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I was going through Billboard's first Top 100 chart (the predecessor to the Hot 100 record chart) published on November 12th, 1955, and was surprised that at least 5 people from the chart are still with us. Those being: Pat Boone (89)- #8 At My Front Door; #21 Ain't That A Shame; #52 No Arms Can Ever Hold You Jaye P. Morgan (92)- #19 Longest Walk; #37 Pepper-Hot Baby; #68 If You Don't Want My Love Mindy Carson (96)- #33 Wake The Town And Tell The People Peggy King (94)- #61 Learnin' To Love John Perkins (92; of the Crew Cuts)-#89 Gum Drop Sadly I couldn't find any more information on session members of The Dream Weavers, The Loreleis (Marjorie Gail Menefee (Richardson) and Margaret "Peggy" Reinagle, both born around 1936), Tommy (Russ) Gilberto of The Three Chuckles (died 1981), Glendon Kingsby of The Cadets, Bill Christ of The Gaylords (died 2017), members of Ray Charles Singers (who performed on the "Autumn Leaves" record) and Matthew Platt of The Turbans, so there's a slight chance there's more of them around these days.

Sadly I haven't. I'd be glad if you would check it, as I used to have access (at least) to MyHeritage records, but I haven't really got time for it lately so I cancelled the subscription last May.

Thanks! I completely overlooked that That's okay. I'm sure he was George McFadden, as he's also referred to as such when he performed with the Kuf-Linx and when he later toured with George Holmes' (or Gaines Steele's) Ink Spots in late 70s. I also have a strong feeling he may have originally been from Pennsylvania, as this site suggests he joined the Jubalaires when they moved from Florida in 1941.

I got bit of a tricky one. I think many people on this site came across this song (which went viral about a year or two ago as "the first rap song"). I'm 101% sure that George McFadden, the bass vocalist of The Jubalaires is long dead (he'd probably be supercentenarian by now if he wasn't). However, unlike the rest of the group, there seems to be no information about him, anywhere (both when he was born and when he passed). I've been trying to find anything on him for the past few weeks, but to no avail. The only relevant info I have is that after the Jubalaires dissolved, he started performing as "Biggie McFadden" (with The Jubilee Four, with whom he also performed in 1964 Viva Las Vegas; their song "The Climb" has been reportedly produced by Elvis Presley himself), and that he performed at least until 1979 (as a backing vocalist on Ry Cooder's album Bop Till You Drop).

Also, you can compare both runners' tracks.

Thing is that he is in-a-way going to be the first one to run the lenght (or not exactly the lenght but from south to north) of Africa. Cook started his run from the most southern point of Africa (Cape Agulhas) and is supposed to finish at the most northern one (Ras Ben Sakka; 37°20′49″N), whereas Olsen (as the press release statement reads) started his Africa run from Taba (29°29′30″N; which isn't even the northernmost point of Egypt) to Cape of Good Hope (which also doesn't mean he ran the full lenght of Africa). As for how trustworthy that association is...well. It's weird. It's no official organisation, if that's what you're asking. The guy that founded it (and who released that statement) is also the same person who created that Wikipedia page (plus he shamelessly plugged his own photo and himself along the association's runners).

Moved from cardiovascular ICU to internal medicine ICU, as a member of his medical council stated today that Zeman's leg has been severely damaged and that he's frail after his fasciotomy.

In serious but stable condition.

Singer Steve Lawrence (of duo "Steve and Eydie") reportedly dead? (according to the editor of the New York magazine's Vulture website). Can't find anything more to it, though, so take it with a pinch of salt.

Blackberry Smoke's drummer Brit Turner passed away today after his battle with brain cancer.

Iris Apfel is a hit for several people.

Andy Russell, 2x Super Bowl champion with Pittsburgh Steelers, dead at 82.

I always forget to do so, sorry! Will fix it (and the other links)

José DeLeón, former pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals etc., reportedly dead at 63.

Haven't seen it reported on the forums yet and I don't think it belongs to the Hollywood Possibilities thread. Buddy Duress, actor who starred in Heaven Knows What, Good Time or Person to Person, reportedly passed away (according to the director of Duress' last movie).

Kent Kramer, former TE (f.e. San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints or Minnesota Vikings), dead at 79 (confirmed by his son on Twitter/X).

Roni Stoneman, banjo player and a Hee Haw cast member, dead at 85.

Dead.

Georgia "Georgie" Davis of the Davis Sisters (who joined Skeeter Davis after Georgia's younger sister Betty Jack tragically passed away in a 1953 car crash), has passed away in 2022. (the link doesn't work for EU, you can use a VPN, but I'm sending a screenshot below)

All ages on the DL are the ages the deathlistees are supposed to be turning in the given year.

The DL's only person in Epstein's Little Black Book, Ethel Kennedy.

Made one more edit (hopefully the last one). Replaced Joe Biden in the list with Lee Grant (actress, Hollywood blacklistee), then replaced Julie Walters with Biden.

Bob Newhart out of the blue.

Hopefully there won't be any last minute change shenanigans due to late deaths like there were last year for me. Anyway: Abdul "Duke" Fakir (singer) Akihito Alain Delon Andy Taylor (Duran Duran guitarist) Berry Gordy Bob Newhart Buzz Aldrin Cindy Birdsong Cleo Laine David Attenborough Dick Van Dyke Don King Ethel Kennedy Frankie Valli George Lazenby George Soros Glynis Johns Harrison Ruffin Tyler (engineer, John Tyler's grandson) Iris Apfel James Earl Jones James Whale Jim Lovell Jimmy Carter Joanne Woodward John Ashton (guitarist) John Astin (actor) Jonnie Irwin Josef Fritzl June Spencer Katherine Jackson (Jackson clan matriarch) Lee Grant (American actress) Leontyne Price Maggie Smith Mel Brooks Noam Chomsky Pope Francis Prince Edward Richard Williams (tennis coach) Roberta Flack Rosemary Harris Shannen Doherty Sonny Rollins Sophia Loren Tenzin Gyatso (Dalai Lama) Tom Lehrer Vanessa Redgrave Willie Mays (baseball) Woody Allen Yoko Ono Zhu Rongji (former chinese PM) Substitutes Dennis Skinner Garnet Mimms Joe Biden Marianne Faithfull Wole Soyinka

Founder of The Jack and Jill Foundation, Jonathan Irwin, passed away at 82 according to the foundation's twitter (x).