As one half of the famed rhythm duo Sly and Robbie, he played with some of the biggest names in music, including Bob Dylan and…

He and Steven Z. Meyers opened their first low-cost legal clinic in 1972. Within a decade, they had revolutionized the legal industry.

He was best known for his long-running collaboration with Alan Jackson and their signature hit, “Chattahoochee.”

After receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer, he used his experience in public relations to draw attention to the skyrocketing cost of medication.

His first feature-length movie, in 1971, was called his country’s “Stonewall moment,” for jump-starting a gay-rights movement. He became a leading voice of it.

He sold millions of albums with the Richard Smallwood Singers, and his songs, many influenced by classical music, were recorded by stars like Whitney Houston.

She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, including from John F. Kennedy’s presidential…

An adviser at Merrill Lynch, he refused to recommend the energy trading company. His employer pushed him out, but his stand made him a hero.

Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music.

The twin sisters from Germany, who were nightclub stars and regular guests on international variety shows, chose to end their lives together.