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  Frank Mendez, Dallas Teacher and Selena Actor, Died on Sunday

  October 6 at 4 a.m.

  Frank Mendez, a Corpus Christi actor and one-time Dallas resident, died on Sunday. He was 57. Mendez is best remembered for a memorable scene in the 1997 biopic Selena, as the character credited as “Second Cholo.” During a scene from the film, when the singer’s bus gets stuck on the...

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  Power Trip Vocalist Riley Gale Dead at 34

  August 26 at 11:18 a.m.

  Riley Gale, the vocalist of Dallas thrash metal and hardcore punk vets Power Trip, died on Monday night, the band confirmed in a statement Tuesday. He was 35. “It is with the greatest of sadness we must announce that our lead singer and brother Riley Gale passed away last night,”...

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  Trini Lopez's Legacy Resonates With Dallas Musicians

  August 13 at 11:21 a.m.

  Trini Lopez, a music and film icon of the 1960s, died of COVID-19 complications on Tuesday. He was 83. Lopez was born in Dallas on May 13, 1937, and spent his early years in what we now call “Uptown,” then known as “Little Mexico.” “It was a Mexican and Black...

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  Comedian Clint Werth Leaves a Legacy of Comedic Edginess

  August 3 at 11:34 a.m.

  It's easy to believe that a comedy scene wouldn't exist without comics like Clint Werth. The deeper truth is that there wouldn't be a great comedy scene without comics like Werth. "Clint was a guy who played it so cool all the time," says comedian and Dallas Comedy House (DCH)...

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  Mr. Troll, Dallas Music Scene's Iconic Hippie, Has Died

  June 11 at 3:04 p.m.

  Ramon Mallow was a self-proclaimed hippie. People knew him as Mr. Troll in the Dallas-Fort Worth music scene, a moniker from his old biker days. His family called him Danny, after his middle name Daniel. His sister Faye Price said she always called her brother a bohemian. He prided himself...

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  Dallas Music Scene Remembers Record Store Owner and Icon Bill Wisener

  January 14 at 4 a.m.

  This past Friday, Bill Wisener, who owned the iconic Bill’s Records for over 40 years, died at age 75. Wisener was a venerable Dallas figure, a chain-smoking music connoisseur who had endless stories and meaningful pleasantries for customers. He died the way he’ll be remembered by most: sitting behind the...