January 17 - Johnny Otis, Singer/Songwriter - "Willie and the Jive Hand" also wrote "Every Beat of My Heart" - age 90

January 20 - Etta James, Singer - Jazz/Blues singer "Dance With Me", "At Last" won 6 Grammy Awards - age 73

January 22 - Joe Paterno, College football coach - Penn state head coach for 46 years - age 85

January 24 - James Farentino, Actor - "The Bold Ones" (1967-72) "The Final Countdown" (1980) - age 73

January 26 - Ian Abercrombie, Actor - Mr. Pitt on "Seinfield" also Alfred Pennyworth in "Birds of Prey" - age 77

January 26 - Robert Hegyes, Actor - Epstein on "Welcome Back Kotter" (1975-79) - age 60

February 01 - Don Cornelius, TV Host & Producer - creator of "Soul Train" tv dance show - age 75

February 03 - Ben Gazzara, Actor - "Run for Your Life" (1965-68), villain in "Road House" - age 81

February 06 - Peter Breck, Actor - Nick Barkley in "Big Valley" (1965-69) - age 82

February 08 - John Fairfax, Adventurer - first person to row across an ocean solo (Atlantic Ocean in 1969)- age 74

February 11 - Whitney Houston, Singer/Actress - "I Will Always Love You", "How Will I Know", "Greatest Love of All" - age 48

February 24 - Jan Berenstain, Writer - Co-created with her husband "The Berenstain Bears" series of childrens books - age 88

February 29 - Davy Jones, Singer/Actor - Lead singer in "The Monkees" also "Monkees" tv show - age 66

March 08 -    Jimmy Ellis, Singer/Song Writer - sang with The Trammps, "Disco Inferno" - age 74

March 28 -    Earl Scruggs, Musician/banjo player - performed theme song to "The Beverly Hillbillies" called "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" - age 88

April 07 -     Mike Wallace, Journalist - original correspondent on "60 Minutes" for 40 years (1968 - 2008) age - 93

April 14 -     Jonathan Frid, Actor - Barnabas Collins on TV show "Dark Shadows" (1969 - '71) age - 87

April 18 -     Dick Clark, radio and television personality - American Bandstand 1957 -'87, New Year's Rockin' Eve (1972 - 2011) - age 82

May 06 -      George Lindsey, Actor - Goober on "Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw" age - 83

May 10 -      Caroll Shelby, Automotive Designer - Shelby Cobra & Shelby Mustang - age 89

May 17 -      Donna Summer, Singer/Songwriter - "Last Dance", "Bad Girls", "Hot Stuff" - age 63