Celebrity death thread

[Adami]

James Earl Jones was obviously known for his voice, but what a tremendous actor.  He made every project he was in better.

RIP

Even his random 1 episode appearance on Frasier as a blind man in a nursing home.

[Zydar]

Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5, has died at 70

[Stadler]

I'll have a Tito's and soda, splash of ginger ale in his honor.

[lonestar]

Tito get me some tissues...

[hefdaddy42]

Not enough Tito

[Orbert]

You guys joke, but Tito was the real deal.  The classic Jackson Five lineup had Tito on the left on guitar, Jermaine on bass on the other end, and the three in the middle (Marlon, Michael, and Jackie) dancing most of the time.  Even back then, I remember thinking how cool it was that two of them actually played.

[Orbert]

[pg1067]

Doesn't appear that either of those instruments was plugged in.  The only cables I see are from the microphones.

[jingle.boy]

Tito get me some tissues...

Jermaine, stop teasing.

[lonestar]

Jermaine, stop teasing.

One of Eddie's finest moments

[Glasser]

Jermaine, stop teasing.

[jingle.boy]

I mean, wrong skit... but you get it. 

[Orbert]

Doesn't appear that either of those instruments was plugged in.  The only cables I see are from the microphones.

Yeah, I think 99% of "live" TV performances back then were lip-synched, and most of those didn't even bother with little details like plugging in the instruments.  And despite Tito actually being a guitarist, apparently the guitar parts on the albums were played by session guys.  I guess that first impression when I was like seven years old, that they were really playing, stuck with me.  He played on his solo albums.

[Glasser]

I mean, wrong skit... but you get it. 

Yes, it's the "she's number one!" Skit, but yes, I get it. 

[Zydar]

JD Souther dies at 78.

https://ew.com/jd-souther-songwriter-eagles-linda-rondstadt-dies-at-78-8714507

[hefdaddy42]

Oh wow, what a great songwriter.  RIP