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Mar 8, 2024 | tvinsider.com | 'American Idol' |Debra Byrd |Martin Holmes

Carol Burnett is paying respects to her friend and long-time collaborator Steve Lawrence, the singer and Blues Brothers actor who died Thursday, March 7. He was 88. “Steve was one of my favorite guests on my variety show, appearing 39 times. He was also my very close friend … so close that I considered him ‘family.’ He will always be in my heart,” Burnett wrote on Instagram alongside a black-and-white photograph of them performing together on The Carol Burnett Show.

Mar 7, 2024 | blavity.com | 'American Idol' |Kui Mwai

Debra Byrd, iconic vocal coach for American Idol and The Voice, as well as a longtime backup singer for Barry Manilow, has died. She was 72. According to Deadline, Byrd worked with several Grammy award winners, actors, musicians and Broadway legends, some of those being Jennifer Hudson, Bob Dylan, Fantasia, Kelly Clarkson and many more. Byrd went to Kent State University and later studied at the Karamu House and Dobama theaters in the Cleveland area.

Mar 7, 2024 | snooper-scope.in | Debra Byrd |'American Idol'

Debra Byrd, a vocal coach best known for her work on American Idol, Canadian Idol, and The Voice, has died. She was 72. According to Deadline, Byrd passed away in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday, March 5. No cause of death or location was given. Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson, one of the singers Byrd coached during her ten seasons with American Idol, paid tribute on social media on Wednesday, March 6, where she shared her gratitude.

Mar 1, 2024 | winonadailynews.com | 'American Idol'

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