Gerard Marsden (September 24, 1942 – January 3, 2021)
LONDON (AP) — Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British
group Gerry and the Pacemakers that had such hits as “Ferry
Cross the Mersey” and the song that became the anthem of
Liverpool Football Club, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” has died.
His family said that Marsden died Sunday “after a short illness
in no way connected with COVID-19”.
ROSS SIMPSON
Soldiers run for cover during crossfire between pro-Ceaucescu
troops and anti-regime supporters near the Republican square in Bucharest.
Romanian demonstrators sit on top of a tank as it passes in
front of a burning building, December 22, 1989.
Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – disappeared December 15, 1944)
Glenn Miller was a big-band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader
in the swing era. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1942,
leading one of the best-known big bands. Miller’s recordings include "In the
Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo
Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", "(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo",
"American Patrol", "Tuxedo Junction", "Elmer’s Tune", and "Little Brown
Jug". In just four years Glenn Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69
top ten hits—more than Elvis Presley (38 top 10s) and the Beatles (33 top -
10s) did in their careers.
In 1942, Miller volunteered to join the U.S. military to entertain troops during
World War II, ending up with the U.S. Army Air Forces. On December 15,
1944, while flying to Paris, Miller’s aircraft disappeared in bad weather over
the English Channel. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020)
Country music legend Charley Pride, who amassed more than
50 top-10 hits between 1967 and 1987, and won several Grammy
Awards, has died. According to his publicist, Pride died from
COVID-19 complications.
Charley Pride was country music’s first Black superstar with
such top hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ “ and Mountain
of Love.” He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1993.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
John Winston Ono Lennon (John Winston Lennon)
(October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980)
