Morris Mac Davis (January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020)
Country musician Mac Davis, known for writing enduring Elvis
Presley hits like “A Little Less Conversation“ and “In the Ghetto”
has died at age 78.
His longtime manager Jim Morey said in a statement on Facebook
that Davis died on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., after heart surgery
and was surrounded by family and friends.
Jack Sherman (January 18, 1956 – August 18, 2020)
Jack Sherman, a guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers during their
debut in the 1980s, has died. The cause of death is yet to be
determined.Â
The Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 2012. However, neither Sherman nor guitarist Dave Navarro,
who had each played guitar on one of the band’s albums, were
inducted
Peter Green (Peter Allen Greenbaum)
(October 29, 1946 – July 25, 2020)
According to a family statement released on Saturday, the English
singer-guitarist Peter Green died in his sleep. He was co-founder
of Fleetwood Mac.
Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. His
songs, included "Albatross", and "Black Magic Woman".
Rolling Stone ranked Green at number 58 in its list of the "100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time".
An early line-up of Fleetwood Mac (L-R): Peter Green, John McVie, Jeremy Spencer, Mick Fleetwood and Danny Kirwan.
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock)
Tina Turner released the single "Proud Mary" in 1971 and has received
eleven Grammy Awards, collaborating with many other popular artists.
She picked cotton with her parents as sharecroppers, and moved in with
her great-aunt after her parents divorced in 1978. She worked as a nurse’s
aide and began dreaming of becoming a nurse.
She went on a fiftieth anniversary tour in 2008, and broke the record for
solo artist concert ticket sales.
Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff) (April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019)
According to the Doris Day Animal Foundation, she recently
contracted a serious case of pneumonia which resulted in
her death early Monday at her Carmel Valley home.
