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Sleepy LaBeef, the veteran rockabilly performer whose musical career spanned more than 60 years, died on Thursday at the age of 84. A Facebook post from the singer’s family confirmed the news. “He died at home, in his own bed, surrounded by his family who loved him, and whom he …

Robert Forster, the longtime character actor who experienced a career resurgence after his Oscar-nominated performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, has died at the age of 78. The actor’s publicist confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that Forster died Friday at his Los Angeles home following a battle with brain cancer. …

James Henke, a Rolling Stone writer and editor who worked at the magazine from 1977 to 1993 and wrote groundbreaking stories on U2, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, the Clash and others before leaving to become Chief Curator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died peacefully in …

R. Lee Ermey, the gunnery sergeant turned actor who portrayed the scene-stealing drill instructor in Stanley Kubrick‘s Full Metal Jacket, died Sunday at the age of 74. Ermey’s longtime manager Bill Rogin confirmed Ermey’s death on the actor’s Facebook account. “It is with deep sadness that I regret to inform …

Erica Garner, activist and daughter of slain police victim Eric Garner, died unexpectedly of heart failure at the end of 2017. She was only 27, and left behind two small children. She also had unfinished business. In the last months of her life, she had been planning to release a …

David Cassidy, the musician, actor andPartridge Family teen idol, died Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 67. Cassidy’s representative Jo-Ann Geffen confirmed his death, saying, “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle, and …