Outside the Beltway

The Irish singer-activist is gone at 56.

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

Is the creepy comic’s comeback complete?

The singer and actor, born Marvin Lee Aday, is gone at 74.

The beloved comedian and actor is gone at 65.

A pioneering Black actor is gone at 94.

The legendary country music singer-songwriter known as “The Storyteller” is gone at 85.

A country music legend is yet another victim of COVID.

The Country Music Hall of Famer is gone.

A great songwriter is gone at 73.

The 1990s country star is dead at 61.

He was the king of crossover hits long before Garth Brooks.

The basketball legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among five fatalities.

One-half of a pop music icon in the 70’s, the Captain has passed away.

It’s been thirty-five years since one of the best music videos of all-time was released.

RIP. Queen Of Soul

What was once a rare symbol of national mourning has become so commonplace as to be meaningless.

An artist discovered via discussion in the comments section.

Tonight’s installment is a rarity: a breakout artist who I’ve discovered more-or-less in real time.

The actor best known for his run on M*A*S*H died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.

Robert Guillaume, who starred in situation comedies in the 70s, 80s, and 90s such as “Soap,” “Benson,” and “Sports Night,” has died at the age of 89.

The band leader of the Heartbreakers and the Traveling Wilburys is gone.

Another music superstar has passed away.

Another great loss for music in what has been a difficult year.

A music legend has passed at far too young an age.

Another icon of popular music has passed away.

A great American writer has passed away.

The How Do You Stand On Nuclear Waste? Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

J.J. Cale, the Grammy-winning songwriter of such classics as “Cocaine” and “Call Me the Breeze,” has died aged 74.

Whitney Houston, once one of the biggest stars in American popular culture, has died.