obituaries

Despite leaving the acting business multiple times, Stockwell's career spanned 70 years.

'Blue Velvet' and 'Quantum Leap' actor Dean Stockwell has died at age 85

5:12pm November 09, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The veteran actor was known for his wide variety of roles — from sci-fi tv shows such as Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, to arthouse classics like Paris, Texas and Blue Velvet.

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Astro, founding member of UB40, in 1987.

Astro, a founding member of the reggae group UB40, has died at age 64

11:41am November 07, 2021

by Hazel Cills

The artist, born Terence Wilson, sang about issues of racism and poverty in the music of the pioneering reggae band.

Music & Culture

Brazilian singer Marilia Mendonca dies at 26 in plane crash

8:16am November 07, 2021

We have this remembrance of Brazilian singer Marília Mendonça, who died in a plane crash Friday at the age of 26.

Remembering beloved D.C. jazz drummer Howard 'Kingfish' Franklin, lost to COVID

5:16pm November 05, 2021

Howard "Kingfish" Franklin was a beloved figure in the Washington, D.C., jazz scene. He died this year from COVID-19.

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National

Black veterans on what Colin Powell meant to them

4:55pm November 05, 2021

Black veterans pay tribute to the late Colin Powell, who's funeral happened Friday at National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of the Gap Band, has died at age 73

4:53pm November 04, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

Ronnie Wilson, a founding member of the Gap Band, has died at age 73. The group dominated the R&B charts in the 1980s, and their music went on to be sampled by artists decades later.

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The Gap Band's Ronnie Wilson (center) with brothers Charlie and Robert Wilson, circa 1980.

Music & Culture

Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at 73

5:38pm November 03, 2021

by Hazel Cills

With his brothers Charlie and Robert, the multi-instrumentalist helped define R&B's sound in the 1970s and '80s, bringing a distinct flavor of synth-heavy electro-funk.