Her surprise duet with country-music star Luke Combs on Chapman's 1988 breakthrough hit, 'Fast Car,' was a highlight of the telecast. 'There are some people who choose to make their private lives public information. That's not my choice,' she told us in a candid 1990 interview.
We remember scores of noteworthy individuals whose deaths made headlines in 2023: people who excelled in all fields, from politics, government, and business to science, sports, and the arts.
One of the leaders of fearsome Chiefs teams that won AFL titles in 1966 and 1969, then beat the Vikings in Super Bowl IV, Ed Budde was a five-time AFL All-Star and was chosen to two Pro Bowls once the league merged with the NFL.
Balanchine didn’t think his ballets would last. But San Diego's City Ballet, which presents its annual Balanchine program next month, honor his enduring legacy