Lou Albano
July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009
With Cyndi Lauper
Captain Lou Albano was a world famous WWF wrestler who helped professional wrestling crossover to the mainstream, thanks in part to his appearances in Cyndi Lauper’s popular music videos during the ’80s. His towering image appeared in Lauper’s videos for “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” “She Bop,” and “Time After Time,” as well as “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough.” WWF leader, Vince McMahon capitalized on Albano’s pop music presence by creating the Rock ‘n Wrestling storyline which culminated in a wrestling “showdown” between Lauper and Albano after he “upset” her for claiming he was her manager, thereby orchestrating her success. After “losing” to Lauper, Albano publicly apologized, endearing him to wrestling fans around the world. He became the voice of the Rock ‘n Wrestling campaign. That, along with Hulkamania helped turn professional wrestling into the pop culture phenomenom it has since become. In 1983, Albano dueted on NRBQ’s tribute to him, “Captain Lou.” Lou Albano passed away on October 14, 2009 at the age of 76.
Lou Albano in “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video (click through to view):
Alfred McMoore was an Akron, Ohio based non-traditional, or “outsider” artist whose pieces have been displayed in galleries from Ohio to New York City to France. A community fixture around Akron, McMoore could usually be found riding around town on a bus or bicycle, or at a one of thousands of funerals he had attended for people he didn’t even know. He also enjoyed leaving random (yet non-threatening or unoffensive) telephone messages on people’s answering machines. Many such messages were left for Jim Carney, local journalist and father of the Black Keys’ Pat Carney. In these messages, McMoore would sometimes say, “This is Alfred McMoore. Your black key is taking so long.” McMoore and that phrase would eventually inspire Pat Carney and bandmate, Dan Auerbach to call their band, the Black Keys. Alfred McMoore passed away at the age of 59. Cause of death is not known, though likely related to apparent health issues he suffered over the years.
Trevor Rhone was a Jamaican actor, playwright and director. He helped popularize reggae, particularly in America with the script he wrote to the 1972 movie, The Harder The Come” which starred Jimmy Cliff and several other reggae artists. The film and its soundtrack introduced Jamaican culture and music to many in the US. The film featured songs performed by Cliff, the Maytals, Desmond Dekker and more. Trevor Rhone died of a heart attack on September 15, 2009. He was 69 years old.
Michael Peters was a much-respected choreographer for such high profile music videos as Lionel Richie’s “Hello,” Donna Summer’s “Love To Love You Baby,” Pat Benatar’s “Love Is A Battlefield,” and of course, 
