Now playing Next Culture news Grace Bumbry, the barrier-shattering opera singer, dies aged 86 Grace Bumbry was the first Black singer to perform at Germany's Bayreuth festival and had a career spanning more than three decades. 09/05/2023
Now playing Next Hear Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot dies aged 84 Considered Canada's "poet laureate", Gordon Lightfoot was one of the country's most celebrated and decorated musicians. 02/05/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Jerry Springer, iconic US talk show host, dies aged 79 From the 56th mayor of Cincinnati in the 1970s to the infamous host of his eponymous talk show, Jerry Springer was an influential figure in the US media landscape. 27/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Acclaimed American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal dies aged 92 American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal has died aged 92 - his work has influenced many of the greats, including Miles Davis, who once said: "All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal." 17/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Pierre Lacotte: French dancer who helped Rudolf Nureyev defect dies Pierre Lacotte, the French dancer at the heart of a cloak-and-dagger intrigue in 1961 when he helped Rudolf Nureyev defect, has died. 11/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Writer and trans activist Rachel Pollack dies aged 77 Rachel Pollack was a pioneering trans activist, authority on tarot and the occult and created the first transgender superhero in mainstream comics, Kate Godwin 10/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Oscar-nominated actor Michael Lerner dies at 81 The Oscar-nominated actor, Michael Lerner, whose acting career in Hollywood spans several decades, has appeared in "Elf", "Clueless", "X-Men: Days of Future Past", and "Harlem Nights". 10/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Michael K Williams: Drug dealer pleads guilty over actor's death A drug dealer has pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl-laced heroin to 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams, leading to his death 06/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news LGBTQ+ trailblazer and comedian Paul O'Grady dies at 67 The British star and dog lover, known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage - long before the art form became mainstream - has died agead 67 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Darcelle XV, world's oldest drag queen performer, dies aged 92 Darcelle XV was crowned the oldest drag queen by Guinness World Records in 2016. 27/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Paul Grant dies aged 56 The 4ft 4in actor, 56, who called himself “the king of the Dwarfs”, was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced braindead. 21/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Gloria Dea, first magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies aged 100 Gloria Dea's 1941 show at the Roundup Room was the first recorded appearance by a magician in Las Vegas. 20/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Lance Reddick, star of The Wire, Fringe and John Wick, dies aged 60 Lance Reddick, the charismatic and prolific actor who appeared in major TV series like The Wire, Fringe and Bosch, and films like the John Wick franchise, has died of natural causes at the age of 60. 18/03/2023
Now playing Next Hear ‘What You Won’t Do for Love' singer Bobby Caldwell dies aged 71 Caldwell was best known for his 1978 hit 'What You Won’t Do for Love' which reached the top 10 on Billboard and made his self-titled debut album go double platinum. 15/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe dies aged 88 The Japanese citizen, who wrote about war and his disabled son, was vocal as a pacifist alongside his worldwide literary success 13/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news French architect and activist Roland Castro dies aged 82 A leading figure in the May 68 student protests, Castro was a proponent of architecture that improved the lives of the working classes. 10/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Robert Blake, ‘Baretta’ star acquitted in wife’s murder, dies aged 89 Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his second wife has died at age 89. 10/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'Fiddler on the Roof' actor Chaim Topol dies aged 87 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Topol's "contribution to Israeli culture will continue to exist for generations.” 09/03/2023
Now playing Next Taste Founder of sandwich shop that inspired hit TV series 'The Bear' dies Chicago restaurant Mr. Beef was the inspiration and setting for the hit FX show The Bear last year. The founder and co-owner passed away this week. 08/03/2023
Now playing Next Hear Lynyrd Skynyrd: Which bands have no surviving members left? Rossington was Lynyrd Skynyrd's final surviving founding member. With his death, we look back on a few other bands with no living founders. 06/03/2023
