† Remembering - JAN 7: ***1980 – Larry Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1935) Lawrence Eugene Larry Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including Bony Moronie, Short Fat Fannie, High School Dance (1957), Slow Down, Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1958), Bad Boy and She Said Yeah (1959). John Lennon was a fan, and the Beatles and several other British Invasion groups covered several of his songs. He was a long-time friend of Little Richard. Williams died in his Los Angeles, California home of a gunshot wound to the head on January 7, 1980. He was 44 years old. The death was deemed suicide, though there was much speculation otherwise. No suspects were ever arrested or charged. O:) https://youtube/watch?v=cHuJAC_XbhQ ***1998 – Owen Bradley, American record producer (b. 1915) Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American record producer who, along with Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly. O:) ***2001 – James Carr, American singer (b. 1942) James Carr (June 13, 1942 – January 7, 2001), was an American rhythm and blues and soul singer. James Carr died from lung cancer in a Memphis nursing home in 2001, aged 58. O:) ***2002 – Avery Schreiber, American actor (b. 1935) Avery Lawrence Schreiber (April 9, 1935 – January 7, 2002) was an American comedian and actor. He was a veteran of stage, television, and film. In 1994, Schreiber suffered a heart attack, a complication of diabetes. Though he survived triple bypass surgery, he never fully recovered. He died of another heart attack on January 7, 2002. O:) ***
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