by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 1, 2022 | Deaths of Famous People
Jerry Lee Lewis, nicknamed “the Killer,” was a world famous rock and roll singer and songwriter and one of the most influential pop pianists of the 20th century. He played the piano with his fists, elbows, heels, and rump, and often kicked the piano bench...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 26, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
When I was in high school, my history teacher told us that William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, died in 1841 from pneumonia because he didn’t wear a hat when he stood in the cold for hours during his inauguration. After that, I wore my...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 18, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Paul English was Willie Nelson’s drummer and best friend for nearly sixty years. In 2014, English told a Rolling Stone writer that Willie Nelson had saved his life, saying, “If I hadn’t gone with Willie, I would be in the penitentiary or dead.” They...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 4, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
Doris Day was the top box-office movie star earner in the United States four times and won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Legend Award from the Society of Singers, and the 1989 Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. She received the 2004 Presidential...
