Bill Cody, a longtime Nashville radio deejay at the venerable WSM and a regular Grand Ole Opry announcer, died Tuesday after a lengthy battle with kidney and heart failure. He was 67. WSM announced Cody’s death in a social media post. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our dear friend … Read more
James Blood Ulmer, the innovative guitarist who fused avant-garde jazz with funk and the blues, died on June 3, according to a statement his family published via DownBeat. A cause of death was not immediately available, but his family said Ulmer died “peacefully.” He was 86. Known for a unique approach to improvisation and his … Read more
Anthony Head, the actor who played Rupert “Ripper” Giles on TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, died of complications due to pneumonia at the age of 72. His daughters Emily and Daisy Head announced their father’s death in a statement to the BBC, writer the actor “passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by … Read more
Marjane Satrapi, the French Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker whose 2007 animated feature Persepolis earned an Oscar nomination, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Her cause of death is not public, but a statement from her family noted her death occurred a little over a year after the death of her husband, producer-actor-screenwriter Mattias … Read more