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Printablesosgemini said: ladygirl99 said: wow i didnt know that dude who played michael jackson on that jacksons movie died. i always wondered what happened to him? that dude been dead since 1993.
[Edited 3/19/07 17:48pm] yeah...somebody recently created a thread about the dood (sic) a month or so ago...thats how i found out about it. most of these folks werent even famous though...im sure you could make a list just as long (if not longer) of obscure non black celebs who passed on. ----- Maybe they were not famous to you. I don't anyone black that would not know who Paul Winfield was or Sweet Daddy. | |
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sosgemini said: banks said: Yeah... I don't think ANS death eclisped James Brown's, by the time she died James already had that Circus 4 blocks from where i live in Harlem and his funeral was broadcast live on CNN... the only talk about James was that he was not buried... agreed...Gerald Ford died too and his coveraged stopped too...Whose to blame for that one? ----- Gerald Ford is to blame. He was one of the worst Presidents we had. | |
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I just found out last month that renee diggs of starpoint had passed away
of complications from MS. I almost fell out of my chair. I was looking for a greatest hits compilation online and that is how i found out. Her bandmate and co lead singer ernesto phillips died a year earlier from a stroke. Both passed away at the age of 50. Very sad. They were a group i enjoyed seeing live in the 80's. Don't laugh at my funk
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I had knowledge of almost all of those, but the real surprise for me is Dino of H-Town. I can't believe I'm just hearing about that. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: I had knowledge of almost all of those, but the real surprise for me is Dino of H-Town. I can't believe I'm just hearing about that.
Oh yeah, his death was a big deal in the black press when it happend,,,,it died down fast like the rest of them though. | |
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Another one
http://archives.cnn.com/2...index.html Former Soul II Soul singer dies LONDON, England (AP) -- Doreen Waddell, a former vocalist with the group Soul II Soul, died Friday in a traffic accident, apparently after running from a store where she had been accused of shoplifting, police said Wednesday. She was 36. Police said it appeared she had been running from a supermarket after being confronted about shoplifting. She was struck by three cars on the nearby A27 highway and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. It took several days to identify her body. Waddell, who used the stage name Do'reen, sang on the influential British dance band's best-selling 1989 album "Club Classics Volume I" and was lead vocalist on the songs "Feel Free" and "Happiness." Soul II Soul topped the charts with the song "Back to Life" on the same album, in which Caron Wheeler was the lead singer. Waddell had not been active in the music industry for several years, and neighbors quoted by The Daily Telegraph newspaper said she did not talk about her time with Soul II Soul. Soul II Soul said it would not comment on Waddell's death. The Associated Press & Reuters contributed to this report Desiigner "Panda" LES TWINS x YAK FILMS | Laurent ft Skitzo & Boom Squad Inglewood  (part 1)
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AlexdeParis said: I had knowledge of almost all of those, but the real surprise for me is Dino of H-Town. I can't believe I'm just hearing about that.
I knew about it for a few years but was shocked when i first found out. I was not an H-Town fan but they were an interesting group with the drama they had with luke. Don't laugh at my funk
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others to add to the list.....rip
bert reid-crown heights affair tyrone davis wilson pickett syretta wright billy preston st clair pickney-long time sax player for the jb's ollie isley billy henderson-the spinners tony silvestri-the main ingredient luther ingrem eugene record-the chilites dan hartman frankie lane sharon redd johnny bristol phyllis hyman and to those who are suffering at this moment lets us rememnber them also... levi stubbs-the four tops angela bofill ron isley | |
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Tessa said: SPYZFAN1 said: Thank you for posting that list. There's celebs on there that I didn't even know were gone. I didn't know the great, late actor Paul Winfield was gay.
how could you not know he was gay? anyway, I loved this guy alone for "City Confidential" on A&E where they profiled some small town or suburb and simultaneously told the story of some grizly murder that took place there. The sense of Shakesperian drama he added to it with his narration was fantastic  I notice that Paul Winfield was gay since the final season of 227. All that aside, his career as an actor should've been a lot better. | |
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I guess the shock is how out of the loop some of you are. Outside of Edmund Sylvers, I've heard of all these people dying shortly after their deaths. [Edited 3/25/07 21:14pm] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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I love how celebrities always seem to be "sorely missed" and in the "thoughts and prayers" of our society before any other remnant. | |
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Najee said: I guess the shock is how out of the loop some of you are. Outside of Edmund Sylvers, I've heard of all these people dying shortly after their deaths.
[Edited 3/25/07 21:14pm] Good point. I watch and listen to the news everyday and I am sure I've heard of the deaths of 99% of these people too. I may not be overly familiar with some, but I know their deaths are mentioned on news stations around the world. | |
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How about:
At least 3 of the members from the R&B group Force MDs (remember "Tender Love" from [i]Krush Groove") Jermaine Stewart- "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (to Have a Good Time) I know he died in 1997 of an AIDS related illness |
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RosesRred said: Another one
http://archives.cnn.com/2...index.html Former Soul II Soul singer dies LONDON, England (AP) -- Doreen Waddell, a former vocalist with the group Soul II Soul, died Friday in a traffic accident, apparently after running from a store where she had been accused of shoplifting, police said Wednesday. She was 36. Police said it appeared she had been running from a supermarket after being confronted about shoplifting. She was struck by three cars on the nearby A27 highway and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. It took several days to identify her body. Waddell, who used the stage name Do'reen, sang on the influential British dance band's best-selling 1989 album "Club Classics Volume I" and was lead vocalist on the songs "Feel Free" and "Happiness." Soul II Soul topped the charts with the song "Back to Life" on the same album, in which Caron Wheeler was the lead singer. Waddell had not been active in the music industry for several years, and neighbors quoted by The Daily Telegraph newspaper said she did not talk about her time with Soul II Soul. Soul II Soul said it would not comment on Waddell's death. The Associated Press & Reuters contributed to this report WHAT!?!?!?!? Damn  |
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Harlepolis said: ThePunisher said: I didn't know that Sweet Daddy from Good Times passed away.
Teddy Wilson died?  He was funny in "Thats my momma".He played Calvin Lockheart's right-hand man in "Cotton Comes to Harlem". |
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uPtoWnNY said: Harlepolis said: Teddy Wilson died? He was funny in "Thats my momma".He played Calvin Lockheart's right-hand man in "Cotton Comes to Harlem". Now thats a naaaaame I haven't heard of in a long time.... 
Pretty boy, Biggie Smalls. | |
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i can;t belive nobody said:Florence Balard from the suprimes | |
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Najee said: I guess the shock is how out of the loop some of you are. Outside of Edmund Sylvers, I've heard of all these people dying shortly after their deaths.
[Edited 3/25/07 21:14pm] Let's be honest dude. They don't exactly put the names of some of these lesser known black celebs on the front page of our local newspaper or the front of time magazine. Heck even jet magazine sometimes put these deaths in a little small print in their magazine just like johnny wilder of heatwave and j dilla. Don't laugh at my funk
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thebanishedone said: i can;t belive nobody said:Florence Balard from the suprimes
why would they ?? Florence Death I believe was a big thing when it happened.. | |
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Harlepolis said: uPtoWnNY said: He played Calvin Lockheart's right-hand man in "Cotton Comes to Harlem". Now thats a naaaaame I haven't heard of in a long time....
Pretty boy, Biggie Smalls. ...and King Willie, from 'Predator 2'. |
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