Jerry Butler, Lynne Marie Stewart, Rick Buckler, and Hurricane Dies

A soul singer, The Jam drummer, Pee Wee Herman star and a hero dog have passed in February 2025.

This group have performed with The Impressions, had many R&B hits, been in movies like Clear and Present Danger, American Graffiti, and TV such as M*A*S*H and Laverne and Shirley, played drums for the British band The Jam, and has received the Animals in War & Peace Distinguished Service Medal.

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Bob Feldman Dies

My boyfriend’s back he’s gonna save my reputation
(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend’s back)
If I were you I’d take a permanent vacation
(Hey-la, hey-la, my boyfriend’s back)

Robert C. Feldman, commonly known as Bob Feldman, was a prominent American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Robert was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 14, 1940. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home and briefly studied to become a cantor.

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