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Whitney Houston: 1963 - 2012

Whitney Houston has died at age 48, the Associated Press reported. The singer, who was best known for hits like “I Will Always Love You,” “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” was confirmed dead by her publicist, Kristen Foster, this evening. The cause of her death was not confirmed.   read more

Etta James: 1938 - 2012

Soul-singing legend Etta James has died, CNN reported today. The singer was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010 and also suffered from dementia and hepatitis C. She died at a hospital in Riverside, Calif.   read more

Christopher Hitchens: 1949-2011

Christopher Hitchens, a British author and journalist who wrote for The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate and The Nation has died at 62 after developing cancer of the esophagus, the Wall Street Journal reported. Hitchens died last night at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston of pneumonia, which was a complication of his cancer.  read more

John Atterberry: 1971-2011

John Atterberry, a music industry executive most famous for his work with pop sensations like Jessica Simpson and The Spice Girls and his association with Death Row Records, died last night. He was 40.  read more

Dobie Gray: 1940-2011

Yesterday morning, soul singer Dobie Gray passed away in his sleep in Nashville, Tenn. He was 71.  read more

Hubert Sumlin: 1931-2011

Yesterday renowned electric blues guitarist and singer Hubert Sumlin, most famous for his role as the guitarist in Howlin' Wolf's band, died of heart failure while hospitalized in Wayne, N.J. He was 80.  read more

Patrice O'Neal: 1969-2011

Patrice O’Neal has died after a long battle with diabetes and a stroke he suffered late last October. O’Neal was a prominent fixture in the New York comedy scene and had performed in the city for two decades.  read more

Ken Russell: 1927-2011

British film director Ken Russell, famous for his Oscar-winning Women In Love and the Who’s rock-opera Tommy has died at the age of 84. His son, Alex Varney-Elliot, stated the director was died at a hospital following a series of strokes.  read more

Doyle Bramhall: 1949-2011

Early on Sunday morning, Doyle Bramhall, a legendary figure of blues music who helped establish Austin as a center for the genre, died at his home in Alpine, Texas, allegedly of natural causes. He was 62.  read more

GWAR Guitarist Cory Smoot Found Dead

This morning, Cory Smoot, the lead guitarist for the sci-fi/fantasy metal band Gwar who played the role of character Flattus Maximus, was found dead by his bandmates. His age is unknown.  read more