Eugene Record, founder of the legendary Chicago-based vocal group The Chi-Lites, died Friday after a long battle with cancer, the president of the group's booking agency said. He was 64.
The New York Times is reporting that "Long John"Baldry passed away at his home in Vancouver on Thursday from a severe chest infection.
Baldry was extremely influential in the Britsh rock scene in the 1960's, coaching and playing with artists like the Rolling Stones, Elton John, and Jimmy Page. In recent years, he added voice acting to his resume, providing voices for Sonic the Hedgehog, Conan, ReBoot, and Sabrina the Animated Series.
Joe Harnell, composer of scores for such science-fiction television shows as "The Incredible Hulk" "Alien Nation" and "V," passed away on July 14 as a result of heart failure, according to cinescape.com. He was 80.
George Wallace, who's best remembered as scientist Commando Cody from the film serial "Radar Men from the Moon," died Friday, July 22 at the age of 88.
His death resulted from complications from a fall he took while vacationing in Pisa, Italy in June. Five weeks after breaking his leg, he traveled back to Los Angeles where he died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Robert Wright, a composer and lyricist who collaborated with George Forrest on the scores for such Broadway musicals as "Kismet," "Song of Norway" and "Grand Hotel," has died at the age of 90.
Wright died Wednesday at his Miami home of natural causes, said his brother, Jack Wright, of Gloversville, N.Y.
Pat McCormick, a walrus-mustachioed comedy writer for Phyllis Diller, Red Skelton and others who also appeared on "The Tonight Show" and had a role in three "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died. He was 78.
McCormick died Friday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's hospital in Woodland Hills, spokeswoman Jennifer Fagen said Saturday.