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Richard Roundtree dead: Trailblazing actor best known for playing Shaft dies aged 81
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 9 months agoRichard Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective...
Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoJim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax...
Richard Roundtree's best ever roles, from Shaft to Roots, as the iconic actor dies aged 81
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRichard Roundtree, the American actor widely seen as one of the first black action heroes, died on...
Clarence Avant, “Godfather of Black Music,” Dies at 92
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News UK· 12 months agoHe managed Sarah Vaughan, discovered Bill Withers and advised countless people in the industry and...
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoBurt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky...
Mable John Dies: First Female Solo Artist Signed By Motown Records Founder Was 91
Deadline via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoMable John, who recorded for Motown and Stax and later worked with Ray Charles, died Aug. 25 at her...
Best New TV Shows of May 2024
Time via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoWith the Emmys eligibility deadline looming on the 31st, May tends to be a big month for TV. But 2024 has borne the brunt of 2023’s Hollywood strikes, so...
Barbra Streisand, John Legend, Adele and More Singers Who Have Won Golden Globes
People via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoSee which singers have snagged Golden Globes for both their singing and acting abilities Steve...
The Best '80s Movie Villains
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News UK· 11 months agoKane Hodder as Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan I have always been firm believer in the phrase, “A hero is only as good...
50th anniversary of Hank Aaron's 715th home run: His closest friends remember the HR king
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sport· 4 months agoThey kept moving closer and closer to Hank Aaron on Atlanta’s bench, and he kept moving further and...
