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TMZ is reporting John Davis has passed away at the age of 66.

Few things that make me contemplate my mortality more than when an icon of my youth passes away. Jack Sheldon was the voice on the Schoolhouse Rock series.

The man who some say invented Rock and Roll, Chuck Berry, has died.

The well-known celebrity died on Sunday from heart failure. She was 99 years old.

It is with heavy hearts that we bring you this tragic news at the end of the holiday weekend -- 'Fast and Furious' star Paul Walker has passed away at the age of 40. Walker, who was working on 'Fast and Furious 7' with Vin Diesel and director James Wan, was killed in a car explosion in California on Saturday afternoon.

Tributes have been pouring in from around the globe following Friday’s (May 4) death of Beastie Boy Adam “MCA” Yauch, and bandmate Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz has been extremely moved by all of them. In an entry on the Beastie Boys’ blog posted Sunday night, Horovitz took time to show his appreciation to his friends and family during his time of mourning and thank everybody for all the respect shown t

It’s no secret that Slipknot will be touring as a part of this year’s massive Mayhem Festival lineup, which also includes Slayer, Anthrax, Motorhead, the Devil Wears Prada and many others. When we got to talking with Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and M. Shawn Crahan on the Black Carpet of the Revolver Golden Gods about what fans can expect from the band for this year, they reflected on their late bandm

One year after the tragic passing of Mike Starr, we look back on the career and life of the man who helped shape the future of rock with Alice in Chains.

Legendary rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose passed away on Saturday, March 3, at the age of 64. The veteran musician founded the band Montrose with Sammy Hagar in the early ’70s. While an exact cause of death has not been announced, the guitarist did battle prostate cancer in recent years.

Michael Davis, bassist for the politically charged punk-rock pioneers MC5, passed away at the age of 68 on Friday as the result of liver failure. MC5′s influence in the hard-rock world stretches from their contemporaries the Stooges to future acts like Rage Against the Machine.

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office announced Wednesday that ex-Warrant singer Jani Lane died as a result of “acute ethanol intoxication,” otherwise known as alcohol poisoning.

The man who changed the face of technology as we know it has died. Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who was battling pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56.