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Ronnie King, Dead at 76

King was a founding member of The Stampeders. The Stampeders would score a number of hits, including Sweet City Woman in 1971. The song helped turn the band into one of one of Canada’s most successful acts, becoming a radio staple in both Canada and the United States. It
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Richard Lewis, Dead at 76

Richard Lewis played Marty Gold, the romantic co-lead opposite Jamie Lee Curtis, in the ABC series Anything But Love, and the reliably neurotic Prince John in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men In Tights. He re-introduced himself to a new generation opposite fellow comedian Larry David in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm,
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Carl Weathers, Dead at 76

Carl Weathers was the actor best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator and teaching golf in Happy Gilmore. I also want to shout out his role in Arrested Development as Tobias' acting coach. The man knew how to make a
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