Posts Tagged ‘RIP’
Donna Summer REMEMBERED: A Look Back at a Magical Night
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt On Sunday August 29th 2010, I added concert number two for the weekend events when I returned to Wolf Trap for the Performing Arts (Filene Center) to see Donna Summer perform. If have you not been to Wolf Trap, you are in for a real treat because the seating is very […]
Legendary Actor Jack Klugman Dead at 90: Another Piece Of Old Hollywood Gone
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Jack Klugman, a three-time Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison on “THE ODD COUPLE” and later as the murder-solving medical examiner on “QUINCY, M.E, died on Christmas Eve at his home in Woodland Hills. He was 90. Klugman had been in declining health for the last […]
Pandit Ravi Shanker DEAD at 92: Jamming With George Harrison While His Guitar Gently Weeps – Breaking Music News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Photo Credit: V Sreenivasa Murthy Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away earlier today at the age of 92. Shankar, was admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla last Thursday after he complained of breathing difficulties. Reports say, he took his last breathe at 4:30PM, Pacific Time. His most […]
Bobby Darin Remembered: Somewhere – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day
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Matt Monro Remembered: Softly As I Leave You – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day – Music News
Davey Jones Remembered: Girl – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day – Music News
Dean Martin Remembered: Houston – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day – Music News
Frank Sinatra: Chairman of the Board Lives On – Music News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Painting from The Berkwitt Family Collection (copyrighted) “I detest bad manners. If people are polite, I am. They shouldn’t try to get away with not being polite to me.”— Francis Albert Sinatra This past May 14th, marked the 14th anniversary of the passing of Music Icon Francis Albert Sinatra at the age […]
Actor Herbert Lom of Pink Panther Fame: Dead at 95 – Cause of Death REVEALED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Actor Herbert Lom who appeard in over 100 films, but was beloved for his role as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther films, passed away on Thursday in his sleep. The popular actor was 95. Lom was born Herbert Karel Angelo Kuchacevic ze Schluderpacheru in Prague in 1917, but […]
Andy Williams Dead at 84: CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED – BREAKING DETAILS
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt It’s with a heavy heart; I report the death of legendary singer, Andy Williams, at the age of 84. Williams, died last night of Bladder Cancer a disease, he had fought valiantly since last year. Over an amazing music career, that saw him record hit albums, and have a top rated […]
Memories of the Godfather of Go–Go: Chuck Brown REMEMBERED
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Yesterday, sad news hit the Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland corridor better known as the DMV when the radio stations reported that the Godfather of Go – Go Chuck Brown, had passed away at the age of 75, from complications due to pneumonia. It didn’t take long for the local radio […]
NewzBreaker Music Video Tribute: Chuck Brown – Wind Me Up Chuck (RIP Chuck Brown – DC Will Never Forget You)
NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day: Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (Amazing cover – RIP Whitney)
From Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray Leonard: A Look Back at the Life of the Greatest Boxing Trainer of All-time Angelo Dundee
Tribute by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Angelo Dundee passed away last night at the ripe old age of 90 years old surrounded by friends and family in Tampa, Florida. I heard the news from my dear friend of 37 years, Frankie Trullenque who once worked my corner for a boxing match back in 1981, and texted […]
NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day: Etta James – At Last (RIP Etta – fantastic song and vocal)
NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day: Eva Cassidy – Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Amazing Cover)
NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day: Edith Piaf – Non, je ne regrette rien (Amazing Vocal from the Little Sparrow)
Comedian Patrice O’ Neal DEAD at 41: THE INSIDE STORY
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Comedian Patrice O’ Neal sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 41 from a stroke brought on by his battle with Diabetes. O’Neal was a mainstay for over two decades throughout comedy clubs in the New York area and more recently, he had the crowd on the floor during the […]