Thanks, Dad for Monday, February 5, 2007

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Monday, February 5, 2007

Steve Barber

Steve Barber, the Baltimore Orioles' first 20-game winner, died at age 67 on February 5, 2007, apparently due to complications from pneumonia. He spent the first half of his career with the Orioles, then went on to play for the New York Yankees, the Chicago Cubs, the Seattle Pilots, the Atlanta... Sign in to see full entry.

Adolf Frohner

Adolf Frohner, an Austrian abstract artist and graphic artist, died at age 72 on January 24, 2007. No cause of death was disclosed; all that was said over the Austrian media was that he died of the rather vague "natural causes." His death happened four days after the ceremonial groundbreaking for... Sign in to see full entry.

Joe Hunter

Joe Hunter, a member of Motown's The Funk Brothers, has died at age 79. Although he did have a history of diabetes, no immediate cause of death was known, according to his son (and the obituary I read on Celebrity Death Beeper). Hunter did a lot of backup work, backing up other Motown artists both... Sign in to see full entry.

Barbara McNair

Singer/actress Barbara McNair has died, apparently of complications of throat cancer, at age 72. She started out as a cabaret and nightclub singer, then went on to TV and movie work as the effects of the civil-rights movement prevalent in the 1960s took hold. She starred with Sidney Poitier in They... Sign in to see full entry.

Billy Henderson

Billy Henderson, a member of the pop/rock band the Spinners, died at age 67 from complications of diabetes. The Spinners - Billy Henderson among them - were five high-school friends who formed the band in 1954. They had such hits as I'll Be Around, Could It Be I'm Falling In Love, Then Came You and... Sign in to see full entry.

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