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Motown Legend Barrett Strong Dies Aged 81
Music Feeds via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBarrett Strong, the titan songwriter of the Motown era, has died aged 81. The Detroit artist’s credits include ‘War’ and ‘I Heard It Through The...
Maple Leafs legend Borje Salming dies at age 71
Yahoo Sports Canada· 1 year agoMaple Leafs icon Borje Salming passed away after a battle with ALS. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Getty Images Toronto Maple Leafs legend Borje...
Famed Detroit sportswriter Jerry Green dies at 94
Touchdown Wire via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoThe sports journalism world has suffered a huge loss. Detroit sportswriter Jerry Green died Thursday at the age of 94. Jerry Green, a legendary...
Motown legend Lamont Dozier dies at age 81
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDozier died at his home on Monday, they said in a statement. Dozier was one of the most recognizable members of the songwriting trio that included...
Father Norman Thomas, longtime Detroit priest, dies at 92
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Rev. Norman Thomas celebrated the 5 p.m. Mass Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, much as...
Tyrone Winfrey Sr., Detroit youth and education advocate, dies at 63
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoTyrone Winfrey Sr., a notable voice for education in the city of Detroit, has died at age 63....
Hamtramck legend Pinky Deras, 'best Little League player ever,' dies at age 75
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoArt "Pinky" Deras, the world's "greatest Little League player," died Sunday night. Deras, 75,...
Former Cincinnati Royals coach, local legend Charley Wolf dies at age 96
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLife happens to us and for us. How we use the time we’re given determines what our life looks like,...
Former Detroit Lions players and celebrity fans show out for first playoff game at Ford Field
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoThe Detroit Lions rolled out the red carpet over the ice-covered walkways leading up to Ford Field...
Amp Fiddler, a Prolific Fixture of Detroit Music, Dead at 65
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJoseph “Amp” Fiddler, the celebrated and revered Detroit musician who played with Parliament and...
