Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)

Seven-time Grammy winner Prince, who was known for megahits like “When
Doves Cry” and “Purple Rain,” has died.

Prince was found dead in his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minn. on
Thursday. 

The singer’s publicist confirmed his death to Fox News. No details of his
death were released. He had been suffering flu-like symptoms for several 
weeks.

The song "When a Man Loves a Woman" was written by Calvin Lewis and
Andrew Wright and recorded by Percy Sledge at Norala Sound Studio in
Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100
and R&B singles charts.

Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015)

Fats Domiino’s "Ain’t That a Shame" was a hit for the singer,
eventually selling a million copies. It reached #1 on the "Black
Singles" chart and #10 on the "Pop Singles" chart. The song
is ranked #438 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500
Greatest Songs of All Time.

Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. turned 88 on February 26.

The song "Mrs. Robinson" by the duo Simon & Garfunkel is from their fourth
studio album, Bookends. It is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film The
Graduate and became the duo’s second chart-topper, hitting number one
on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaking within the top 10 in other countries

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James Wilkes Noble (March 5, 1922 – March 28, 2016) 

Actor James Noble, best known for his portrayal of the sweet-
natured but naive Governor on ABC’s 1980s sitcom Benson, 
died on Monday in Connecticut. A spokesman for Noble’s
family said that the actor had suffered a stroke the week
prior to his death.