So sad to hear about Melvin Van Peebles. To be honest I thought he'd died a few years ago.

I watched Sweetback a lot in college. RIP

Watermelon Man is a film that surprisingly holds up, in the realm of magical realism, especially when compared to other such films of that era.

No cause of death offered. The U.K. entertainment industry feels like it’s gotten hit hard this year.

Unclear if it would have made a difference here, since there were many different drugs involved, but users should invest in those fentanyl test strips, at the very least.

This is what the soap Generations wish it could have been.

If this story doesn't read like a soap opera.

Barbara Campbell Cooke, 85, Widow of the Slain Sam Cooke, Is Dead https://t.co/h3uxieCfA6

— 🌎RaShonda🌍 (@ShesSavvy) September 24, 2021

Didn't his brother pistol whip her at Sam's funeral? Or have I gotten that all mixed up? 

Sorry, I hit my paywall limit. 

3 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Didn't his brother pistol whip her at Sam's funeral? Or have I gotten that all mixed up? 

Sorry, I hit my paywall limit. 

You can always copy/paste the url in archive.is

There was no mention of pistol-whipping but she did show up with his protegé Bobby Womack, who apparently wore Sam's clothes, that she married four months later. The obituary also mentioned that she shot Womack when she found him in bed with her teenage daughter (who later married Womack's brother Cecil). The bullet grazed Bobby Womack's temple. 

A few people have expressed irritation for rehashing these details in the obituary, especially since the family hadn't publicly announced the death.

Also, I had heard of the duo Womack & Womack but I didn't know that they were compromised of her daughter (who changed her name) and Cecil Womack.

Thanks!

4 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks!

No problem.

It's definitely a "Yikes"😳 of an obit!

 

Singer-Songwriter, Andrea Martin, who wrote song for artists including Monica and En Vogue — died on Monday, September 27, according to a statement shared on her Instagram Story. #ESSENCE https://t.co/npTwfeuziz

— ESSENCE (@Essence) September 28, 2021

Singer-songwriter Andrea Martin has died, according to a post on her Instagram story.

She penned RnB hits like En Vogue's "Don't Let Go,” Monica's "Before You Walk Out of My Life," and SWV's "You're the One,” among others pic.twitter.com/FTn5pUrX6r

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 27, 2021

 

A great anecdote on how a hit song came together.

 

RIP ANDREA MARTIN 🙏🏽🕊
The Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter and Grammy Winner has passed away! #RIPAndreaMartin pic.twitter.com/Ml0y0UEH3v

— Sam Cook (@SamCook_7) September 28, 2021

4 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

A great anecdote on how a hit song came together.

 

Those are some HITS she wrote. She also co-wrote “I Love Me Some Him” by Toni Braxton, which is a fave.

24 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

Those are some HITS she wrote. She also co-wrote “I Love Me Some Him” by Toni Braxton, which is a fave.

Such a talent, gone too soon.