R.I.P. Donna Summer (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012)
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Award winner. Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums […]
R.I.P. Don Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012)
Don Cornelius born in Chicago in 1936, has passed at the age of 75, here in Los Angeles, California from what the police report was a self inflicted gunshot. Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show “Soul Train,” apparently shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home, police said. He […]
R.I.P. Joe Paterno (December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012)
Joe Paterno, revered coach tainted by scandal, dies STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired in November over a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant that rocked America, died on Sunday of lung cancer. He was 85. Paterno won […]