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Maybe not everyone's favorite, but she had an amazing number of country & western, pop and rock 'n roll #1 hits. Plus, she was a pretty good dancer (she could keep up with John Travolta). Olivia Newton-John succumbs to cancer.

The coal miner's daughter who had 51 top ten hits, Loretta Lynn.

It may be nearly half a century since any of us heard anything from her, but it was a very big deal in 1973 when Sacheen Littlefeather refused an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando.

Within 5 days of her 97th birthday, Dame Angela Lansbury.

Prolific and talented songwriter, Burt Bacharach.

Raquel Welch, who was much more talented than her sex goddess image allowed. Her comedic performance in "The Three Musketeers" was priceless. She was a classy woman.

Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist The title of the obituary says it all.

The Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner.

My wife and I saw her perform (front row seats) just over 50 years ago, when it was the Ike & Tina Revue, and she was explosive. For my money - Ike, the band, the backup singers were all just along for the ride. Nobody saw or heard anything except Tina.

She was, indeed, an unparalleled, never to be matched piece of work.

George Winston. An award winning new age pianist, a jazz pianist, a rock 'n' roll pianist (check out his piano interpretation of an album by The Doors).

Daniel Ellsberg, a true American hero, who blew the whistle on the lies that the government told about Vietnam. As someone old enough to remember this travesty, I am still appalled about the thousands who died for no logical reason. Ellsberg taught us that we should not blindly trust the powers-that-be.

He may have been the single best example of why a democracy needs a free press.

I'm among the many people who, when asked who would you like to be able to sing like, unhesitatingly reply: "Tony Bennett"

Irish singer and activist, Sinead O'Connor.

Founding member and bassist of The Eagles, Randy Meisner.

Robbie Robertson, song-writer, co-founder and guitarist of the band, The Band.

Add to that:
Robbie Robertson, 80, Dies; Canadian Songwriter Captured American Spirit

And if you haven't seen Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz (1978, available on DVD), now would be a good time.

The guy who espoused the life of a beach bum, Jimmy Buffett.

Fernando Botero. I've always loved his work, which truly stands out from the crowd. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/09/15/fernando-botero-artist-colombia-dead/>