Category: WTIX Remembers

Bobby Rydell has died. In the early 1960s, he was considered a teen idol. His most well-known songs include “Wild One”, “Volare”, The Cha Cha Cha” and he appeared in the movie Bye Bye Birdie in 1963. He was 79.

Chris Owens, longtime Bourbon Street entertainer and club owner has died.  Her publicist Kitsy Adams confirmed Owens’ death, saying she died at her St. Louis Street home of a heart attack. R.I.P. Chris Owens. This image is from a 1957 issue of Saturday Evening Post.

Rosa Hawkins, one of the three original singers in New Orleans music trio the Dixie Cups, has died. Fellow Dixie Cup and sister Barbara Hawkins confirmed Rosa died from internal bleeding and other complications following a surgical procedure at Tampa General Hospital. The Dixie Cups…

Mike Nesmith of the Monkeys passed away at his home in Carmel Valley, California today. He died “peacefully and of natural causes,” according to a family statement sent to Rolling Stone Magazine. He was 78.