Obituaries for 2026

[Timber Rattler]

from r/SherlockHolmes

https://www.reddit.com/r/SherlockHolmes/comments/1tddlhs/very_sad_to_hear_the_news_that_my_favourite/

Born in 1934, Burke rehabilitated Dr. Watson from a "bumbling fool" caricature into a smart and thoughtful companion for Holmes, often with humor and a twinkle in his eye, who also protected Holmes from his own drug addiction and worst impulses. Burke and Jeremy Brett had great chemistry together.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzO0fVdzj9g


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRgdUWxjJqA

[jmyrlefuller]

Clarence Carter, known for his raunchy blues hits like "Slip Away," "Back Door Santa" and "Strokin'", dies at 90

Carter, a blind blues singer, personally disliked the blues genre for its overemphasis on sad tales of woe, and often focused the bulk of his work on upbeat, humorous records that pushed the limit of ribaldry, such as his Christmas record "Back Door Santa" and his breakthrough hit, "Slip Away," both of which pertained to adultery, and his 1986 comeback record "Strokin'," which you can probably guess what that one is about. Ironically, Carter's largest hit was a sad tale of woe so over-the-top it was almost funny, 1970's "Patches," which deals with a preteen boy who witnesses his father's death, struggles to go to school and work the family's subsistence farm, then watches the crops all wash away in a rainstorm.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clarence-carter-strokin-singer-1235266836/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5btc0vlaY

[verga]

Clarence Carter, known for his raunchy blues hits like "Slip Away," "Back Door Santa" and "Strokin'", dies at 90

Carter, a blind blues singer, personally disliked the blues genre for its overemphasis on sad tales of woe, and often focused the bulk of his work on upbeat, humorous records that pushed the limit of ribaldry, such as his Christmas record "Back Door Santa" and his breakthrough hit, "Slip Away," both of which pertained to adultery, and his 1986 comeback record "Strokin'," which you can probably guess what that one is about. Ironically, Carter's largest hit was a sad tale of woe so over-the-top it was almost funny, 1970's "Patches," which deals with a preteen boy who witnesses his father's death, struggles to go to school and work the family's subsistence farm, then watches the crops all wash away in a rainstorm.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clarence-carter-strokin-singer-1235266836/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5btc0vlaY

This is a tragic loss. Words can not express the loss.