Phillip Hughes died after a freak accident during a game of cricket. He was hit by what could only be called a regular bouncer and after a initial blasé reaction, he collapsed and was rushed to hospital. He went into an induced coma after an operation but failed to regain consciousness and died. Phillip Hughes […]
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Jimmy Ruffin Dies
Jimmy Ruffin came from a generation which sang the sound track of the American teenager and the sixties revolution which changed the way music affected peoples lives. He and his brother David were at the heart of the revolutionary sound called Tamla Motown. He nearly joined The Temptations but missed out when the management heard […]
Big Bank Hank Dies
Very rarely can a person be truly at the start of some big cultural change that defines the world for the next 30+ years. Big Bank Hank genuinely can be placed at the forefront of such a change. With his ‘Rappers Delight’ he and the rest of The Sugarhill Gang brought out the first rap record […]
Rev Ian Paisley Dies
One of the men that finally brought peace to Northern Ireland died today. Ian Paisley was the man who always said NO until he said YES to sharing power with what was believed to be his sworn enemy. By sharing power with former IRA boss Martin McGuinness. It was a monumental event and had many people […]
Robin Williams Dies
The death of Robin Williams which has been suspected to be suicide is both shocking and sad. It truly clear that you can be super successful, rich, popular and lauded, but, still feel unhappy within yourself to the point where life does not have any meaning left. How someone who could brighten the day for […]
James Garner Dies.
If you have ever spent an afternoon from work or college lounging around on the sofa, drinking beer and smoking cigarettes you may have watched one of the most under-rated TV shows of all time. The Rockford Files was a excellent program for escapism and chillaxing. Jim Rockford played by James Garner was entertainment gold […]
Alfredo Di Stefano Dies
One of the greatest footballers that ever lived died yesterday and the world of football will hopefully mourne his passing with a minute silence at the first of the semi-finals tonight. It would be fitting that two of the powerhouse of world football honour Alfredo Di Stefano by giving him a minute silence because both […]
Richard Mellon Scaife Dies
President and Hillary Clinton’s bête noire died on American Independence day (4th July 2014). Richard Mellon Scaife was the man who financed the anti-Clinton campaign and created a load of conspiracies on the voracity of the Clintons life and political career. Some of the stories were true and some of them were absolute craziness. In fact Richard Mellon […]
Bobby Womack Dies
Bobby Womack came from a family of entertainers and gospel singers. Discovered by Sam Cooke, Bobby Womack with his brothers Friendly Womack, Jr, Curtis Womack, Bobby Womack, Harry Womack and Cecil Womack formed The Womack Brothers which changed to The Valentino’s. They had success and Bobby Womack gained financial security when The Rolling Stones covered one of his records, but […]
Felix Dennis Dies
A man who set out to make as much money as he could and have as much fun as he could endured died after achieving all of his ambitions and then some! Felix Dennis died after a long illness aged 67. He started out life being brought up by a single mother and ended up […]