Celebrity RIP Thread

[ripvw]

Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers,' dies at 93

Actor Prunella Scales has died at 93. She is best known as Sybil Fawlty in the sitcom “Fawlty Towers."

apnews.com

 

[JSmith]

Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers,' dies at 93

Actor Prunella Scales has died at 93. She is best known as Sybil Fawlty in the sitcom “Fawlty Towers."

apnews.com

Sad to hear, however I believe unfortunately she had been suffering from dementia for some time.

RIP Prunella, always Sybil Fawlty to me... thank you for the laughs.

JSmith

 

[ryanosaur]

Donna Godchaux, Grateful Dead

 

[MoreWatts]

Ray Drummond (November 23, 1946 – November 1, 2025) was an American jazz bassist and teacher, and sessioned on hundreds of albums. (Wikipedia)

He played on this Pharoah Sanders classic from 1980:

 

[Rick63]

Diane Ladd. RIP.

Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress and Mother to Laura Dern, Dies at 89

Diane Ladd has died at 89. The actress and mother of Laura Dern was a three-time Oscar and Emmy nominee.

people.com

 

[Rick63]

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead and provided vocals on an Elvis Presley hit, has died at the age of 78.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Power Pop 23]

Ken Parker, American guitar maker.

Mr. Parker considered himself a 'toolmaker' for musicians.

Ken Parker Archtops - Finest Archtop Guitars

Ken Parker, known for the Parker Fly, has turned his attention to making the archtop guitar an instrument that plays to the strengths of all genres. His designs use space age and traditional materials, with unique and as time honored techniques, to produce instruments that are sweeter, louder, more

kenparkerarchtops.com

Ken Parker, Who Reinvented the Guitar, Is Dead at 73

He built groundbreaking guitars that were displayed in art galleries and played by Joni Mitchell, Trent Reznor and many others.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Power Pop 23]

Americana musician, Todd Snider

note - currently, the AP News article apparently features a picture of musician Audley Freed in error, instead of Mr. Snider.

Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59

A beloved figure in American roots music, Todd Snider has died at 59. His record label announced Saturday that Snider died Friday.

apnews.com

 

[Multicore]

Ken Parker, American guitar maker.

Mr. Parker considered himself a 'toolmaker' for musicians.

Ken Parker Archtops - Finest Archtop Guitars

Ken Parker, known for the Parker Fly, has turned his attention to making the archtop guitar an instrument that plays to the strengths of all genres. His designs use space age and traditional materials, with unique and as time honored techniques, to produce instruments that are sweeter, louder, more

kenparkerarchtops.com

Ken Parker, Who Reinvented the Guitar, Is Dead at 73

He built groundbreaking guitars that were displayed in art galleries and played by Joni Mitchell, Trent Reznor and many others.

www.nytimes.com

A singular innovator. The archtops are just amazing. I played a Fly Deluxe for many years.

 

[thegeton]

Gary "Mani" Mounfield, bassist with the Stone Roses has died at the age of 63.

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63

Gary Mounfield's playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' sound, and he was in Primal Scream for 15 years.

www.bbc.com

 

[Soniclife]

Gary "Mani" Mounfield, bassist with the Stone Roses has died at the age of 63.

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63

Gary Mounfield's playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' sound, and he was in Primal Scream for 15 years.

www.bbc.com

63, how can that be, this seems only a few months ago.

 

[Moonhead]

Such an epic bass line...

 

[BinkieHuckerback]

A Manchester lad.

 

[Moonhead]

Salute Udo...

Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81

Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.

variety.com

 

[ryanosaur]

Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 — Guardian US

Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now

apple.news

 

[EERecordist]

1944-2025 Age 81 A great songwriter and some of these are an appropriate memorial.

Age 28

Age 66

 

[HoweSound]

Sad to report that Jimmy Cliff just died. I was blown away by his music when I first saw his movie: The Harder They Come in 1973. He made some memorable music later in his career.

 

[ryanosaur]

A name any student of Rock should know…

Steve Cropper.

D@mn.

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84

Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died.

apnews.com

 

[Shorty]

A name any student of Rock should know…

Steve Cropper.

D@mn.

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84

Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died.

apnews.com

Yes, one of the great guitar players of the sixties. And check out his licks on ‘Just Like New’, Jesse Winchester’s song about Elvis and his Cadillac, on Winchester’s CD Gentleman of Leisure. A fabulous combination of chops & taste, thirty years after Cropper’s heyday.

 

[ryanosaur]

Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Actor, Dies at 75

Tagawa's first film role was in Bernardo Bertolucci's 'The Last Emperor,' which won nine Academy Awards, including best picture.

www.hollywoodreporter.com