Category: Obit

Beloved Singer-Songwriter Mac Davis Dies at 78

Posted on by Carmen Roberts

The music world loses a singer-songwriter whose career spanned five decades.

Mac Davis 1981

Mac Davis wrote and sang his own hits breaking through to no.1 on the American Pop Charts with this song in 1972.

Baby baby don’t get hooked on me...

But the beloved singer-songwriter is better known for writing hits for performers including Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Tom Jones and Elvis.

On a cold and gray Chicago morn a poor little baby child is born in the ghetto …

The multi-talented Davis from Lubbock, Texas became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, had his own variety TV show and acted in films and performed on Broadway. He died yesterday at 78 following heart surgery. Carmen Roberts. Fox News.


New generations may also know Davis’ work because he co-wrote “Young Girls” for Bruno Mars.

On another sad note Helen Reddy – who also died yesterday at 78 – recorded one of Davis’ songs – “I Believe in Music.” It was the B-side of her 1971 breakthrough hit, “I Don’t Know How To Love Him.”

Chadwick Boseman, “Black Panther” Star, Dies of Cancer at 43

Posted on by Carmen Roberts

An actor known for playing roles that lifted the image of Blacks around the world died Friday.
People are remembering Chadwick Boseman as an inspiration to all.

Chadwick Boseman in his role as King T’Challa in the boundary-breaking film “Black Panther.”

Chadwick Boseman starred as the superhero king in the blockbuster movie “Black Panther.” (Wakanda forever) Boseman catapulted to fame in the movie that helped changed how the world sees Blacks in films and in life. (What happens now – determines what happens to the rest of the world.) But Boseman also won accolades for playing Black icons, including Dodgers’ legend Jackie Robinson (The game’s too important.) Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016, Boseman managed to keep his illness secret. His family says he died Friday at his home in the Los Angeles area with them by his side. He was 43. Carmen Roberts. Fox News

Among the countless tributes on social media:
— Oprah says Boseman showed courage, strength and power in fighting his illness, and “This is what dignity looks like.”
— Marvel Studios tweeting about its “Black Panther” star, “Our hearts are broken.” “Your legacy will live on forever.”
— Actor Ryan Reynolds (superhero star of Deadpool) says Boseman’s death is “a brutal loss.”
— Sen Kamala Harris tweeting she is heartbroken by the loss of the fellow Howard grad, calling Boseman “brilliant, kind, learned, and humble.”
— Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson posting, “Thank you for shining your light and sharing your talent with the world.”

Singer Trini Lopez Dies

Posted on by Carmen Roberts

Singer and actor Trini Lopez dies at 83 after contracting the coronavirus.

Trini Lopez

In the 1960s Trini Lopez hit the charts with the songs Lemon Tree and If I Had a Hammer, which went to no.1 in 40 countries. Stars such as Buddy Holly and Frank Sinatra mentored the proud Mexicano singer, who was born to immigrant parents in Dallas. They were so poor Lopez had to drop out of high school to work, but his life changed after his father bought him a $12 Gibson acoustic guitar and taught him how to play. Years later in Hollywood, Sinatra signed him to his record label. Trini Lopez died at 83. 

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Trini Lopez also appeared in the several films, including the classic – The Dirty Dozen – and helped develop a line of signature Trini Lopez Gibson guitars. Filmmaker P. David Ebersole just finished shooting a documentary on Lopez called “My Name Is Lopez.”