Kenny Rogers dies at age 81

The country music community is mourning the death of Kenny Rogers. Rogers died late Friday night at his home in Sandy Springs, Georgia, at the age of 81. Doug Dunbar reports.

• Mar 21, 2020
• 01:35

From 2006: Kenny Rogers, not resting on laurels

Singer Kenny Rogers, best known for his 1978 country hit “The Gambler,” died Friday, March 20 at age 81. In this profile originally broadcast on “CBS Sunday Morning” on September 3, 2006, Rogers talked with correspondent Russ Mitchell about his transition from avant-garde jazz, folk and rock to country, and his passion for photography. Mitchell also talked with superstar Dolly Parton about her hit duet with Rogers, “Islands in the Stream.”

• Mar 23, 2020
• 10:17

Legendary singer Bill Withers dies

Legendary soul artist Bill Withers, the singer of hits "Lean On Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," has died from heart complications, his family confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green report on his legacy.

• Apr 3, 2020
• 03:44

Remembering former CBS executive Gil Schwartz

Longtime CBS communications chief Gil Schwartz died Saturday of natural causes. Schwartz retired as senior executive vice president and chief communications officer at CBS Corporation in 2018. "For the better part of three decades, Gil Schwartz led CBS communications with creative flair, craftsman-like expertise, and an abundance of personality," CBS said in a statement. Schwartz was 68 years old.

• May 4, 2020
• 01:50

Jerry Stiller dies at 92

Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller died of natural causes at the age of 92. Stiller first became famous in the 1950s as a comedy partner to his wife, Anne Meara. He re-emerged in the '90s as Frank Costanza, George's high-strung father on "Seinfeld." Ben Stiller tweeted that his father will be greatly missed.

• May 11, 2020
• 03:23

Little Richard, rock 'n' roll pioneer, has died at 87

Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard's, told The Associated Press that Little Richard died Saturday morning.

• May 9, 2020

Andre Harrell, music exec who discovered Diddy, has died at 59

Usher posted a photo on Instagram​ with him, Harrell and Combs, writing "You were the beginning for so many and a genuine positive energy through it all ... I salute you KING!"

• May 9, 2020

Roy Horn, legendary magician, dies from COVID-19

Horn's partner in magic, Siegfried Fischbacher, said in a statement that, "the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend."

• May 9, 2020

Singer Troy Sneed dead at 52 from coronavirus

Sneed appeared with the choir in 1996 film "The Preacher's Wife," starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington.

• Apr 28, 2020

Actor Dimitri Diatchenko, featured on "Sons of Anarchy," dies

It appeared to be either a heart attack or related to being shocked by 220 volts of electricity while on the job the week prior, but autopsy results are pending.

• Apr 25, 2020

5-year-old Michigan girl dies from coronavirus

Skylar Herbert is thought to be the youngest person in Michigan to die from COVID-19.

• Apr 20, 2020

Boston Globe prints 16 pages of death notices

The number of pages dedicated to death notices more than doubled since the same Sunday in 2019.

• Apr 20, 2020

Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill has died at age 84

His son, Paul O'Neill Jr., said his father died while at his home in Pittsburgh after years of a long battle with lung cancer, which included a few surgeries and chemotherapy.

• Apr 18, 2020

Brian Dennehy, prolific stage and screen actor, dies at 81

Burly actor started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller.

• Apr 16, 2020

NHL player Colby Cave dies at 25

Cave's wife, Emily, posted a heartbreaking image on her Instagram account, saying: "My heart is shattered."

• Apr 11, 2020

Linda Tripp, key figure in Clinton impeachment, dies at 70

Tripp made secret tapes of conversations with Monica Lewinsky, who told her she had had an affair with President Clinton.

• Apr 9, 2020

"Lean on Me" singer Bill Withers has died

Withers died on Monday from heart complications at age 81, his family confirmed in a statement.

• Apr 5, 2020

Fountains of Wayne co-founder has died from coronavirus

The award-winning musician and song-writer was well-known for the Fountains of Wayne song "Stacy's Mom," and his compositions for the CW show "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."

• Apr 1, 2020

"Star Wars" actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus

The actor also worked as a dialect coach for actors such as Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth.

• Apr 1, 2020

Country singers nationwide mourn hit-maker Joe Diffie

The 61-year-old country music legend died from complications related to coronavirus.

• Mar 30, 2020

"I Love Rock and Roll" songwriter dies of virus complications

"I Love Rock and Roll" that became a signature hit for fellow rocker Joan Jett

• Mar 30, 2020

"Top Chef Masters" winner mourned after dying of coronavirus

In 2017, he told CBS that he planned on a medical career until a love of food put him on a different path.

• Mar 26, 2020

Terrence McNally, acclaimed playwright, has died at age 81

Tributes poured in for the multiple Tony Award-winner, known for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman."

• Mar 24, 2020

Kathy Griffin says she is "gutted" after her mother dies at 99

Maggie Griffin, 99, starred alongside her daughter in the reality show "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List."

• Mar 18, 2020

"The Exorcist" star Max von Sydow dies at age 90

Max von Sydow was the self-described "shy boy"-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.

• Mar 9, 2020

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