Earl Gilliam

Blues pianist -- via the Houston Chronicle.

Piri Thomas

Writer and poet -- via the New York Times.

Barry Feinstein

Great rock photographer -- via the New York Times.

Edgar Villchur

Master innovator of high-fidelity sound -- via the New York Times. He invented many improvements to the transmission of recorded playback, including the hi-fi speaker, the dome tweeter and turntable rumble reduction.

Ray Aranha

Playwright, director and actor -- via legacy.com.

Pietro "Pete" Rugulo

Jazz composer and arranger -- via the New York Times. He started off arranging for Stan Kenton; he produced "The Birth of the Cool" sessions. He wrote the themes for "The Fugitive" and "Run for Your Life."

Chuck Ruff

Drummer -- via Modern Drummer. He played with the Edgar Winter Group, Sammy Hagar and others; he played on "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride"!

Marty Harris

Jazz pianist -- via allaboutjazz.com. Played with Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Jack Sheldon and Anita O'Day, among others.

Buddy Sharpe aka Bernard E. Gareis

Rockabilly musician; leader of Buddy Sharpe and the Shakers -- via the Weirton Daily News.

Taku Mafika

Musician -- via ziviso.wordpress.com.

Sue Mengers

Hollywood agent -- via the New York Times.

Miguel Angel Granados Chapa

Journalist -- via the L.A. Times.

Elouise Cobell aka Yellow Bird Woman

Tribal leader -- via the Telegraph.

Anita Caspary

Rebel Catholic -- via the New York Times.

Laura Pollan Toldeo

Teacher and dissident -- via MSNBC.

Norman Corwin

The outstanding writer/director/producer of radio's Golden Age -- via the L.A. Times.

Michel Peissel

Ethnologist, explorer and author -- via the New York Times.

Howard "Tim" Hays

Editor and publisher who fought for First Amendment rights -- via the L.A. Times.

Tongai Moyo aka Dhewa

Musician -- via newzimbabwe,com.

William A. "Billy" Naylor

Child actor -- via the TC Palm.

Betty Driver

Actress -- via the BBC. Beloved long-time member of the cast of England's immortal soap opera "Coronation Street."

Janos Hershko

Actor and director -- via hvg.hu/kultura.

Chris Doig

Opera singer and sports administrator -- via the New Zealand Herald.

Vibeke Mowinckel Falk

Actress -- via blog.norway.com.

Ralph Temple

Lawyer who focused on civil liberties -- via the Mail Tribune.

Arthur Dubin

Railway historian and architect -- via the New York Times.

Mildred Savage

Writer -- via the New York Times.

Joel "Taz" DiGregorio

Keyboardist and composer -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Maricela Ochoa

Actress -- via the Galveston Daily News.

Heinz Bennent

Actor in film, TV and on the stage -- via mubi.com. He appeared in such notable films as "The Last Metro," "The Tin Drum" and "The Serpent's Egg."

Shirley Prestia

Actress and comedian -- via nola.com.