The Dead Celeb thread, 2021 & 2022 edition

Jake of Stiff Little Fingers made this comment:

Horrible, horrible news to wake up to.
Few bands have brought me as much joy as Dr. Feelgood. I based my entire guitar style, such as it is, on a hybrid of Rory Gallagher and the unique Wilko Johnson. Having been given a second bite of the cherry some years back, Wilko has sadly passed away today.
There was never anyone like him and there will never be another.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything.
Jake.
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Wilko Johnson, British rocker who defied cancer, dies at 75

LONDON (AP) — Wilko Johnson, the guitarist with British blues-rock band Dr. Feelgood who had an unexpected career renaissance after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, has died. He was 75. A statement posted Wednesday on Johnson’s official social media accounts on behalf of his family said the...
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Much-loved Dutch comedian Wim de Bie dies at 83 - DutchNews.nl

Wim de Bie, half of the legendary comedy duo Van Kooten & De Bie has died aged 83 at his home in The Hague, broadcaster VPRO announced on Monday. De Bie had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for a number of years. Wim de Bie and Kees van Kooten, who worked together for 38 years before...
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Comedian Wim de Bie died,

He and his colleague Kees van Kooten formed the duo Kooten & de Bie, whom's humour I've been raised up with, and that humour is deeply rooted in Dutch culture. :(:(:(

Here he can be seen as a slightly posh lady selling exquisit bonbons to a rather non-posh customer:
 
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Speelgoedmannetje said:
Here he can be seen as a slightly posh lady selling exquisit bonbons to a rather non-posh customer:
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It's a pity the subtitles were a bit screwed up when I watched it, not to mention my lack of Dutch, but I got a laugh out of it anyway. :pint:
 
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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. Publicist Sylvia Weiner...
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Two of my musical heroes, Robbie Robertson (The Band) and Sixto Rodriguez (Sugarman), died yesterday.
I saw Rodriguez live a few years ago after thinking he'd already been dead for decades. I never did get to see Robertson in the flesh.
 
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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Passes Away at Age 96

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a passionate champion of mental health, caregiving, and women’s rights, passed away Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2:10 p.m. at her home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96. She died peacefully, with family by her side.
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Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter and former first lady, dies aged 96

Carter, who was diagnosed with dementia in May, was fiercely loyal ally throughout husband’s long political career
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The sometimes insightfully brilliant but other-times laughably terrible journalist, John Pilger passed away the other week and I only just found out.
Sad news. I used have a lot of admiration for him and still do for much of his work.

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John Pilger obituary​

 
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