Showing posts with label RIP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RIP. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

"Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly aged 46"


The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan has died suddenly at the age of 46, her publicist has confirmed.

The Irish musician, originally from Limerick, led the band to international success in the 90s with singles including Linger and Zombie.

A statement from her publicist said: "The lead singer with the Irish band The Cranberries was in London for a short recording session.

"No further details are available at this time."

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the police were called to a hotel in Park Lane at 09:05 GMT on Monday, where "a woman in her mid-40s" was pronounced dead at the scene.

The police have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious and said a report was being compiled for the coroner.


Her current band mates in The Cranberries - Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler, and Mike Hogan - paid tribute to the lead singer on social media.

The message said: "She was an extraordinary talent and we feel very privileged to have been part of her life from 1989."


 Her publicist added: "Family members are devastated to hear the news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time."

The parish priest from her home town Friarstown, in Limerick, said her funeral would take place in Ireland.

"Her family are still waiting for more details to come from London about her death," said Ballybricken and Bohermore parish priest Fr James Walton.

"The plan is for her to be buried here at home. When that will be will depend on when her body is released."

Read more:  http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42696376

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Monday, November 20, 2017

"Charles Manson, Cult Leader Behind Tate-LaBianca Murders, Dead at 83"

Charles Manson, the notorious criminal who upended the Sixties with the Tate-LaBianca killings, has died at age 83. AP

"Charles Manson, the cult leader of the Manson family who masterminded the Tate-LaBianca killings of 1969 and one of the most reviled and fascinating figures in American pop culture, died Sunday night, CBS Los Angeles reports. He was 83. Manson had been rushed to a Bakersfield, California hospital from Corcoran State Prison earlier this month for an undisclosed medical issue
"Manson died of natural causes at Kern County hospital, according to a California Department of Corrections statement.

"A career criminal, amateur musician, enigmatic cult leader and unrepentant racist, Manson became synonymous with the dark underbelly and ominous end of the Sixties. The two-day killing spree he orchestrated in August 1969 left seven people dead and, as legend has it, sprang from his mad interpretation of the Beatles' White Album – specifically the song "Helter Skelter" – which he believed foretold a coming apocalyptic race war."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/charles-manson-dead-at-83-w458873

Saturday, November 18, 2017

"Malcolm Young, AC/DC Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dead at 64'

"Malcolm Young, guitarist and co-founder of AC/DC, died Saturday at the age of 64. Young had been suffering with dementia for the past three years, an illness that forced his retirement from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band he founded with his brother Angus Young in 1973."

Read more:  http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/malcolm-young-acdc-guitarist-and-co-founder-dead-at-64-w512164

His last performance with the band:

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

R.I.P.



Another one bites the dust.  I'm getting freaked out at all of the performers that I like dying.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

"Hugh Hefner, Founder Of Playboy, Is Dead At 91 | TODAY"



When I was in college, I tried writing short stories for Playboy. They were paying up to $3,000 per story. I never got anything published.

I also read that there were bowls of Viagra available at Playboy parties.