Charley Pride, pioneering African-American country singer, dies from COVID-19 complications

Gilligan's Island, died Wednesday in Los Angeles of causes related to COVID-19. She was 82.

Twitter.A representative for Quinones did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.Also Read: Howard Rubenstein, Public Relations Legend, Dies at 88Shabba-Doo earlier this week posted on Instagram that he was feeling sick but that he had tested negative for COVID-19.Born and raised in Chicago, Shabba-Doo was a dancer of Puerto Rican and African American descent and joined up with Basil, Don “Campbellock” Campbell and Fred “Rerun” Berry as one of the members of The Original

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPierre Cardin, the French designer and branding pioneer whose career spanned more than 60 years, has died. He was 98.Cardin died at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-seine, near Paris.

Armando Manzanero, the seminal songwriter who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs in the Latin American songbook — and whose music was performed by the world’s biggest stars, from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Andrea Bocelli and Luis Miguel — has died, multiple outlets reported. He was 85.

Lee Wallace, who starred in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, died Dec. 20 in New York after along illness.

Chris Pratt has addressed being named “the worst Hollywood Chris” in an internet poll. The “Hollywood Chris debate” is a long-running Twitter joke that resurfaced after the Guardians of the Galaxy star was absent from an Avengers reunion intended to raise funds for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

San Francisco Mayor Lundin Breed said that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pick to fill the Senate vacancy of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is "a real blow to the African-American community." Newsom tapped Calif.

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COVID guidelines twice recently while helping to gather hundreds of people for in-person Christmas caroling. Over the past weekend, the "Growing Pains" star teamed up with an organization called Sing It Louder USA to protest California's stay-at-home orders, which are being done to curb the spread of coronavirus. Kirk first partnered with the org on Dec. 6 in which several hundred people huddled up and gathered in a mall parking lot to belt out some holiday classics.

O’Donnell, who recorded a version of Crystal Chandeliers with the US singer, said his death at the weekend was a “very, very sad loss”. The Grammy award winning star died on Saturday, aged 86, following Covid-19 related complications.

Carol Sutton was an actress known for roles in movies and TV shows including “Steel Magnolias” and “Queen Sugar.”One of Sutton’s most recognizable roles was as Nurse Pam in “Steel Magnolias.” Her other movies include “Ray,” “Monster’s Ball,” “The Pelican Brief,” and “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” She was frequently seen on TV, appearing in shows including “Lovecraft Country,” “Queen Sugar,” “American Horror Story: Coven,” “Treme,” “Claws,” and “True Detective.” Sutton was also a well-known

Black country stars Darius Rucker and Mickey Guyton have added their tributes to the late Charley Pride following his death on Saturday. The first African-American country superstar lost his battle with COVID and stars like Dolly Parton have been quick to pay their respects.

direct to your inboxTributes have been made to country music star Charley Pride following his death aged 86 from coronavirus complications.Pride, from Sledge in Mississippi, was one the genre’s first black stars and the first black member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame.A statement from his representative said: “Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Dallas, Texas of complications from Covid-19 at age 86.”Widely

Dolly Parton has paid tribute to fellow country music star Charley Pride following his death aged 86 from coronavirus complications. Pride, from Sledge in Mississippi, was one the genre’s first Black stars and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame.

(Reuters) - African-American country singer Charley Pride, whose No. 1 country hits included "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin,'" died on Saturday at age 86 of complications from COVID-19, according to his website.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHarold Budd, an innovative American composer who collaborated with Brian Eno and Cocteau Twins, and whose own work combined elements of jazz, minimalism and more, has died at the age of 84, according to the Guardian.

Donald Trump’s niece says her uncle is “criminal, cruel and traitorous” and belongs in prison after he leaves the White House.Mary Trump, a psychologist, author and outspoken critic of her estranged relative, rejects the notion that putting a former president on trial would deepen the nation’s political divisions.“It’s quite frankly insulting to be told time after time that the American people can handle it and that we just need to move on,” Mary Trump told The Associated Press in an interview