Robertson kicked off a solo career in 1987, with his self-titled album. His mother's family is Mohawk, and a member of the Six Nations, so Robertson often referenced Native American music in his solo projects. The song “The Weight” was used in a number of films over the years, inclu...
Singer, songwriter, dubbed “The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” — died after a long illness (she had intestinal cancer, a stroke in 2013, and a kidney transplant in 2017), 5/24/23 Anna Mae Bullock, later known as Tina Turner, got her start with Ike Turner when she brazenly poached a ...
List of famous people who died of stroke with photos when available. This list of celebrities who died from stroke includes information like the victim's ...
22 – Wayne Swinny (59): Founding member of the band Saliva – Died at the age of 59. Just a few hours before his death, it was announced that the guitarist had been hospitalized after suffering a brain hemorrhage – age 59. 23 – Steve Mackey (56):Notable as Pulp’s bassist, contr...
Known for his discipline areas of strength and ethics, Donald imparted important qualities in Bryan since the beginning, accentuating the significance of hard work, devotion, and constancy. Donald Orrin Danielson died on April 21, 2014, at 57 years of age. Bryan Danielson’s Brothers/Sisters Bry...
Her family also issued a statement that read, “Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.” ...
Anita Pointer, a founding member of the Grammy-winning act the Pointer Sisters, died from cancer at the age of 74. Ruth Pointer is now the only surviving singer of the famed R&B group. "She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long," Pointer's family said in...
“Part of the exquisite beauty of salvation is its simplicity. Any man, woman, or child can come to Christ with absolutely nothing to offer Him but simple faith-just as they are. Salvation requires nothing more than childlike faith-believing that Jesus Christ died for my sins and accepting ...
Here are 30 rock and metal musicians who died before the age of 30. Many musicians have had their lives cut short because of bad luck, addiction or their personal actions. In some cases, they died in tragic accidents, just as they were enjoying their height of fame. Such was the case ...
Both his parents and a sister died in the camps, but Wiesel was among the prisoners freed by Allied forces in April 1945 - and with his rescue came a moral burden, as he described years later in a CBS interview: “In the beginning the question was, ‘Why did I survive? Why?’ Every...