Geoffrey (Jeff) Arnold Beck
(24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) 

Beck was an English rock guitarist with the Yardbirds and after
fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975,
he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus on
innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres ranging
from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-
rock and electronica.

Beck ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone and other magazine’s
list of 100 greatest guitarists. Rolling Stone described him as
"one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock." Beck died
from bacterial meningitis on Tuesday.

Alan Robert Copeland (October 6, 1926 – December 28, 2022)

(Hollywood Reporter) – Alan Copeland, the songwriter, Grammy-
winning arranger and ultra-smooth vocalist known for his many
years with The Modernaires and performances on Your Hit Parade
and The Red Skelton Hour, died December 28 in an assisted living
facility in Sonora, California. He was 96.

As recently as this fall, Copeland was still singing and playing
keyboards in a quartet called Now You Hazz Jazz.

Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (Brazilian/Portuguese)
(23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022)

He was a Brazilian professional footballer (soccer) who played
as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time
and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most
successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century.

In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100
most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was
voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation
of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two
joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. His 1,279 goals in
1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognized as a
Guinness World Record. He died in a Brazilian hospital from
multiple organ failure, a complication of colon cancer.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022)

Stuart Margolin, the character actor and James Garner buddy
best known for portraying the smarmy yet sweet con man
Evelyn “Angel” Martin on The Rockford Files, has died. He
was 82.

Margolin died Monday, his stepson, actor Max Martini
(The Unit), reported on Instagram. Another stepson,
director Christopher Martini, told The Hollywood Reporter
that Margolin died of natural causes in Staunton, Virginia.

Stuart Margolin and James Garner.

Kirk Douglas
( Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020)

Kirk Douglas made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha
Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. He was known for serious
dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career,
he appeared in more than 90 films and was known for his
explosive acting style. He was named by the American Film
Institute the17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood
cinema and was the highest-ranked living person on the list.

Kirk Douglas in the film "Spartacus" (1960)

The War Wagon (1967) a Western heist film with Kirk Douglas
and John Wayne.