Category: News
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Merle Haggard Dies at 79
Merle Haggard Dies Country music legend Merle Haggard has died after battling double pneunomia … according to his manager. Haggard was diagnosed with pneumonia last year and spent 11 days at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Riverside early this year. He died at home near Redding, CA on Wednesday morning. He’d been battling back from…
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Keith Emerson Dies at 71
Keith Emerson, the outsized co-founding keyboardist in Emerson Lake and Palmer has died. Long-time bandmate Carl Palmer said he passed last night (March 10) in Santa Monica, Calif. ELP later confirmed the news. No cause of death has been mentioned; Emerson was 71. “Keith was a gentle soul whose love for music and passion for…
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George Martin dies at 90, The Beatles Producer
Record producer Sir George Martin, known as the “fifth Beatle”, has died, aged 90. Died March 8, 2016. His family thanked “everyone for their thoughts, prayers and messages of support” after his death at home on Tuesday, his manager said. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr broke the news on Twitter and led tributes, saying Sir George…
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John Thomas dies at 63, Budgie guitarist
John Thomas, former guitarist for the Welsh hard rock band BUDGIE, passed away last night. He was 63 years old. His death was confirmed by the band’s longtime drummer Steve Williams who broke the news on Facebook. Williams wrote: “My friend and fellow BUDGIE band member John Thomas sadly passed away last night. My thoughts…
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Sonny James dies at 87
Sonny James (May 1, 1928 – February 22, 2016) was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, “Young Love”. Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard #1 singles among his 26 #1…
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Paul Gordon dies at 52, B-52’s
Paul Gordon (1963 – February 18, 2016) was an American musician, composer, and producer. A keyboardist and guitarist, he was a member of New Radicals and the keyboardist for the B-52’s from 2007 until his death in 2016. On February 18, 2016, Gordon died in Nashville, Tennessee at age 53. It was reported on the…
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Vanity dies at 57
Vanity, lead singer of the ’80s girl group Vanity 6, has died after years of battling kidney failure and, more recently, an abdominal illness. Vanity, whose real name was Denise Katrina Matthews, passed away in a Fremont, CA hospital on Monday … according to sources close to her family. A few months ago she set…
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Maurice White dies at 74 – Earth, Wind & Fire
Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger and bandleader. He was the founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He was also the older brother of current Earth, Wind & Fire member Verdine White, and former member Fred White. He served as the band’s…
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Signe Toly Anderson dies at 74, Jefferson Airplane original vocalist
NEW YORK — Signe Toly Anderson, a vocalist and original member of the Jefferson Airplane who left the band after its first record and was replaced by Grace Slick, has died. Anderson died Thursday at her home in Beaverton, Oregon, according to her daughter, Onateska Ladybug Sherwood. Anderson was 74 and had been suffering from…
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Paul Kantner Dies at 74, Jefferson Airplane Co-Founder & Guitarist
Jefferson Airplane guitarist, vocalist and co-founding member Paul Kantner has died. He was 74. Kantner died Thursday (Jan. 28) of multiple organ failure. He had suffered a heart attack earlier in the week. Kantner’s publicist confirmed the news with the San Francisco Chronicle. https://www.yahoo.com/music/paul-kantner-jefferson-airplane-co-founder-guitarist-dies-003827400.html Paul Lorin Kantner (March 17, 1941 – January 28, 2016) was an American…