Jane Powell (Suzanne Lorraine Burce)
(April 1, 1929 – September 16, 2021)
(Fox News) – Jane Powell, an actress known for appearing in a
number of movie musicals, has died.
Powell died of natural causes on Thursday in her Wilton, Conn.,
home, according to longtime friend Susan Grander.
Powell was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where she
achieved local fame as a child singer.
General George T. Babbitt (81) is a retired United States Air Force
four-star general who served as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (COMAFMC), from 1997 to 2000.
As a teenager in the late 1950s, Babbitt joined the Ventures rock
group, replacing the original drummer, Skip Moore. Just before
the band gained fame with their huge hit "Walk Don’t Run" in
1960, Babbitt had to drop out because he was not old enough to
play the nightclubs and bars the band was beginning to work in.
Babbitt was commissioned in 1965 through the Reserve Officer
Training Corps program at the University of Washington. He
trained as an aircraft maintenance officer and served as officer
in charge of fighter flight lines in the United States, the Pacific
and Europe.
He twice commanded aircraft maintenance squadrons and was
deputy commander for maintenance of a European F-15 wing.
Prior to assuming command of Air Force Materiel Command,
Babbitt was director of the Defense Logistics Agency at Fort
Belvoir, Virginia. (Wikipedia)
Charles Robert Watts (June 2, 1941 – August 24, 2021)
(FoxNews) – Celebrity tributes to Rolling Stones drummer
Charlie Watts poured in on social media after the band
announced his death.
The musician “passed away peacefully in a London hospital
earlier today surrounded by his family,” a representative for
Watts confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.
The band also confirmed his death on Twitter.
Stars from Paul McCartney to Ringo Starr shared tributes to
the musician on Twitter.
Donald “Don” Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering
Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock ‘n’ roll music, has died.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a family spokesperson said
Everly died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. His brother,
Phil Everly, died in January 2014 at age 74.
Phil and Don
Thomas T. Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter
who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s
simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard,
has died.
His son, Dean Hall, confirmed the musician’s death on Friday
at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. Hall, known as “The
storyteller” for his unadorned yet incisive lyrics, composed
hundreds of songs.
