The Short List – August ’21

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Each month, we list the unselected dead celebs we either didn’t have time to report on… or who were just too boring to malign. So in case you were wondering “whatever happened to,” this monthly post may give you some unexpected closure.

August 1, 2021
  • Paul Cotton – Aged 78 years. Poco guitarist/singer who wrote their biggest hit “Heart of the Night.”
August 2, 2021
  • Dave Severance – Aged 102 years. Easy company commander who ordered the flag raising on Iwo Jima.
August 3, 2021
  • K-HAND – Aged 56 years. Electronic musician dubbed “The First Lady of Detroit techno”.
August 4, 2021
  • Razzy Bailey – Aged 82 years. Country hitmaker from the early 80’s.
  • Bobby Eaton – Aged 62 years. Pro wrestler who was half of the tag-team ‘The Midnight Express.’
  • Dick Farmer – Aged 86 years. American businessman with a hilarious name.
  • Paul Johnson – Aged 50 years. House DJ/producer who landed a hit single with “Get get Down.”.
August 5, 2021
August 6, 2021
  • Trevor Moore – Aged 41 years. Comedian who was a member of the Whitest Kids You Know troupe.
August 7, 2021
  • Markie Post – Aged 70 years. Blonde TV actress known for “The Fall Guy” and “Night Court.”
  • Jane Withers – Aged 95 years. Prominent child star from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
August 8, 2021
  • Bobby Bowden – Aged 91 years. Legendary college football coach for FSU.
  • Walter Yetnikoff – Aged 87 years. Head of CBS records who crafted the careers of Michale Jackson, Billy Joel, Bruce Springstien, and Weird Al.
August 9, 2021
  • Joey Ambrose – Aged 87 years. Sax player for Bill Haley & the Comets and Rock & Roll HOF’er.
August 10, 2021
August 11, 2021
  • Mike Finnigan – Aged 76 years. American session keyboardist who played with Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Still & Nash, and many more.
  • Roy Gaines – Aged 83 years. Texas electric blues guitarist who appeared in “The Color Purple.”
August 12, 2021
August 13, 2021
  • Fez Whatley – Aged 57 years. Comedian & radio personality known for “The Ron & Fez Show.”
  • Nanci Griffith – Aged 68 years. Grammy-winning American singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
August 14, 2021
  • Carlos Correia – Aged 87 years. 4-time Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau.
August 15, 2021
  • Paul Mitchell – Aged 64 years. Former US Rep for Michigan’s 10th district.
  • Gerd Müller – Aged 75 years. German FIFA legend nicknamed “Der Bomber.”.
  • Dick Schafrath – Aged 84 years. NFL O-lineman who later became an Ohio State Senator.
  • Joe Walton – Aged 85 years. College & NFL player & head coach (Jets).
August 16, 2021
  • Sean Lock – Aged 58 years. British stand-up comic and TV star.
August 17, 2021
  • Eddie Paskey – Aged 81 years. Actor who played an enterprise crewman in 55 episodes of the original “Star Trek” TV series.
  • Gary “Chicken” Hirsh – Aged 81 years. Drummer for psychedelic Woodstock act Country Joe & The Fish.
  • Leonard Thompson – Aged 69 years. Record-setting receiver for the Detroit Lions.
August 18, 2021
  • Joseph Lee Galloway – Aged 79 years. Vietnam war news correspondent & Bronze Star recipient whose work later found its way into Hollywood films.
August 19, 2021
  • Chuck Close – Aged 81 years. American visual artist known for massive-scale portraits.
  • Sonny Chiba – Aged 82 years. Japanese actor and martial artist who played sword maker Hattori Hanzō in the Kill Bill movies.
  • Rod Gilbert – Aged 80 years. Pro Hockey HOF’er known as New York’s “Mr. Ranger.”
August 20, 2021
  • Tom T. Hall – Aged 85 years. Storytelling country musician with 12 number one hits to his name, including “Harper Valley PTA.”
  • Ian Carey – Aged 45 years. Musician and record producer whose 2008 dance hit “Get Shaky” got international acclaim.
August 21, 2021
  • Don Everly – Aged 84 years. Remaining half of harmony-singing country-rockers The Everly Brothers.
  • Bill Emerson – Aged 83 years. Founding member of The Country Gentlemen revered as one of the best bluegrass banjo players in music history.
  • Anthony Scotto – Aged 87 years. Gambino crime family mafioso.
  • Phil Valentine – Aged 61 years. Talk radio host and outspoken skeptic of masks & vaccinations… who pulled a 180 a little too late.
August 22, 2021
  • Micki Grant – Aged 92 years. American singer, soap actress (Another World, Guiding Light,) and Tony nominated writer.
August 23, 2021
  • Brick Bronsky – Aged 57 years. Pro wrestler and and B-horror flick actor.
  • Michael Nader – Aged 76 years. American soap actor seen on “Dynasty,” “All My Children,” and “As the World Turns.”
August 24, 2021
  • Hissène Habré – Aged 79 years. 5th President of Chad and convicted war criminal.
  • Jerry Harkness – Aged 81 years. Pro basketballer and Quaker Oats shill.
August 25, 2021
August 26, 2021
  • Kenny Malone – Aged 83 years. Session drummer who played with the OG’s of outlaw country.
  • Neal Brendel – Aged 66 years. USA Rugby Union chairman and member of the national team.
August 27, 2021
  • Sam Salter – Aged 46 years. American R&B singer and one-time Babyface protégé.
  • Edmond H. Fischer – Aged 101 years. Nobel Prize-winning biochemist and president of the World Cultural Council.
August 28, 2021
  • Ida Keeling – Aged 106 years. Record-holding old broad featured spotlighted by HBO doc series & Oprah Winfrey.
August 29, 2021
  • Ron Bushy – Aged 79 years. Drummer for Iron Butterfly who played an unnecessary solo on “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.”
  • Lee “Scratch” Perry – Aged 85 years. Jamaican singer and producer considered a pioneer in dub music.
August 30, 2021
  • Junior Coffey – Aged 79 years. RB for the Packers’ ’65 championship team.
August 31, 2021
  • Michael Constantine – Aged 94 years. American actor and Big Fat Greek Dad.
  • Mahal – Aged 46 years. Filipino actress & comedienne.

 

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