Deaths for the week ending 9 March 2013:
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Bobby Rogers, pop singer (The Miracles), after a long illness, 73.
Monday, 4 March 2013
Fran Warren, big band singer ("A Sunday Kind of Love"), of natural causes, 87.
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuala, of cancer, 58.
William Moody, aka Paul Bearer, pro wrestling manager, of a heart attack, 58.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Stompin' Tom Connors, folk singer ("The Hockey Song"), of natural causes, 77.
Alvin Lee, blues rock guitarist (Ten Years After), of complications from surgery, 68.
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Kenny Ball, jazz trumpeter, 82.
Peter Banks, rock guitarist (Yes), of heart failure, 65.
Claude King, country singer ("Wolverton Mountain"), 90.
Ray Martin, major leaguer (Boston Braves), 87.
Jake Striker, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), cause not reported, 79.
Carl Thomas, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), after a long illness, 80.
Friday, 8 March 2013
George Saimes, NFL football player (Buffalo Bills), of leukemia, 71.