Contemporary Christian singer Mandisa accepts the award for pop/contemporary album of the year at the Dove Awards in 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP, file NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mandisa, a contemporary Christian singer who appeared on “American Idol” and won a Grammy for her 2013 album ‘Overcomer’, has died. She was 47. A representative for the singer told The Associated Press that the singer was found dead in her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. The representative said the cause of Mandisa's death was not yet known. Mandisa, whose full name is Mandisa Lynn Hundley, was ..read more

Dickey Betts, the co-founding member of the Allman Brothers Band and the guitar legend who wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” died Thursday. Jason Vorhees/AP File Dickie Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin’ man. He left home at 16 to join the circus and became a renowned guitarist touring the world with the Allman Brothers Band. He wrote the group’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” and remained on the road until he reached the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Betts died at his home in Osprey, Florida, his manager of 20 years, David Spero, said by phone. He had be ..read more

Jun Mhoon Provided Long before he was a record producer, before he was even a teenager, Jun Mhoon was playing drums on tour with The Staple Singers, gazing in amazement at thousands of faces while warming up crowds for bands like The Doors, passing love notes from Bob Dylan, and asking "Who’s Bob Dylan?" "Jun was a little kid and just as cute as he could be," recalled singer Mavis Staples. "And he really became a member of our family, the baby of the family. We all loved him and looked after him." Mr Mhoon died April 13 from cardiac arrest. He was 69. Mr. Mhoon (his name is pronounced li ..read more

Walter ‘Slim’ Coleman Sun-Times Media Walter 'Slim' Coleman, a dyed-in-the-wool radical activist of the 1960s who for decades harnessed the power of the city's poor to challenge its power structure and achieve social justice goals, died Tuesday after a long bout with illness. He was 80. One of his biggest accomplishments was helping to organize a voting drive in Chicago's poor white communities that helped elect Mayor Harold Washington, the city's first Black mayor. Mr. Coleman moved to Chicago from Cleveland in 1966 to continue his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ..read more

Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine died Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Community Hospital Anderson in Anderson, Indiana. He was 97. AP LOS ANGELES — Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, died Tuesday. He was 97. Erksine died at Community Hospital Anderson in Anderson, Indiana, according to Michele Hockwalt, the hospital's marketing and communication manager. Among the last survivors from the celebrated Brooklyn teams of the 1950s, Erskine spent his entire major league ..read more

Former Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog has died at age 92. Getty Images NEW YORK — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as "Whiteyball," has died. He was 92. Cardinals spokesman Brian Bartow said Tuesday the team had been informed of his death by Herzog's family. The team was not yet sure whether it happened Monday night or Tuesday. Herzog had been at Busch Stadium on April 4 for the Cardinals' home opener. A crew-cut, po ..read more

Robert Grossman Provided Robert Grossman always thought he could make things better. "Bob was an amazingly optimistic person," said Nikki Will Stein, a lifelong friend. "He always thought that if there was a problem he was somebody that could take it on and make it better for you." One of the issues that Mr. Grossman chose to take on in his work as a lawyer was affordable housing. He was the principal draftsman of the 1967 Illinois Housing Development Act, which established the Illinois Housing Development Authority to finance affordable housing across Illinois. But he was also a devoted ..read more

Christopher Crane, chief executive of Exelon, gives a keynote address at the Chicago Urban League annual summit luncheon in May 2013. “Chris was an industry giant, with a list of accomplishments that chart the growth and success of both the energy generation and utility businesses,” said Calvin Butler, p who succeeded Mr. Crane at Exelon in December 2022 Sun-Times file Chris Crane, the former chief executive and president of Exelon, the nation’s largest utility company that also owns ComEd, died Saturday after a “short illness and complications with pneumonia,” according to a statement f ..read more

Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman celebrates with fans after pitching a no-hitter against the Braves in 1969. UPI By the time Cubs greats Billy Williams and Ken Holtzman reunited with the Oakland A’s in 1975, the glory years were mostly behind them. Williams had only two years left in a Hall of Fame career. Holtzman had more time, but he’d already hit his career highlights: a pair of no-hitters thrown with the Cubs, in 1969 and 1971, and back-to-back-to-back World Series won with the A’s from 1972 to 1974. Still, Williams remembers rides to and from the Oakland Coliseum with Holtzman with a spec ..read more

Gene Herrick interviewed at his home in Virginia in 2016. Herrick was an Associated Press photographer who covered the Korean War and key moments in the Civil Rights Movement. Associated Press RICH CREEK, Va. — Gene Herrick, a retired Associated Press photographer who covered the Korean War and is known for his iconic images of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and the trial of the killers of Emmett Till in the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, died Friday. He was 97. In 1956, Herrick photographed Rosa Parks being fingerprinted after refusing to move to the back of a bus in Mont ..read more