Marty Marion, American baseball player and manager, National League MVP (1944) died he was , 94.

Martin Whiteford Marion  was a shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed  died he was , 94..

(December 1, 1916 – March 15, 2011)
 
Marion played with the St. Louis Cardinals between 1940 and 1950. He took over managerial duties in 1951, and joined the St. Louis Browns as a player-manager in 1952, then non-playing pilot in 1953. At the end of the 1954 season he was promoted to manager of the Chicago White Sox, serving until his retirement in 1956.
In a 13-season career, Marion posted a .263 batting average with 36 home runs and 624 RBI in 1572 games. He made All-Star Game appearances from 1943-44 and 1946-1950 (There was no All-Star Game in 1945). In 1944 he earned National League MVP honors. As a manager, he compiled a 356-372 record.
Marion was born in Richburg, South Carolina. His older brother, Red Marion, was briefly an outfielder in the American League and a long-time manager in the minor leagues.
As a shortstop, Marion was synonymous with St. Louis baseball until the appearance of Ozzie Smith. It's clear that Marion wasn't flashy as Smith, but at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he disproved the theory that shortstops had to be small men. Nicknamed "Slats", Marion had unusually long arms which reached for grounders like tentacles, prompting sportwriters to call him "The Octopus".
From 1940-50, Marion led the National League shortstops in fielding percentage four times during his reign as the glue of the Cardinals infield, despite several players moved around the infield during these years. If Gold Glove Awards had been awarded during his career, Marion would have earned his share. In 1941 he played all 154 games at shortstop (also a league-high) and in 1947 he made only 15 errors for a consistent .981 percentage.
Marion was also a better-than-average hitter for a shortstop. His most productive season came in 1942, when he hit .276 with a league-lead 38 doubles. In the 1942 World Series, one of four series in which he participated with the Cardinals, he helped his team to a World Championship with his amazing glove. In 1943 he batted a career-high .280 in the regular season and hit .357 in the 1943 World Series, which was more than respectable considering his value in the infield.
He played with many second basemen throughout his career but perhaps his favorite was Frank "Creepy" Crespi. Marion commented after the '41 season that Creepy's play was the best he'd ever seen by a second baseman - but their bond went deeper than that. Creepy once took on Joe Medwick on the field (during a game) when he was trying to intimidate Marion. They remained friends until Creepy's passing in 1990.
In 1951 Marion managed the Cardinals and was replaced by Eddie Stanky at the end of the season. Then, he moved to the American League Browns, and took over for manager Rogers Hornsby early in 1952 as their player-manager. The last manager in St. Louis Browns history, he was let go after the 1953 season when the Brownies moved to Baltimore. He then signed as a coach for the White Sox for the 1954 campaign, but once again was quickly promoted to manager that September, when skipper Paul Richards left Chicago to become field manager and general manager — in Baltimore, ironically. Marion led the Chisox for the rest of 1954, and for the full seasons of 1955 and 1956, finishing third each season, before he stepped down at the end of the 1956 season.
As of February 9, 2011, Marion was the second oldest living former Cardinals player at age 94, preceded by Freddy Schmidt aged 95, and followed by Stan Musial, aged 90, and Red Schoendienst at age 88. Marty Marion, known as "Mr. Shortstop" to a generation of St. Louis Cardinals fans, died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday, March 15, 2011. He lived in Ladue, Missouri. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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Nate Dogg, American musician, died from heart failure he was , 41.

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician died from heart failure he was , 41..

(August 19, 1969 - March 15, 2011)

Early life

Nate Dogg was born in Long Beach, California. He was the friend and partner in the rap game with rappers Snoop Dogg, Warren G, RBX, Daz Dillinger and was the cousin of Butch Cassidy and Lil' ½ Dead. He began singing as a child in the New Hope Baptist Church in Long Beach and Life Line Baptist Church in Clarksdale, Mississippi where his father (Daniel Lee Hale) was pastor. At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school in Long Beach, California and left home to join the United States Marine Corps,^[1] serving for three years.

Career

Early career with 213

In 1991 Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg,^[2] and their friend Warren G, formed a rap trio called 213. 213 recorded their first demo in the back of the famed V.I.P record store in Long Beach, the demo was later heard by Dr. Dre at a house party and he was instantly hooked on the soulful voice of Nate.^[3]

Solo career

Nate Dogg made his debut on The Chronic. Singing in what later become his trademark style, he was well-received by fans and critics alike, and would go on to sign with Death Row Records in 1993. Nate Dogg was also featured on Mista Grimm's "Indosmoke" with Warren G. Then in 1994 he produced his first hit single "Regulate" with Warren G. Nate Dogg was also featured in many Tupac releases, including his collaboration record Thug Life: Volume I. Then in 1998 after a tumultuous time at Death Row Records he released another album. The double album was titled G-Funk Classics Vol. 1 & 2 and was followed up in late 2001 with Music & Me on Elektra Records. Music & Me peaked at number three on the Billboard hip-hop charts in 2001.^[4]

Television appearances

In 2002, Nate Dogg and Isaiah Mendez appeared on a celebrity episode of the Weakest Link, making it to the last three players before being eliminated by Xzibit and Young MC.^[5]

Callaborations with other artists and self-titled album

Nate has found his greatest success, not in solo projects, but in collaborations with other hip-hop artists. As of 2004, Nate Dogg has featured in and contributed to over 40 chart singles.^[6]
After a number of delays and an original release date of April 2004, his self-titled album Nate Dogg is set to be released on Affiliated Entertainment Group on June 3, 2008.^[7] Nate Dogg had already begun work on a new project. However he died before its completion.

Personal life

Legal issues

Nate Dogg was arrested in Arizona in April 2002 and was charged with firearms and drug offenses.^[8] He pleaded guilty in May 2002 and was subsequently sentenced to probation and community service.^[9] He was also ordered to attend drug counseling sessions.^[9]

Stroke & Health

On December 19, 2007, Nate Dogg suffered a stroke, according to a coordinator for his recently formed gospel choir, Innate Praise.^[10] Reports had circulated that Nate Dogg had been admitted to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona, California after suffering a heart attack. Erica Beckwith, however, confirmed to MTV News that Nate Dogg was released on December 26 after being treated for a stroke and was admitted to a medical-rehab facility to assist him in his recovery. On January 18, 2008, it was officially reported that the stroke had rendered the left side of his body paralyzed. Doctors believed there would be a full recovery, and his voice was not affected. In September 2008, Nate suffered a second stroke.^[11]
Nate Dogg died March 15, 2011 in Long Beach, CA as confirmed by The Press Telegram.^[12]

Discography

Main article: Nate Dogg discography

• G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 (1998)
• Music and Me (2001)
• Nate Dogg (2008)

Filmography

• The Transporter song "I Got Love" (2002)
• Doggy Fizzle Televizzle as singer of the theme song for the sketch "The Braided Bunch" (2002–2003)
• Head of State as himself (also singer/composer of theme song) (2003)
• Need For Speed: Underground song "Keep it Comin"
• The Boondocks (2008)

Awards/nominations

During his career, Nate Dogg has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.

Category	Genre	Song	Year	Result
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Eminem)	Rap	"Shake That"	2007	Nominated
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Ludacris)	Rap	"Area Codes"	2002	Nominated
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (uncredited with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg)	Rap	"The Next Episode"	2001	Nominated
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Warren G)	Rap	"Regulate"	1995	Nominated

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Smiley Culture, British reggae singer and DJ, died from an apparent suicide by stabbing he was , 48

David Victor Emmanuel  better known as Smiley Culture, was a British reggae singer and deejay known for his 'fast chat' style died from an apparent suicide by stabbing he was , 48. During a relatively brief period of fame and success, he produced two of the most critically acclaimed reggae singles of the 1980s.^[2] He died on 15 March 2011, aged 48, following a police raid on his home.

(10 February 1963 – 15 March 2011)

Biography

Emmanuel, born in 1963 and raised in Stockwell, South London, was a son of a Jamaican father and Guyanese mother.^[3][1] He was educated at Tulse Hill School.^[4] His 'Smiley' nickname was gained due to his method of chatting up girls at school – he would ask them for a smile.^[3] Prior to his recording career he worked as a DJ with many of London's reggae sound systems, most often with the Saxon Studio International system, where he met and worked with a number of other reggae artists, including Maxi Priest, Papa Levi and Tippa Irie.^[3][5]
Signed to the London based reggae record label, Fashion Records, his first single "Cockney Translation" (1984) was a Jamaican's guide to the East End dialect – "Cockneys have names like Terry, Arfur and Del Boy/We have names like Winston, Lloyd and Leroy." The song mixed cockney dialect with London's version of Jamaican patois, translating between the two.^[6][7] Simon Reynolds has often cited this song in his writings, arguing that it presaged the creation of a new hybrid accent in which white East Londoners would adopt many terms of black origin. The song's lyric was later used in schools as an example of how immigration has affected the English language.^[3] Smiley Culture popularized the 'fast chat' style of deejaying that had originated with Jamaican deejays such as Ranking Joe, and was developed further by British toasters, particularly those on the Saxon sound system such as Peter King.^[8]
Emmanuel had chart success with his next single, "Police Officer", released towards the end of 1984. This was the supposedly autobiographical tale of how Emmanuel was arrested for the possession of cannabis, but then let off in return for an autograph when the police officer recognised him as a famous reggae artist.^[9] In spite of the subject matter – and possibly because mid 1980s radio station bosses in the UK did not understand the terms "ganja" and "sensimilla" – the single was a Top 20 hit, selling 160,000 copies, and earned Emmanuel two appearances on BBC Television's flagship music programme, Top of the Pops.^[3][1] The record, although humorous, did have a serious aspect, in that it highlighted the way black people believe they are unfairly treated by the police.^[10] He recorded a session for Janice Long's BBC Radio 1 show in December 1984,^[11] and was featured on the covers of Echoes, Record Mirror, and the NME in early 1985. The success of "Police Officer" prompted a re-release of "Cockney Translation". It picked up considerable airplay on BBC Radio One and sold over 40,000 copies in total, but only reached the lower end of the UK Singles Chart.^[3] His success led to an appearance at the Reggae Sunsplash festival in Jamaica in 1985.^[12]
After this he signed to major label Polydor, but his work for them – including the album Tongue in Cheek, and the accompanying single "Schooltime Chronicle" – did not replicate the chart success of "Police Officer". He also hosted the Channel 4 television show Club Mix in 1986 and 1987.^[3]
In 1986, Emmanuel made a cameo appearance in the film Absolute Beginners.^[3] He also featured in a television advertising campaign for 'online' accounts by the National Westminster Bank in 1986.^[13]
Smiley Culture has been identified as a major influence by later black British musicians such as DJ Luck and MC Neat, and Roots Manuva, the latter describing him as a "Britrap pioneer".^[14][15] "Cockney Translation" was one of the choices of novelist and poet Michael Rosen when he appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
In 2010, Emmanuel told The Guardian that after his career in music he began investing in diamond mining, and by 2010 had gold and diamond mine concessions in several countries including Ghana, Uganda, Liberia, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[16]

Arrest

After being arrested in July 2010, he was charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, and on 28 September he appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court in London.^[17] His trial was due to begin on 21 March 2011.^[18]

Death

On 15 March 2011, Emmanuel died, from a stab wound police say was self-inflicted, while the police were searching his house in Warlingham, Surrey, an hour and a half after officers arrived with a search warrant.^[19][20][21] A post-mortem examination revealed that he had died from a single stab wound to the heart.^[21] His death is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. He is survived by his mother, son, daughter, sister and three brothers.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• Tongue in Cheek (1986), Polydor
• The Original Smiley Culture (1986), Top Notch

[edit] Singles

• "Cockney Translation" (1984), Arthur Daley International/Fashion
• "Police Officer" (1984), Fashion - UK #12
• "Cockney Translation" (re-issue) (1985), Fashion - UK #71^[22]
• "Schooltime Chronicle" (1986), Polydor - UK #59^[23]
• "Mr. Kidnapper" (1986), Polydor
• "So What" (1986), Boiling Point - promo only
• "Noff Personality" (1986), Culture
• "TV Lover", Senator
• "Can't Stop the Rap" (1990), SBK/Capitol

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Melvin Sparks, American jazz and soul guitarist, died from a heart attack he was , 64.

Melvin Sparks  was an American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist died from a heart attack he was , 64.. He recorded a number of albums for Prestige Records, later recording for Savant Records. He appeared on several recordings with musicians including Lou Donaldson, Sonny Stitt, Leon Spencer and Johnny Hammond Smith.

(March 22, 1946 – March 15, 2011 )

Sparks was born in Houston, Texas and raised in a musical family. He received his first guitar at age 11. Sparks began working in the rhythm and blues genre as a high school student, first with Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, and then with the Upsetters, a touring band formed by Little Richard, which also backed Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye.^[2]

Sparks moved to New York City and worked as a session musician for Blue Note and Prestige Records. As part of the burgeoning soul-jazz scene of the late 1960s and early '70s, Sparks often backed organists like Jack McDuff, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Charles Earland. Sparks released his debut album, Sparks!, for Prestige in 1970.^[2]
He was seen on Northeastern television commercials as the voice of Price Chopper's House of BBQ advertising campaign.^[3]
Sparks died on March 15, 2011, at age 64, at his home in Mount Vernon, New York. He had diabetes and high blood pressure.^[2]

Discography

[edit] As leader

• Sparks! (Prestige), 1970
• Akilah! (Prestige), 1971
• Spark Plug (Prestige), 1971
• Texas Twister (Eastbound), 1972
• '75 (Westbound), 1974
• Sparkling (Muse), 1981
• I'm a Gittar Player (Cannonball), 1997
• What You Hear Is What You Get (Nectar), 2001
• It Is What It Is (Savant), 2004
• This Is It! (Savant), 2005
• Groove on Up (Savant), 2005

As sideman

With Henry "Pucho" Brown

• Jungle Strut (Lexington), 1993
• Rip a Dip (Milestone), 1995

With Rusty Bryant

• Soul Liberation (Prestige), 1970

With Hank Crawford

• Indigo Blue (Milestone), 1983
• Down on the Deuce (Milestone), 1984
• Roadside Symphony (Milestone), 1985
• Night Beat (Milestone), 1988
• South Central (Milestone), 1992
• Tight (Milestone), 1996
• After Dark (Milestone), 1998
• Crunch Time (Milestone), 1998
• The World of H.C. (Milestone), 2000

With Dennis Day

• All Things in Time (D-Day Media), 2008

With Joey DeFrancesco

• All in the Family (Highnote), 1998
• Plays Sinatra His Way (Highnote), 1998
• Hip Cake Walk (Highnote), 2000

With Lou Donaldson

• Hot Dog (Blue Note), 1969
• Everything I Play Is Funky (Blue Note), 1969
• The Scorpion (Cadet, 1970)
• Cosmos (Blue Note, 1971)

With Charles Earland

• Black Talk! (Prestige), 1969
• Slammin' and Jammin' (Savant), 1997
• Cookin' with the Mighty Burner (Highnote), 1997

With Ceasar Frazier

• Hail Ceasar! (Eastbound), 1972

With Red Holloway

• Coast to Coast (Milestone), 2003

With Plas Johnson

• Keep That Groove Going! (Milestone), 2000

With Etta Jones

• If You Could See Me Now (Muse), 1978

With Charles Kynard

• Wa-tu-wa-zui (Prestige), 1970

With Ron Levy

• Zim Zam Zoom: Acid Blues on B-3 (Bullseye Blues), 1996
• Voodoo Boogaloo (Levtronic), 2005

With Johnny Lytle

• Good Vibes (Muse), 1981
• Happy Ground (Muse), 1989

With Jack McDuff

• Do It Now (Atlantic), 1966
• Double-Barelled Soul (Atlantic), 1967

With Jimmy McGriff

• Countdown (Milestone), 1983
• State of the Art (Milestone), 1985
• Blue to the Bone (Milestone), 1988
• McGriff Avenue (Milestone), 2001

With Idris Muhammad

• Black Rhythm Revolution (Prestige), 1970
• Peace and Rhythm Suite (Prestige), 1971

With John Patton

• Soul Connection (Nilva), 1983

With Houston Person

• The Nearness of You (Muse), 1977
• Heavy Juice (Muse), 1982
• We Owe It All for Love (Baseline), 1988

With Sonny Phillips

• Black Magic (Prestige), 1970
• Black on Black (Prestige), 1970

With Bernard Purdie

• In Tokyo (Lexington), 1993

With Alvin Queen

• Lenox and Seventh (Black and Blue), 1985

With Rhoda Scott

• Very Saxy (Night and Day), 2004

With Lonnie Smith

• Think! (Blue Note), 1968
• Turning Point (Blue Note), 1969

With Leon Spencer

• Sneak Preview (Prestige), 1970
• Louisiana Slim (Prestige), 1971
• Bad Walkin' Woman (Prestige), 1972

With Dakota Staton

• A Packet of Love Letters (Highnote), 1996

With Tom "T Bone" Stinson

• On Fire (Golden Zebra), 2004

With Sonny Stitt

• Turn It On (Prestige), 1971

With Leon Thomas

• Bluesband (Portrait), 1988

With Reuben Wilson

• Blue Mode (Blue Note), 1969
• The Cisco Kid (Groove Merchant)
• Down with It (Cannonball), 1998
• Fun House (Savant), 2004

With Jimmy Witherspoon

• The Blues Is Now (Verve), 1967

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Todd Cerney, American country musician and producer,died from cancer he was , 57.

Todd Cerney was an American songwriter and musician died from cancer he was , 57..

(August 8, 1953 – March 14, 2011) 


He composed "Good Morning Beautiful", a 2002 five-week country number one (Billboard) hit for Steve Holy (co-written with Zack Lyle); "The Blues Is My Business" (co-written with Kevin Bowe), part of Etta James' 2003 Grammy Award winning album "Let's Roll"; and "I'll Still Be Loving You", a 1987 country number one (Billboard) hit for Restless Heart (co-written with Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, and Pat Bunch). He and his co-writers were nominated for a Grammy Award for "I'll Still Be Loving You".^[2] The song won the 1988 award for "ASCAP Country Song of the Year".
Cerney was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Zanesville High School in Zanesville, Ohio in 1971. He began his song-writing career after moving to Nashville, where he initially worked at Buzz Cason's Creative Workshop as an audio engineer. Some of the earliest artists to record his songs include Brush Arbor ("Don't Play That Song Again"), Steve Carlisle ("I'll Fall in Love Again") and Levon Helm ("Blue House of Broken Hearts").
Cerney became known as the "Rock Doctor" after co-writing songs with members of various bands including Cheap Trick, Eddie Money, Loverboy and Bad English. Popular artists to record his compositions include Aretha Franklin (with the Four Tops) "If Ever A Love There Was" (part of the soundtrack for the film "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" - the song hit the top 40 in both the R&B and Adult Contemporary charts (Billboard)), John Anderson's "Till I Get Used to the Pain" and Ty Herndon's "No Mercy", which peaked at #26 on the Billboard Country Music charts.
Cerney played guitar, mandolin, harmonica, keyboards and sang lead and backing vocals with various artists including the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble and Thom Shepherd & the Nashville Songwriters Band. He also worked with three former members of the soft-rock band Bread, forming 'Toast' during the mid-1990's, recording a number of songs for an album release that remained unfinished.

Death

Cerney died in Nashville, Tennessee on March 14, 2011 from melanoma, a disease with which he had first been diagnosed with in November 2010, following a brain seizure. He was 57 years old.^[3][4]

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Leslie Collier, British virologist died he was , 90.

Leslie Harold Collier  was a scientist responsible for developing a freeze-drying method to produce a more heat stable smallpox vaccine in the late 1940s  died he was , 90.. Collier added a key component, peptone, a soluble protein, to the process. This protected the virus, enabling the production of a heat-stable vaccine in powdered form. Previously, smallpox vaccines would become ineffective after 1–2 days at ambient temperature.
The development of his vaccine production method played a large role in enabling the World Health Organization to initiate its global smallpox eradication campaign in 1967.3

(February 9, 1921 – 14 March 2011)

Publications

Collier was a co-editor of the eighth edition and editor-in-chief of the five-volume ninth edition of the “microbiologist’s bible”, Topley and Wilson’s Principles of Bacteriology and Immunity (now Topley and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections), which won the Society of Authors’ 1998 award in the advanced edited book category.
He was also joint editor of Developments in Antiviral Chemotherapy (1980).
He was a co-author of Human Virology (1993).^[6]
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Eduard Gushchin, Russian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1968) athlete died he was , 70.

Eduard Viktorovich Gushchinwas a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. His career was highlighted by an Olympic bronze medal in 1968 and he was also a two-time national champion. He was a distinctive athlete in that he always competed while wearing dark-rimmed spectacles.

  (July 27, 1940 – March 14, 2011)


Gushchin was born in Motygino, Motyginsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, and he trained at VSS Trud in Moscow Oblast,^[3] gaining honours as a Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class.^[1] He made his international debut for the Soviet Union in 1965 at that year's Summer Universiade and he was the bronze medallist in the shot put, an event which was won by 1964 Olympic runner-up Randy Matson.^[4] He threw 18.23 m in the qualifying rounds of the 1966 European Athletics Championships, but did not perform as well in the final, ending the competition in 12th place.^[2] The following year he competed at the 1967 European Indoor Games and claimed the silver medal with a throw of 18.96 m, finishing second only to the reigning USSR champion Nikolay Karasyov.^[5]
He reached the peak of his career in 1968, beginning with a national shot put title outdoors with a put of 19.60 m.^[6] This brought him selection for the event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At the competition he broke the Soviet record with his first throw of the final, recording 20.09 m to become the first man from the USSR to clear the twenty-metre mark. This feat brought him the Olympic bronze medal behind Americans Matson and George Woods. After this he did not reach the same distances, managing only sixth place at the 1969 European Athletics Championships.^[2] He took a second Soviet shot put national title in 1970.^[6]
Following the end of his shot putting career, he worked in the athletics department of the USSR Sports Committee and also as a physiotherapist. He died on March 14, 2011 in Moscow at the age of 70.^[2]

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