Cher's Guitarist David Shelley Dies, Aged 57

David Shelley, a guitarist who toured with Cher and appeared in her music videos, has died from cancer, aged 57. southflorida.com reports:

David Shelley, an uncommonly skilled guitarist and bandleader whose reliable presence on the South Florida blues scene belied a wildly eclectic journey to near stardom and back, reached the end of that road on Monday morning.

Shelley died in hospice care at the Fort Lauderdale home of his daughter Daylin after a long battle with cancer. He was 57.

REVIEW! 'The Wrecking Crew' DVD

"They played so well, and they played so well together. I think that they were so into that, and they respected each other, and they would sit and talk in-between takes and hang. It was a social event for these guys too." - Cher, 'The Wrecking Crew'

Those are Cher's first words in the documentary 'The Wrecking Crew'- the story of the unsung musicians who were the de-facto backing band on many of the number one hit records by The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, The Monkees and folk-rock super-couple Sonny & Cher.

50 Years Of Cher! VPR Remembers 'I Got You Babe'

John Killacky of Vermont publication 'VPR' has revealed his fondness of Sonny & Cher and their signature hit 'I Got You Babe', fifty years after the #1 hit peaked on the US Hot 100:

Fifty years ago this week, Sonny and Cher’s I Got You Babe topped the Billboard charts. I was thirteen. The moment I saw that doe-eyed waif in bell-bottoms sing to her shaggy-haired partner in a bobcat vest, I knew I was leaving my crew cut behind.

50 Years Of Cher! INTERVIEW: Cher Talks To Billboard About Her 50 Years On The Chart

Singing Legend Cher spoke to Billboard about her July 1965 debut on the Hot 100, letting the publication know that she'll be heading to England around October to record a new song:

In total, she’s earned 33 solo hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including four No. 1s. Further, she’s tallied 29 albums on the Billboard 200 chart.

The entertainer's most recent album, 2013’s Closer to the Truth, marked her highest-charting solo effort ever, when it debuted and peaked at No. 3. Incredibly, she’s also earned a No. 1 single on a Billboard chart in each of the last six decades.

Cher Left "Shaking" With Horror Over "Insane Torture" Of Pigs In Iowa - Asks Gaga, Madonna and Kim Kardashian To Help

Shocked Entertainer Cher took to Twitter this week after seeing a TV report on how Iowa farmers torture their pigs in narrow gestation crates.

"I just saw the most horrendous thing on TV. I'm shaking. Pigs in cages only big enough to lie in with no movement at all! Jesus Christ where is humanity? What the f*ck is wrong with meat-eaters (yes that's what I said). Do people need f*cking bacon so badly that they will torture the pig for its entire life to get it?"

"I would give anything to see the owners of this company dragged to their pig torture chamber and locked inside. It's such a good thing that I'm not young."

Recovering Cher "Devastated" As 'Dressed To Kill Tour' Is Cancelled - Though It May Resume In 2015!

Cher's North American 'Dressed To Kill Tour', which began in March, was a major success - Pollstar named it the top female tour of 2014 by mid-year.

However, from September-onward, Cher was forced to postpone the tour several times due to having an acute viral illness that affected her kidney function.

Her rep told fans earlier this month that the singer was "healthy" and had "beaten the illness" and thus would return to the stage during November though the tour was postponed once more to December as Cher's doctors advised her to rest.

Cher's 'Dressed To Kill Tour' Postponed To December!

Cher planned to begin the second leg of her current 'Dressed To Kill Tour' on 11 September of this year. However, after being struck with an "acute viral illness", the singer-actress was forced to postpone it to 9 November.

Just yesterday, 'Cher News' reported that a spokesperson for the chart-topping singer revealed that Cher was "healthy and has beaten the viral infection" and that she "will 100 percent continue her tour beginning Nov. 9."

However, just days before the planned 9 November return of the tour, it has since been announced that the tour's second leg has been postponed once again as doctors have advised the 'I Walk Alone' singer to rest for a few more weeks.

Cher's Rep: She Is Healthy And Has Beaten The Viral Infection

Cher will resume her massively-successful 'Dressed To Kill Tour' on 9 November after halting it for two months due to an "acute viral infection".

A "longtime friend" of the 'Half Breed' singer told 'Closer Weekly' that "the viral infection she contracted scared everyone". They added that the infection "primarily infected her kidneys" but also "played havoc with her entire body. It's been very scary to her."

The friend also told the publication that Cher wore a heart monitor "as a precautionary measure. They want to be absolutely certain her heart is OK and the lining hasn't been affected by the acute viral infection. They are not leaving anything to chance."