Quiet Riot gained popularity in 1983 after their cover of Slade's 1973 song "Cum on Feel the Noize" topped charts. The band's last album, Rehab, came out in 2006.

The band's drummer, Frank Banali, released a statement on his website: "I can't even find words to say. Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."

Hanson underwent surgery on Thursday to remove the blood clot. He had a previous blood clot removed four years ago.

Dr. Brad Grimsley, who performed the surgery, said Hanson will need to have a rib removed in the next few months to help open his vein and prevent another clot. He will remain on blood thinners in the meantime.

Isaac Hanson Leaves Dallas Hospital

Mr. Pavarotti's operatic career lasted for more than four decades after his debut as Rodolfo in Puccini's "La Boheme" in Modena on April 29, 1961. His farewell appearance in opera was at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on March 13, 2004, his 383d performance in that venue.

Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of any other cancer. Out of 32,180 new diagnoses per year in the United States, there are 31,800 deaths. This is in large part because the disease shows very few early symptoms and it is usually only discovered once it has metastasized.

Other celebrities who have died of pancreatic cancer include Michael Landon, Rex Harrison, Syd Barrett, Count Basie, Mickey Spillane, Dizzy Gillespie, Donna Reed, and Marcello Mastroianni.

A new vaccine against pancreatic cancer is being developed and is currently being tested in human subjects with promising early results.

Opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

"She was one great lady," New York City Opera chairwoman Susan Baker said. "She was just a life force _ brilliant, witty and warm, funny, exquisitely talented. ... In addition to being an icon of the American opera world, she went on to become a great leader in the world of the arts."

Like many lung cancer victims, Sills was never a smoker.

Delp left notes on the doors of the apartment warning anyone who entered of the carbon monoxide. Atkinson police Lt. William Baldwin said:

"We found a note on the door in the garage which led into the house, and we found another note on his bedroom door, 'caution carbon monoxide,' and then there was a little statement on there. We went looking for him. We didn't see him at first."

His family made the following statement:

"He was a man who gave all he had to give to everyone around him, whether family, friends, fans, or strangers. He gave as long as he could, as best he could, and he was very tired. We take comfort in knowing that he is now, at last, at peace."

Singer Brad Delp's death is ruled a suicide
Police Release Details About Notes Left Before Delp's Suicide

She entered rehab over Valentine's Day and stayed for only 24 hours. Let's hope she stays and gets the help she needs this time.

Her manager said: "Britney Spears has voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed rehab facility," Rudolph's statement, released to Access, read. "We ask that the media respect her privacy as well as those of her family and friends at this time."

Access Hollywood: Britney Spears Checked Into Rehab Yesterday; Family Staged Intervention

I’ve dropped 80 pounds since leaving Duke—but 40 of that came after I became a vegetarian. My band, they all complain about my rider requirements for only veggie stuff backstage, but they’re learning, too, like I did. There’s always a better way to live if you’re open to it.

Read the full interview at GoVeg.org.

A spokesman for the singer said doctors had given her the go-ahead to resume her world tour next year, beginning in Europe, in Budapest, in March, before heading to North America.

Faithfull recovers after cancer

Fender hit it big in 1975 after some regional success, years of struggling - and a stint in prison - when "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" climbed to No. 1 on the pop and country charts.

Tex-Mex 'Bebop Kid' Freddy Fender dies

Singer Freddy Fender Dies of Lung Cancer

"I've been pretty quiet about this," Tyler says, adding that his physician recommended he undergo the strict interferon regiment three years ago when the group took a break. "You know, it really hurt. It was a bad, bad period."

Aerosmith's Tyler: I Have Hep C

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Flores was most famous for being the person who shouted "tequila!" in the 1958 song 'Tequila!' He also wrote the riff and played the "dirty sax" on the song. Because of the song's success, Flores has often been referred to as "the Godfather of Latino Rock."

Perhaps his most important success was his marriage to his wife Sharee:

"We had the best life we could ever hope for," she says, still choked up over the loss of her husband. "When I met Danny, he made all my dreams come true. In all our 33 years, we were never apart. I wish you could tell people how much we loved each other."

A toast to 'Tequila!' singer
Man who shouted 'Tequila! in song dies

Faithfull, whose career began in the 1960s after she was discovered at a Rolling Stones launch party, has had several hit singles including "As Tears Go By," "Come and Stay with Me," and "Summer Nights."

The star said: "I have absolute faith and confidence in my fantastic medical team and of course I will be well again, if not better than ever. Next year's tour, I want to assure fans, will be one big celebration."

Singer Faithfull has breast cancer

“I’ve been having to deal with an increasing problem with drink and drugs, and the time has come to get the professional help I need to sort myself out.

“I feel desperately disappointed to be letting down our fans but I want to get myself right now so that I can be back on the road for the rest of the year.”

Keane's Tom Chaplin in rehab
Official Keane Site

Because of her membership in the Nazi party, which she claimed she did only to further her singing career, she was boycotted in the United States for many years. She later became a British citizen and is U.S. General Normal Schwarzkopf's aunt.

Schwarzkopf, ranked alongside Maria Callas as a giant of the opera and concert stage, died about 1:15 a.m. in the town of Schruns in Austria's westernmost province of Vorarlberg, where she most recently lived, state broadcaster ORF said, citing a local funeral home director. No cause of death was given.

Renowned soprano Schwarzkopf dead

Dr. John Yu said the surgery was successful and Fieger was expected to have a full recovery, McCain said in a statement.

The Knack singer Doug Fieger undergoes brain surgery in LA