Musicians, Entertainers & Other Cultural Figures We Lost in 2021

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 04: Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron speaks onstage at the The Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards' Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 4, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for The Jackie Robinson Foundation)

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 16: Cicely Tyson of "Cherish the Day" speaks during the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 16, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 01: Larry king attends The Paley Center For Media Presents: A Special Evening With Dionne Warwick: Then Came You at The Paley Center for Media on August 1, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

2nd April 1976: Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist. (Photo by R. Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 08: Actress Cloris Leachman arrives at the FOX All-Star Party at the Langham Huntington Hotel on January 8, 2013 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Actor Christopher Plummer, winner of the Best Supporting Actor Award for 'Beginners,' poses in the press room at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, at a British concert and sporting a new David Bowie style feather cut. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Mary Wilson of The Supremes attends the 4th annual Roger Neal Oscar Viewing Dinner Icon Awards and after party at Hollywood Palladium on February 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

371378 02: Publisher tycoon Larry Flynt shakes a patrons'' hand at the grand opening of his new "Hustler Casino," June 22, 2000 on Redondo Beach Boulevard in Gardena, CA. (Photo by Dan Callister/Onlline USA)

NEW YORK - MAY 15: Broadcaster and former coach John Madden attends the NBC Primetime Preview 2006-2007 at Radio City Music Hall on May 15, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

NOVI, MI - MAY 3: Radio talk show host and conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh speaks at "An Evenining With Rush Limbaugh" event May 3, 2007 in Novi, Michigan. The event was sponsored by WJR radio station as part of their 85th birthday celebration festivities. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 29: Actress Jessica Walter arrives at the TCL Chinese Theatre for the premiere of Netflix's "Arrested Development" Season 4 held on April 29, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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INGLEWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 04: DMX performs onstage during the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour at The Forum on October 4, 2016 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live Nation)

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 17: Co-chairman of the President's Commission on Care For America's Returning Wounded Warriors former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) (R) pauses as he testifies before Senate Veterans Affairs Committee October on Capitol Hill October 17, 2007 in Washington, DC. The full committee held the hearing to learn of updates to the Veterans Affairs Department and the Defense Department collaboration on the Report of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors. (Photo by Stephanie Kuykendal/Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 04: Actor Ed Asner attends the 17th Annual Golden Trailer Awards held at Saban Theatre on May 4, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for The Golden Trailer Awards )

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 21: Actress Olympia Dukakis attends "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" Cast Photo Call at Roundabout Theatre Company Rehearsal Studios on December 21, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 4: Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives to pay his respects at the casket of the late former President George H.W. Bush as he lies in state at the U.S. Capitol, December 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. A WWII combat veteran, Bush served as a member of Congress from Texas, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the CIA, vice president and 41st president of the United States. Bush will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday morning. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

388932 05: Charles Grodin attends an American Cancer Society gala fundraiser honoring Regis Philbin, May 7, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Newsmakers)

383822 03: Producer Phil Spector prepares to sign autographs at The Whiskey A Go-Go where singer Nancy Sinatra was performing December 29, 2000 in Hollywood, CA. Spector was arrested on February 3, 2003 in connection with the shooting of a woman at hilltop mansion in Alhambra, California. (Photo by Getty Images)

American comedian Jackie Mason pictured during a visit to London on 18th April 1963. (Photo by Asher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 04: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh smiles during a visit to the headquarters of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force's (RAuxAF) 603 Squadron on July 4, 2015 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 21: Actor Joseph Siravo attends the "Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story" after party at Espace on July 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 12: Helen McCrory poses in the Press Room at the Virgin TV BAFTA Television Award at The Royal Festival Hall on May 12, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 14: Inductee Jim Steinman speaks onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 43rd Annual induction and awards at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 02: TV Personality Tawny Kitaen arrives at Relativity Media presents the premiere of "Take Me Home Tonight" held at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live Stadium 14 on March 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Relativity Media)

TORONTO - SEPTEMBER 10: Actor Kevin Clark attends the gala screening for "School of Rock" during the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2003 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Donald Weber/Getty Images)

Gavin McLeod, "The Love Boat", at the TV Land and Nick at Nite Upfront in "The Bat Cave" on Broadway in New York City on April 24, 2002. photo by Gabe Palacio/ImageDirect

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 03: Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar performs as the band opens for the Scorpions at the Thomas & Mack Center August 3, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 26: Drummer Joey Jordison of heavy metal band Slipknot performs on stage in concert at Acer Arena on October 26, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Dusty Hill of ZZ Top performs on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2016 in Glastonbury, England. Now its 46th year the festival is one largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Muse, Adele and Coldplay. The Festival, which Michael Eavis started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid just £1, now attracts more than 175,000 people. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 14: Dennis Thomas signs a guitar backstage during the Songwriters Hall of Fame 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 22: Markie Post attends Netflix's 'Santa Clarita Diet' Season 2 Premiere at The Dome at Arclight Hollywood on March 22, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Rock and roll duo The Everly Brothers, Don and Phil Everly, circa 1960. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 2: Judge Norm Macdonald, speaks during a panel discussion of reality television talent show "Last Comic Standing" during NBCUniversal Summer Press Day April 2, 2015, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 19: Demaryius Thomas #88 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with the Lamar Hunt Trophy after they defeated the New England Patriots 26 to 16 in the AFC Championship game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 19, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Willie Garson attends Neuro Brands Presenting Sponsor At The Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party on February 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Neuro Brands)

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Actor Peter Scolari, winner of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for 'Girls,' attends the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 16: Actor James Michael Tyler attends the Central Perk Pop-Up Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of "Friends" on September 16, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)

DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 04: Virgil Abloh (pictured), Samir Bantal, Director of AMO, the research and design branch of OMA, and Rosanne Somerson, President Emerita of Rhode Island School of Design and Principal of Somerson Studio, participate in a public talk during #QatarCreates on November 4, 2021 at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha. #QatarCreates is a cultural celebration connecting the fields of art, fashion, and design through a diverse program of exhibitions, awards, public talks, and special events, all taking place in the heart of Doha. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Qatar Museums )

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was shot in black and white. Color version not available.) Photographer Mick Rock attends the TASCHEN Gallery opening reception for "Mick Rock: Shooting For Stardust - The Rise Of David Bowie & Co." at TASCHEN Gallery on September 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Biz Markie in recording studio during #TBT Night Presented By BuzzFeed at Mastercard House on January 25, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Mastercard)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 07: Richard Donner arrives at The Academy Celebrates Filmmaker Richard Donner at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on June 7, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images)

394334 10: Actor Ned Beatty (Big Daddy) acts in a scene from the West End play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" September 11, 2001 at the Lyric Theatre in London. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

30th December 1976: Singer Les McKeown with Scottish pop group The Bay City Rollers, playing at the Budokan in Tokyo, where young girls fainted with excitement and had to be carried out by policemen and attendants. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

29th June 1967: American musician Mike Nesmith, a guitarist with the manufactured pop group the Monkees, at a press conference in England. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 15: Anne Beatts attends the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Opening Night Gala & After Party Sponsored By AT&T on April 15, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for AT&T)

GLENDALE, CA - SEPTEMBER 03: Actor George Segal attends 'The Goldbergs' press event held at the Moonlight Rollerway on September 3, 2014 in Glendale, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 26: Chick Corea onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Actress Tanya Roberts arrives at the 18th Annual Night Of 100 Stars Gala held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 24, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Musician Gerry Marsden, of the band 'Gerry and the Pacemakers' singing into a microphone and playing the guitar in a recording studio, circa 1965. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)

READING, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: Sylvain Sylvain of The New York Dolls performs on stage on the second day of "The Carling Weekend: Reading Festival" on August 28, 2004 in Reading, England. The festival takes place at two venues simultaneously with the second site at Bramhall Park, Leeds. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS - UNDATED: In this handout image provided by the Mirage Resort, Siegfried (L) & Roy pose with a white tiger in this undated photo. Horn, 59-years-old, was mauled and critically injured by a white tiger while performing onstage at the Mirage Resort October 3, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Horn was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas for surgery. The attack occurred on his birthday. (Photo courtesy of Siegfried & Roy/The Mirage Resort via Getty Images)

11 Jun 1995: Manager Tommy Lasorda of the Los Angeles Dodgers applauds his players during the Dodgers versus Philadelphia Phillies game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Mandatory Credit: J.D. Cuban/Allsport

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 29: Author Anne Rice signs books during Entertainment Weekly's PopFest at The Reef on October 29, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)

SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 19: Actor Eddie Mekka arrives at the 2006 TV Land Awards at the Barker Hangar on March 19, 2006 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 14: Inductee Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues attends the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

WASHINGTON - MAY 20: In this handout image provided by The White House, the official portrait of the Obama family dog "Bo", a Portuguese water dog, on the South Lawn of the White House on May 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chuck Kennedy/The White House via Getty Images)