Passings

Legendary Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, famous for never being knocked down in the ring, but battled dementia and was bedridden in his later years, died Saturday on his 89th birthday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.

English actor Tim Curry, best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in film musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at the age of 80.

h/t Al the Fish and Patti Jo

Legendary singer-songwriter and country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.

The ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77.

A spokesperson for the band confirmed that Beard died on 17 August in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas. His family were by his side.

h/t Mauser

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983, and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75.

Tommy Hunter, aka “Canada’s Country Gentleman,” has passed away at age 89 of natural causes according to tommyhunter.com.

Known best as the host of The Tommy Hunter Show, which aired on CBC for 27 years from 1965 to 1992, Hunter was born in London, Ont., on March 20, 1937, and died on Thursday.

I’m old enough to remember my parents watching his show.

David Clayton-Thomas, the Canadian singer and songwriter best known as the voice of Blood, Sweat & Tears, has died at the age of 84.

Alan Greenspan, the influential economist who ​steered US ⁠monetary policy ⁠during ​his ‌five ‌terms as chair ‌of the Federal Reserve ‌under four presidents, ​has died aged 100.

The central bank said its former chair “helped establish the credibility that remains one of the Federal Reserve’s most important assets” in a statement on Monday that announced Greenspan’s death.

In a separate statement that she shared with NBC News, Andrea Mitchell – Greenspan’s wife and a correspondent of the network – said he died from complications of Parkinson’s disease. “He will be remembered for his brilliance and his kindness,” Mitchell’s statement to NBC said.

Dave Mason, the guitarist who wrote the classic rock standard “Feelin’ Alright?” while he was a member of Traffic and later found solo success with the propulsive “Only You Know and I Know” and the soft-rock staple “We Just Disagree,” died on Sunday. He was 79. A cause of death was not immediately available.

Godspeed Dave Mason.

This song just takes me back to family road trips. Seemed to come on every hour and till this day hits so good.

We Just Disagree pic.twitter.com/QVEC99wnzs

— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) April 22, 2026

My heart is breaking — Nick (@nickpopemod) passed away this afternoon at our home. The last few weeks of his life, even as he suffered, he managed to do a few interviews from home. I was so lucky to have met and to have married Nick. He was a wonderful husband. I loved him… pic.twitter.com/HyZlsSyYNQ

— Elizabeth Weiss (@eweissunburied) April 6, 2026

The UFO’s are crying. Britain’s Fox Mulder one of the good guys has passed away.

h/t Mauser