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Ron Turcotte, a champion jockey who made racing history when he piloted the great Secretariat to resounding victories in all three Triple Crown races in 1973, died on Friday at his home in Drummond, New Brunswick. He was 84.

Leonard Lusky, his longtime business partner, confirmed the death but did not cite a cause. Turcotte had used a wheelchair since being paralyzed in a racing accident in 1978.
 
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Mark Volman — founding member of the ’60s rock band The Turtles — has died at age 78.

The musician passed away on Sept. 5 following a “brief, unexpected illness” in Nashville, Tenn., his rep said.

The rock group, first known as the Crossfires, was formed by Volman and his schoolmate Howard Kaylan.

The band went on to have several other successes, including “You Baby” (1966), “Happy Together” (1967), “She’d Rather Be with Me” (1967), “Elenore” (1968), and “You Showed Me” (1969), which all broke into the Top 40 list.

 
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Photographer and Haunted History Tours owner Sidney Smith dies at 71

SIDNEY HOFFMAN SMITH, a local entrepreneur, businessman and nationally renowned rock photographer whose work formerly graced the pages of Rolling Stone, Cream, Circus and Hit Parader magazines and whose images are enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025, after a protracted battle with cancer at age 71.

Following his graduation from Fortier High School in 1972, he was offered a position as a sessions and album photographer for Capricorn Records, the Allman Brothers’ recording label, a part of the extended Warner Brothers, Elektra and Atlantic Records family. He lived in Georgia for a year getting to know the Allman Brothers and their extended family as well as other highly respected Capricorn Records artists.

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Rick Davies, founder, lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist of Supertramp, passed away on Saturday, September 6th, at the age of 81 after battling multiple myeloma for over ten years.

Born in Swindon, England in 1944, Rick’s love of music began in his childhood listening to Gene Krupa’s “Drummin’ Man,” which grew into a lifelong passion for jazz, blues and rock’n’roll. As co-writer, along with partner Roger Hodgson, he was the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark on rock music history. His soulful vocals and unmistakable touch on the Wurlitzer became the heartbeat of the band’s sound.

“Beyond the stage, Rick was known for his warmth, resilience, and devotion to his wife Sue, with whom he shared over five decades. After facing serious health challenges, which kept him unable to continue touring as Supertramp, he enjoyed performing with his hometown buds as Ricky and the Rockets. Rick’s music and legacy continue to inspire many and bear testament to the fact that great songs never die; they live on,” the group shares on its socials.
 
Tom Shipley of the 1960s and 1970s folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley has died at the age of 84, reports the New York Times. Shipley's death on August 24 was confirmed by his son, Marc, to the paper, though no cause of death was given.


The group was best known for their 1971 hit, “One Toke Over the Line.” (They also later sang a song for the Missouri historical Society that they wrote about my uncle, “Treehouse Brown”).

 
Ron DiMenna.....U.S. Marine veteran and the founder of Ron Jon's.


Bought my first store-bought surfboard at the Cocoa Beach location when we first moved here in 1970.....it was a tri-fin Surfboards Australia....only $89! Cheap because it came clear. I applied those pin lines.....

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