Just some of the reasons why.
Sir George Martin (1926 - 2016) was the brilliant creative mind behind the Beatles.
Alan Rickman (1946 -2016) - The versatile actor with the recognizable voice will be well remembered for his role as Professor Severus Snape of the "Harry Potter" film series.
Dan Haggerty (1941 - 2016) - The actor will be best remembered for his role as the bearded mountain man James "Grizzly" Adams on the television series "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams."
Glenn Frey (1948 - 2016) One of the founding members and guitarist for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band the Eagles. He sang lead vocals on such classic songs as "Take it Easy" and "Lyin' Eyes."
Paul Kantner (1941 - 2016) was one of the founding members of Jefferson Airplane. He was a guitarist, singer and songwriter for the band that pioneered psychedelic rock in the 1960s.
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 ? 10 January 2016), known as David Bowie was an English singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.
Prince (1958 - 2016) The music legend gave us timeless songs such as "Purple Rain," "Let's Go Crazy," and "Raspberry Beret."
So many baby Boomers.