OK - Dead People

I know there are a couple of days left, but here is my dead people list, version 2005:

Hunter S. Thompson
Johnny Carson
Arthur Miller and August Wilson
Richard Pryor
Anne Bancroft
Ossie Davis
R.L. Burnside
Spencer Dryden, 66. Jefferson Airplane's drummer in band's glory years. Jan. 10.
Jim Capaldi, 60. Drummer of British rock group Traffic ("Paper Sun"). Jan. 28.
Keith Knudsen, 56. Doobie Brothers drummer ("Black Water"). Feb. 8.
Chris Curtis, 63. Drummer for British band the Searchers ("Needles and Pins"). Feb. 28.
Johnnie Johnson, 80. Rock 'n' roll pioneer who teamed with Chuck Berry for hits like "Roll Over Beethoven" and "No Particular Place to Go." April 13.
Long John Baldry, 64. British blues legend; helped launch careers of Rod Stewart, the Rolling Stones. July 21.
Well, I'm happy about this one - Myron Floren, 85. Accordion player on "The Lawrence Welk Show." July 23.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 81. He built a 50-year career playing blues, country, jazz and Cajun music. Sept. 10.
Link Wray, 76. Guitar innovator; inspired such legends as Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend. Nov. 5.
Vine Deloria Jr., 72. Author, advocate of American Indian rights ("Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto"). Nov. 13.
Chris Whitley, 45. Chameleon singer-songwriter whooscillated between roots rock 'n' roll, blues and alt-rock. Nov. 20. Lung cancer.