Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay passed away at the early age of 40 in a plane crash in Florida. The tragedy struck the baseball world yesterday, November 7th. The Pasco Country sheriff’s office confirmed the news in a press conference, saying that their “hearts and prayers go out to the family”, and that Halladay…

“And I’m free, free fallin’ Yeah I’m free, free fallin’” Tom Petty, frontman of the Heartbreakers and one of the greatest American songwriters, passed away on Monday, October 2nd. Found unconscious and in full cardiac arrest, he was rushed to the hospital, according to TMZ, and was placed on life support. His death was later confirmed by…

Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, and one of the most recognizable voices in contemporary rock music, was found dead in his Detroit hotel room, according to the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of death was suicide by hanging. Cornell was 52. Mere hours before he took his own life, Cornell…

British singer, songwriter, and pop superstar, George Michael, passed away in his home in Oxfordshire, England on December 25th at 53 years old. His manager, Michael Lippman, has stated that the star died of heart failure. George Michael—whose real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou—was born in London to Greek Cypriot parents, and found fame in…

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