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Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, 'the Nightingale,' dies at 92

Music | OBITUARY Feb 6, 2022

Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, 'the Nightingale,' dies at 92

Mangeshkar's voice has rung out of television sets and from movie theaters for most of independent India's three quarters of a century, making hers the defining voice of many generations.

'Bat Out of Hell' singer Meat Loaf dies at 74

Music | OBITUARY Jan 21, 2022

'Bat Out of Hell' singer Meat Loaf dies at 74

According to a statement on Facebook, his career spanned six decades that saw him sell over 100 million albums and appear in more than 65 movies.

Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer of Dragon Quest, dies at 90

Music | OBITUARY Oct 7, 2021

Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer of Dragon Quest, dies at 90

Sugiyama, who composed music for the hit video game franchise since its release in 1986, is considered to have played a key role in its boom and establishing the genre of game music.

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Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones' beat maker for almost six decades, dies at 80

Music | OBITUARY Aug 25, 2021

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Toru Funamura, composer of popular Japanese songs, dies at 84

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Toru Funamura, composer of popular Japanese songs, dies at 84

Toru Funamura, celebrated composer of "Yagiri no Watashi" ("Ferry at Yagiri,") "Osho" ("Shogi King") and other popular Japanese songs, has died, his office said Friday. He was 84. The Tochigi Prefecture native, whose real name was Hiroo Fukuda, died Thursday at a hospital in Fujisawa, ...

Dr. Joyce Brothers, TV psychologist, dies at 85

Entertainment News | OBITUARY May 15, 2013

Dr. Joyce Brothers, TV psychologist, dies at 85

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