'Guitar Man', Jerry Reed, dies at 71

01/09/2008

Grammy award winning singer and actor Jerry Reed has died at 71. Known as 'The Guitar Man' of country music. Played Cledus 'Snowman' Snow in all 'Smokey And The Bandit' films.

Voice-over legend Don LaFontaine dies at 68

01/09/2008

Don LaFontaine, the legendary voice behind many classic movie trailers has died at 68.

Isaac Hayes dies at 65

10/08/2008

Soul legend Isaac Hayes has died at the age of 65. His theme song from the film 'Shaft' won an Oscar and two Grammys. In 1997 he became the voice of Chef, in 'South Park'. He was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

'Ocean's Eleven' star Bernie Mac dies at 50

09/08/2008

US actor and comedian Bernie Mac has died in hospital due to complications arising from pneumonia.

'Golden Girl' Estelle Getty dies at 84

22/07/2008

Estelle Getty, best known as a wise-cracking Sophia Petrillo in 'The Golden Girls' has died at the age of 84.

Ronnie Wood in rehab

18/07/2008

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has checked into rehab following a ten-day bender with a Russian cocktail waitress.

Lady Thatcher will get a State funeral

16/07/2008

Margaret Thatcher will become the first British Prime Minister since Winston Churchill to be afforded a State funeral the government recently announced.

Amy Winehouse's dad issues a warning

14/07/2008

Amy Winehouse's dad has issued a warning to his troubled daughter, "give up drugs or face a long, slow, painful death".

Pioneering heart surgeon Michael DeBakey died at 99

11/07/2008

Pioneering heart surgeon Michael E DeBakey dies from natural causes in a Houston Hospital, two months short of 100th birthday.

Emmerdale star Clive Hornby dies at 63

03/07/2008

Clive Hornby, the actor who played Jack Sugden in Emmerdale had died at the age of 63. He was the longest-serving cast member in Emmerdale's history. He had not been in the ITV soap for around three months due to ill health.

Blues star Bo Diddley dies at 79

02/06/2008

Bo Diddley aka 'The Originator', the influential US blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist has died at 79. He was a key figure in the transition from blues to rock and roll.

Fashion icon Yves Saint-Laurent dies at 71

01/06/2008

French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent has died at the age of 71 following a long illness.

Chess legend Bobby Fischer dies at 64

18/01/2008

Controversial former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died aged 64. The US-born player, who became famous around the world for beating the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky in 1972, had been seriously ill for some time.

Sir Edmund Hillary dies aged 88.

10/01/2008

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, has died aged 88.

Tina Turner's ex, Ike, dies at 76

12/12/2007

US soul legend Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner has dies at his home near San Diego the age of 76.