Duke Fakir, Last Surviving Member of the Four Tops, Dies at 88
He sang tenor on hits like “Standing in the Shadow of Love,” “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch).”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/arts/music/abdul-duke-fakir-dead.html
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I’d be thrilled if we could make this a dedicated RIP thread instead of a new one every time there’s a death
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RIP John Mayall
Wally Amos, Creator of Famous Amos Cookies, Dies at 88
With a background in marketing, his aunt’s recipe and a winning personality, he built one of the world’s best-known brands of baked goods.
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Gena Rowlands, a well known actress and star of “The Notebook,” just passed away. I saw that movie several years ago and thought it was touching.
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Wow some of these game show hosts have longevity! I didn’t realize his other endeavors in the entertainment industry.
Peter Marshall, game-show host of ‘Hollywood Squares,’ dies at 98
In addition to hosting the long-running game show, he was a singer, comedian and Broadway actor.
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Greg Kihn has passed away. They don’t write ‘em like that anymore …” He was battling Alzheimer’s and was only 75.
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Jack Russell, former singer of Great White passed away today at 63…
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Phil Donahue died last night after a long illness. He was 88. 
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Awww that makes me sad. He “always” had that older look with his ever present gray hair…but 88! He and Marlo such a couple forEVER!
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RIP Mr. Phil Donahue - one guest, no band. What an idea. Trailblazer. And I believe if Marlo Thomas chose him, he must’ve been an amazing guy.
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James Darren, Actor, Singer and ‘Gidget’ Heartthrob, Dies at 88
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/movies/james-darren-dies.html
RIP Sergio Mendez (Brasil 66)
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HIs cover of Fool on the Hill was brilliant.
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Never Gonna Let You Go was/remains an '80s staple.
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RIP, James Earl Jones.
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Awww a long life but will be missed - his actual voice, never forgotten. 
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That voice…Will be heard forever. May he RIP.
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This is my favorite Star Wars clip. It’s the first time James Earl Jones speaks as Darth Vader.
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I was driving in my car and heard them talking about James Earl Jones’ life. For a man known for his distinctive voice, he was a stutterer and mute for a while. I’ll share what his wiki page says and note the importance of caring teachers.
“From the age of five, Jones was raised by his maternal grandparents, John Henry and Maggie Connolly,[12] on their farm in Dublin, Michigan; they had moved from Mississippi in the Great Migration.[17] Jones found the transition to living with his grandparents in Michigan traumatic and developed a stutter so severe that he refused to speak. He said, “I was a stutterer. I couldn’t talk. So my first year of school was my first mute year, and then those mute years continued until I got to high school.”[17] He credited his English teacher, Donald Crouch, who discovered he had a gift for writing poetry, with helping him end his silence.[14] Crouch urged him to challenge his reluctance to speak through reading poetry aloud to the class.[18][19]”
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