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Buzzi, who was best known for her regular appearances on the NBC variety TV show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," died on Thursday at her home in Texas.
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PixabayCharlotte residents are mourning the death of Pope Francis, including Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte, who was appointed by Francis himself. -
Bishop Michael Martin of the Charlotte Diocese has released a statement on the death of Pope Francis early Monday morning at the age of 88.Martin said in part: “I am deeply saddened by the death of Pope Francis and join with Catholics of the Diocese of Charlotte and around the world in mourning the loss of our shepherd. There will be time to celebrate the life and legacy of Pope Francis in the days ahead, but for now I invite anyone and everyone to join us in prayer.”
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Perry's brilliant and idiosyncratic career included helping to inspire the sounds of dub and rap as we know them today. -
Asner won seven Emmy awards over the course of his career and was outspoken about progressive causes. -
Watts, famous for his potent beat and unflappable style, featured on all 26 Rolling Stones studio albums and numerous live albums. -
Jeanne Robertson, who parlayed her appearance in the Miss America pageant into a career as a speaker and humorist, has died at the age of 77. Her death was announced by Elon University, where she served as a trustee. -
With hits like, "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and "Wake Up Little Susie," The Everly Brothers were a sensation in the late 1950s and early '60s as rock and roll became a cultural phenomenon. -
Phil Valentine, a conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19, has died. -
Anne Springs Close, a conservationist and philanthropist from Fort Mill, died of injuries after she was hit by a falling tree limb. She was 95. -
Pastor Brenda Stevenson of the New Outreach Christian Center in Charlotte, who devoted her time serving the community, died Wednesday. -
Biz Markie died Friday night after months of health issues. -
Daniel (D.W.) Williams, a Charlotte resident, was known nationally for having one of the longest marriages in the nation died July 1. He was married to his wife, Willie, for nearly 84 years. He is survived by his wife, daughter Alice Erin and his granddaughter Brenda (B.J.) Williams-Greene. He was 104.
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Soul was a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo "Starsky & Hutch" and topped the music charts with the ballad "Don't Give Up on Us." -
Maurice Hines, dancer and choreographer — and evangelist for the art of tap dancing — died Friday at age 80. Hines and his brother, the famed Gregory Hines, helped keep tap in the public eye.
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The pianist Les McCann, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 88, was known for his song "Compared to What." But he had a long and celebrated expansive career that preceded — and followed — that hit.
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A civil rights activist from Memphis has died. Elmore Nickelberry was a sanitation worker who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to call for higher pay and better working conditions.
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An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival. -
Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday, his family confirmed. His wife and family were with him, they said in a statement. -
Maurice Hines, who started tap dancing at the age of five, starred alongside his late brother Gregory Hines in the 1984 Francis Ford Coppola movie "The Cotton Club." -
Since his death at 96, tributes to the singer and activist have centered his legacies in the U.S. But it's impossible to grasp Belafonte's larger meaning without first understanding his island roots. -
Trailblazing driver Paula Murphy has died. From driving a jet car across the Utah desert to racing nitro-powered cars on the drag strip, Murphy made a name for herself in a sport dominated by men.
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Comedian and folksinger Tom Smothers has died at the age of 86. He was the elder half of the Smothers Brothers. The duo was hugely popular in the late 1960s and known for subversive political humor.
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A Paris bank messenger's son, Delors became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union. -
Tom Smothers was the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium.
