quote [ The Hollywood star passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning after a brief illness, her manager said. ]

quote [ Bacharach composed an astonishing number of hit songs over the decades: "Say A Little Prayer." "Walk On By." "What The World Needs Now." "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head." That's just a handful of his music ? and he won Grammys, Emmys and Oscars. Burt Bacharach's melodies are seared in the memories of generations of listeners. ]

quote [ Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of two popular and enormously influential ?60s rock units, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), has died, his representative says. He was 81 years old. ]

quote [ Lisa Marie Presley, the singer-songwriter and only child of Elvis Presley, died on Thursday after a medical emergency and a brief hospitalization. She was 54. ]

quote [ Assange's wife Stella, whose wedding dress was created by Westwood, hailed the designer as a "pillar of the anti-establishment". Writing on behalf of her husband who is currently in Belmarsh prison, she said Westwood was a "good friend" and "the best of Britain". ]

quote [ Kirstie Alley, 'Cheers' Star, dies aged 71.
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quote [ Dr Feelgood?s intense, brutal take on R&B was a major influence on the British punk music that would emerge in the 70s and 80s. Johnson remained with Dr Feelgood for their first four albums, the latter three of which charted in the top 20 of the UK albums chart, before inter-band conflict led him to part ways with the group. ]

quote [ Gallagher, the inventive prop comedian known for smashing watermelons as part of his act, died Friday of organ failure, his former manager Craig Marquardo confirmed to Variety. He was 76. ]

quote [ Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy has died at the age of 66. ]

quote [ A brilliant radical reporter with a novelist?s eye and a historian?s memory. ]