James Lipton, the longtime host of the acclaimed interview series Inside the Actors Studio, died Monday, The New York Times reports. He was 93. Lipton’s wife, Kedakai Mercedes Lipton, confirmed his death and said the cause was bladder cancer. Lipton created and launched Inside the Actors Studio in 1994 and …
Read More »Bob Kingsley, Country Radio Legend, Dead at 80
Country radio legend Bob Kingley, the longtime host of the nationally syndicated program Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40, died early Thursday in Weatherford, Texas, following a lengthy battle with bladder cancer. He was 80 years old. A member of the Country Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame, inducted in 1998, he …
Read More »Dr. Hook's Ray Sawyer, 'Cover of Rolling Stone' Singer, Dead at 81
Ray Sawyer, the Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show member who sang the 1973 Shel Silverstein-penned hit “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone,’” has died at the age of 81. Page Six first reported Friday that Sawyer died in Daytona Beach, Florida following a brief illness; a representative for the band …
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