Ike Turner Dies at 76

Two-time Grammy winner Ike Turner, who helped launch the rock ‘n’ roll era but later found his career overshadowed by allegations of drug addiction and spousal abuse, died Wednesday at his San Marcos home.

He was 76.

If there’s a hell, he now knows.

[San Diego Union Tribune image: dsallaberry.free.fr/]

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R.I.P. Pimp C

Pimp C, one-half of hip-hop duo UGK, was found dead Tuesday morning in his room at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood. He was 33 years old.

Craig Harvey, chief investigator at the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, said the rapper’s body would be examined Wednesday but a cause of death will likely be deferred pending additional tests. His officers were still at the scene Tuesday evening.

“At this time there’s no signs of foul play,” Capt. Ed Winter of the coroner’s office told the Associated Press later Tuesday. “It appears to be possibly natural, but pending autopsy and toxicology we can’t say the cause.”

L.A. County Fire found the rapper, whose real name was Chad Butler, dead in his bed at the Mondrian after responding to a 911 call by hotel security. The hotel released a statement that Pimp C’s family called and said the rapper was to have checked out the day before.

[source: Houston Chronicle]

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Quiet Riot’s Kevin DuBrow Found Dead

The lead singer of 80’s glam-metal band, Quiet Riot, Kevin DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas home yesterday confirms the band’s drummer, Frankie Banali. Kevin had just celebrated his 52nd birthday last month in New Orleans.

Frank wrote on his website:

“I can’t even find words to say. Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow.”

A cause of death has yet to be determined. Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni has asked fans to be patient for details on the singer’s death.

“I ask that no one here offer any speculation or opinions, theories or other things that could be construed as negative or, and I’m sorry for this, even sympathetic, right at this immediate time. I am already, within hours of this, having to deal with untrue rumors and speculation and that only adds fuel to that. There is a tendency for the subject of Kevin to incite flames on every board, and now is not the time for that. I will explain to everyone here the facts and the truth in the next 24 to 48 hours as I realize this will affect us all. So please, until then, be patient. All details and other pertinent info will be passed on to you here when it becomes available to me.”

Randy Rhoads, who died in 1982, was a founding member of the band and guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne at the time of his death. Credited with helping to launch the 1980s glam-metal scene, Quiet Riot are perhaps best known for their cover of Slade’s “Cum on Feel the Noize,” which appeared on 1983’s Metal Health and eventually peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was the first by a metal band to reach the chart’s #1 position.

Rest in Peace.

[source: MTV, Reuters]

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Kanye’s Mother Laid To Rest

Today just before 1pm Kanye West arrived at the True Vine Ministry church to lay his mother to rest, in Oklahoma City, OK.

The body of Dr. Donda West arrived in a white hearse and two horse drawn carriages transported her body to the cemetery.

Kanye was surrounded by friends and family, including Beyonce and Jay-Z. Anita Baker and John Legend performed at the privPate service.

“She was just a number 1 person”, her father Oklahoma City civil rights leader Portwood Williams Sr., told The Oklahoman newspaper, about his daughter Donda West.

“We were real close — very close,” Williams said. “She was just number 1. One in a million. We have four children, and I’ve never heard them have an argument with each other. She was just a number 1 person.”

Donda West, 58, died as the result of possible complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure.

[image: KOCO.com]

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Kanye Makes A Tribute To His Mother

Kanye West played Belgium Sunday night and spoke to the crowd about his feelings. Very sad indeed.

He’s back in the states, in Oklahoma City, where his mother will be laid to rest today at 1pm.

Peace be with him.

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Mr. Whipple Dies At Age 91

Dick Wilson who popularized the phrase “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin”, died today at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, CA. After a long career, lasting more than 70’s years and over 500 commercials for Charmin from 1964 to 1985, Proctor and Gamble issued the statement.

His acting career included many radio, television, movies and theater.

The brand manager for Charmin said Wilson “deserves much of the credit for Charmin’s success.

Peace be with you , Mr. Whipple.

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TV Doctor Jan Adams Speaks About Donda West’s Death

Oprah endorsed, Extreme Makeover doc, Dr. Jan Adams, has this to say, TMZ reports, about the surgery he performed on Donda West before she died.

Ms. West consulted with him over a period of four months, changing her mind numerous times, sometimes greenlighting the surgery and sometimes halting it. Her death, which followed a tummy tuck and breast reduction, was unforeseen and could have been caused by a heart attack, pulmonary embolism, or massive vomiting.

Dr. Adams says he did nothing wrong. As for the TMZ report that Beverly Hills doctor, Andre Aboolian, refused to conduct the surgery because of a medical condition that West had, Dr. Adams said of Dr. Aboolian, “He is sleazy and manipulating the truth to elevate his own importance.”

These surgeries are complicated and dangerous, it’s very sad Kanye lost his mom to such stupidity.

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Kanye’s Mother Dies At 58

Kanye West’s mother, Donda West died last night in Los Angeles at age 58.

Donda was a noted scholar, former chairwoman of Chicago Sate University’s English department, and an active college professor for 31 years; before she began managing her son’s career. She also recently published a book dedicated to her son titled “Raising Kanye: Life Lessons From the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star.”

Donda had just undergone a breast augmentation and tummy tuck surgery. Sadly, she may had died from an allergic reaction to medication she was taking because of the surgery, but this is unconfirmed.

Peace be with her.

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Hunter Tylo Unable To Cope With Son’s Death

The Enquirer reports that the actress was so traumatized after learning of her 19 year old son Michael, was found dead, that she was put in a 72 hour lockdown at a Los Angeles hospital.

“I want to be with him! I want my boy! Oh my God! How could this have happened?”

Around 11:55, Michael Tylo was found in the pool of their Las Vegas area home. He was fully clothed at the time. The coroner’s office listed his death as an accidental drowning, believed to be caused by a seizure he suffered, before falling into the water.

“Hunter was absolutely devastated after receiving the phone call that is every parent’s nightmare,” a family friend told The ENQUIRER.

“She practically collapsed. She was sobbing. Someone got through to her therapist, who insisted Hunter admit herself to a hospital.

“When Hunter refused, the therapist did what he felt was a life-saving measure — he called the police. Hunter went to the hospital kicking and screaming, managing to crack the window of the police car she was traveling in.

“Doctors medicated her, and after a few minutes, she calmed down.

“A day later, she was taken to Thalians, the psychiatric ward at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She could not stop crying.”

The results from a standard issued, toxicology report, will be available withing a few weeks. Although a spokesman from the Clark County, confirmed that Michael had fell into the pool due to a convulsion from a seizure disorder.

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