David Paul Briggs, the influential American keyboardist and producer whose work helped define the Nashville and Muscle Shoals sound, died April 22, 2025, at age 82 following complications from renal cancer. Born in Killen, Alabama, in 1943, Briggs began his professional music journey at just 14 years old. Over the decades, he became one of … Read more
Nashville, Tennessee – The family of Phoebe Clark Heldman is remembering her as a radiant creative spirit, a devoted educator, and someone who moved through life with an uncommon attentiveness to beauty and nature. Heldman passed away on December 5, 2025, surrounded by loved ones and, as her family noted, “just after the full supermoon”—a … Read more
The entertainment community is mourning the loss of Isabelle “Izzy” Tate, a young Nashville actress whose promising career was just beginning to flourish. Tate died on October 19 at the age of 23, according to a heartfelt statement shared by her talent representatives at The McCray Agency. Born and raised in Tennessee, Tate had recently … Read more
Nashville, Tennessee – On September 5, 2025, Mark Volman, the charismatic co-founder of the 1960s hit-makers The Turtles, died at age 78 in Nashville, Tennessee, after a “brief, unexpected illness.” His death ends a spirited journey through music, education, and remarkable personal resilience. A Voice That Echoed Through Generations Born in Los Angeles in 1947, … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Diamond Tankard, a former child star from Bravo’s reality series Thicker Than Water, was arrested on Friday, July 18, after allegedly attacking a woman inside a Walmart in Antioch with a sock filled with rocks, according to an arrest affidavit from the Metro Nashville Police Department. The incident occurred at the Walmart … Read more
