The following are those who passed away in 2011:
JANUARY
Jan. 13 - Ellen Stewart, the founder and director of the Off-Off-Broadway pioneering group La MaMa Experimental Theater Club. She was 91.
MISSISSIPPI WINN
Jan. 14 – Mississippi Winn, oldest living African American in the U.S., March 31, 1897-Jan. 14, 2011
Jan. 18 – Gregory V. Lange, WRVS Program Director. He was 56.
Jan. 26 - Gladys Horton, a member of the Marvelettes. She was 66.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 6 - Damian Bruce, ESP publicist. He was 51.
Feb. 8 - Gospel singer Marvin Sease. He was 64.
OLLIE MATSON
Feb. 19 - Ollie Matson – played in the NFL for 14 years. He was 80.
Feb. 20 - Dave Duerson, former NFL safety. He was 50.
Feb. 21 - Dwayne McDuffie, Creator of the television series Static Shock. He was 49.
Feb. 23 - Allen Willis, filmmaker. He was 96.
Feb. 24 - Joseph Dyer, a retired KCBS-TV executive who was one of the first African American reporters hired by a major network television station in Los Angeles. He was 76.
MARCH
DR. BILLY INGRAM
NATE DOGG
March 18 - Drew Hill of Rams, Oilers and Falcons. He was 54.
March 21 - Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, blues piano player. He was 97 or 98. Born in 1913.
March 21 - Disco singer Loleatta Holloway, known for the 1980 hit "Love Sensation," She was 64.
March 23 - Elizabeth Taylor, actress, HIV activist. She was 79.
March 25 - Almena Lomax, civil rights activist launched Los Angeles Tribune newspaper. She was 95.
March 27 - DJ Megatron, urban radio and TV personality.
March 31 - Eugenia Wright, Hollywood Publicist.
APRIL
MANNING MARABLE
April 1 - Manning Marable, African-American Studies Scholar. He was 60.
Apr. 5 - Ange-Felix Patasse, deposed President of the Central African Republic. He was 57.
April 20 - TV On The Radio bassist Gerard Smith. He was 36.
PHOEBE SNOW
April 26 - Singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow. She was 60.
MAY
May 1 - Osama Bin Laden. He was 54.
May 11 - Mia Amber Davis, plus-sized model.
May 15 - Rapper, M-Bone from the group Cali Swag District, best known for their hit “Teach Me how to Dougie.” He was 22.
May 15 - Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru. He was 24.
May 17 - Richard Gregory "Greg" Lewis, journalist for the South Florida Sun Sentinel and the San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle. He was 57.
May 19 - Don H. Barden, a Detroit businessman who built an empire from the cable company, casinos and other ventures. He was 67.
GIL SCOTT-HERON
May 27 - Gil Scott-Heron, musician and poet. He was 62. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."
May 30 - Clarice Taylor, perhaps best known for role as Bill Cosby’s matriarch mother on the “Cosby Show.” She was 93.
JUNE
June 2 - Fayrene (Faye) Treadwell, one of the first female African American entertainment managers in history. She was 84.
June 2- Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt, a former Black Panther Party leader who spent 27 years in prison on a murder conviction that was later overturned. He was 63.
June 8 – Clara Luper, Oklahoma City, Civil Rights. She was 88.
CLARENCE CLEMONS
June 18 - Clarence Clemons, the legendary saxophonist in the E Street Band, who played alongside Bruce Springsteen for the past 40 years. He was 69.
June 18 - Frederick Chiluba, second President of Zambia. He was 67.
June 19 - Carl Gardner, original lead singer of the R&B group the Coasters. He was 83.
June 29 - Gladys Wesson-Strickland. Mother of Herb Wesson, Jr. She was 79.
JULY
July 1 - Raymond Jones, producer and keyboardist for Chic. Also a composer, writer, recording artist and engineer. He was 52.
July 5 - Armen Gilliam, former UNLV and ex-NBA player. He was 47.
July 6 - John Mackey, Hall of Fame tight end and union president. He was 69.
July 11 - Gospel icon Bishop F.C. Barnes. He was 82.
July 18 - Mother Lillian Mobley. Known as a mother to the community. She was 81.
BUTCH LEWIS
July 23 - Butch Lewis, Legendary boxing promoter. He was 65.
July 24 - Jane White, singer/actress. She was 88.
July 26 - Famed Jazz Saxophonist Frank Foster He was 82.
July 27 - Charles L. Gittins, First Black Secret Service Agent. He was 82.
July 28 - Rev. Howard Creecy Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He was 57.
AUGUST
Aug. 2 - Delois Barrett Campbell, a member of the award-winning Barrett Sisters trio. She was 85.
August 3 - Former NFL defensive star Bubba Smith. He was 66.
Aug. 5 - Meda Chamberlain, former executive director of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. She was 95.
Aug. 12 - Pastor Zachery Tims of Orlando, Florida. He was 42.
NICK ASHFORD
Aug. 22 - Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson. He was 70.
Aug. 29 - Bluesman David 'Honey Boy' Edwards dead at 96.
Aug. 24 – Esther Gordy Edwards - who helped build Motown Records alongside her brother Berry Gordy Jr. She was 91.
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 2 - McKinley "June Bug" Williams, of the R&B group Maze.
Sept. 4 - Lee Roy Selmon, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Hall of Fame defensive end. He was 56.
Sept. 16 - Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith, blues musician. He was 75.
VESTA WILLIAMS
Sept. 22 - Vesta Williams, R&B singer. She was 53.
Sept. 22 - Otis Smith. Music industry executive.
Sept. 25 – Wangari Maathai- The first African woman to win a Noble Prize. She was 71.
Sept. 26 - Jessy Dixon, a gospel legend. He was 73.
Sept. 28 – Sylvia Robinson, the woman some call the mother of hip-hop. She had a hit as a singer-songwriter with the sexually charged "Pillow Talk." She was 76.
Sept. 30 - Marvin “Marv” Tarplin, Motown guitarist. He was 70.
OCTOBER
FRED SHUTTLESWORTH
Oct. 5 - Derrick Bell, first tenured Black professor at Harvard Law School. He was 80.
Oct. 13 - "Diamond" Jim Sears, radio legend.
Oct. 28 - David Watkins, an award-winning event marketing and advertising visionary. Worked with UPTOWN and Vibe.
NOVEMBER
WALT HAZZARD
Nov. 17 – Walt Hazzard, Former UCLA Player and Coach. He was 69.
Nov. 18 - Greg Halman, a Dutch baseball player who was an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners. He was 24.
Nov. 28 - Comedian Patrice O'Neal. He was 41.
Nov. 30 - Chester McGlockton, former Oakland Raider. He was 42.
Nov. 30 – J. Blackfoot, Memphis soul singer. He was 65.
Nov. 30 - Barry Llewellyn, Jamaican reggae singer and member of the Heptones. He was 64.
DECEMBER
Dec. 2 - Soul singer Howard Tate. He was 72.
Dec. 6 - Dobie Gray, who recorded “Drift Away” in 1973. He was 69.
Dec. 11 - Ofield Dukes, public relations executive. He was 79.
Dec. 12 - John Atterberry, record producer. He was 40.
Dec. 16 - Rapper Slim Dunkin (real name Mario Hamilton). He was 24.
SAM RIVERS
Dec. 26 - Sam Rivers, jazz musician. He was 88.
Dec. 26 - Houston Antwine, former NFL defensive end, played with the New England Patriots and Houston Oilers.
Dec. 28 – Sam Logan, Detroit newsman and publisher of the Michigan Chronicle. He was 78.
No comments:
Post a Comment