To the ones who left us too early... We had a technologist who gave us the iPhone and iPad, a young and talented UK female singer, a rising black comedian, a stanch NFL team owner and a budding Indy Car driver.
In the hip hop world, we also lost 2 giants Nate Dogg & Heavy D, whose combine efforts sold millions and millions of albums. Many other notables in the music, sports and entertainment world are gone this year, but not forgotten and are featured below.
Amy Winehouse
Steve Jobs
Veteran musician - Gil Scott-Heron
Apparel designer - Jonas Becvacqua (co-founder of LRG)
Rapper - Special One (Conscience Daughters)
Sylvia Robinson (founder of Sugar Hill Records)
Rapper - Kampane
Actor - Jeff Conway (TV show TAXI)
Actor - Harry Morgan (TV show M*A*S*H)
Rapper - Tim Smooth
Rapper - Slim Dunkin
Indy Car driver - Danny Wheldon
First Lady - Betty Ford
Actor - James Arness (TV show Gunsmoke)
Boxer - Joe Frazier
Actor - Cliff Robertson
Musician - Clarence Clemmons (Bruce Springsteen & E-Street Band)
Actor - Ryan Dunn
Rapper - M-Bone (Cali Swag District)
Rock Guitarist - Gary Moore
Actress - Dame Elizabeth Taylor
Songwriter Musician - Nick Ashford
Rock Singer - Jani Lane (Warrant)
Songwriter - Jerry Leiber
TV commentarist - Andy Rooney
Actor - Pete Falk (TV show Columbo)
Nate Dogg
Heavy D
Music Composer - John Barry (James Bond 007 theme)
Pro Wrestler - Shawn McGrath
Jazz pianist - Pinetop Perkins
Polar Bear - Knut
Rock Bassist - Mike Starr (Alice In Chains)
Singer - Phoebe Snow
NFL team owner - Al Davis
Music producer and engineer - Roger Nichols (associated with Steely Dan)
Pro wrestler - Randy Savage
Jazz and R&B guitarist - Cornell Dupree
Actor - Jackie Cooper
Songwriter - Andrew Gold
TV producer - Sherwood Schwartz (Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island)
Heavy metal guitarist - Würzel (Motorhead)
Blues guitarist - David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Music Executive - Frank DiLeo (Michael Jackon's one time manager)
Motown music executive - Esther Gordy Edwards
Football player and actor - Bubba Smith
Football player - Orlando Brown
R&B Singer - Vesta Williams
Comedian - Patrice O'Neal
Blues singer - Lee "Shot" Williams
Jazz musician - Sam Rivers
Internet personality - Ben Breedlove
Rock musician - Jim Sherwood (with Frank Zappa's Mother's of Invention)
World music singer - Cesária Évora
Rock guitarist - Cory Smoot (GWAR)
Rapper - Tommy Hill
R&B singer and songwriter - Gene Daniels
Blues guitarist - Hubert Sumlin
Singer - Dobie Gray
Singer and songwriter - Gerry Rafferty
Music promoter - Don Kirshner
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