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11/24/25-Reggae Superstar Jimmy Cliff Dies

Hear Jimmy say hello on our Interviews Page. He was a sweet/kind guest & his show will be repeated this weekend. Jimmy Cliff Trusted Source: The BBC at bbc.com - Writer Mark Savage Jimmy Cliff, one of the most prominent and beloved proponents of reggae music, has died at the age of 81. A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience […]

todayNovember 24, 2025

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10/23/25-Soft Cell’s David Ball Dies

Soft Cell Trusted Source: BBC at BBC.com In 1981, an unlikely group from Leeds scored a number one hit with their icy cover version of an obscure 60s soul hit. With Tainted Love, Soft Cell set a template for 80s synth-pop duos: The flamboyant frontman paired with an unassuming keyboard technician. Dave Ball, who has died at the age of 66, was that musical force, creating ominous, polyphonic soundscapes to […]

todayOctober 23, 2025

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10/10/25- Moody Blues’ John Lodge Dies

Moody Blues Trusted Source: Associated Press at AP.com LONDON (AP) — John Lodge, the singer and bassist of British rock band The Moody Blues for more than 50 years, has died. He was 82. In a statement Friday, his family said “with the deepest sadness” that Lodge died “suddenly and unexpectedly.” It added that Lodge “peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loved ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers […]

todayOctober 10, 2025

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9/20/25-Sonny Curtis Passed Away

Trusted Source: Associated Press at AP.com By  HILLEL ITALIE - September 20, 2025 Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and posed the enduring question “Who can turn the world on with her smile?” as the writer-crooner of the theme song to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died at 88. Curtis, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame […]

todaySeptember 20, 2025

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9/13/25-Bobby Hart dies

Boyce & Hart Hear Bobby Hart say hello on our Interviews Page. From The Monkees Official Instagram Page: "Very sad news to report: Bobby Hart, the songwriting dynamo who was half of the duo responsible for so many Monkees songs, has died. With partner Tommy Boyce, Bobby penned tracks like "I Wanna Be Free," "Last Train to Clarksville," the iconic 'Monkees' theme, and so many more, in addition to his […]

todaySeptember 13, 2025

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9/5/25-Mark Volman/Turtles Passes

Turtles Trusted Source: legacy.com Mark Volman Obituary Published by Legacy Remembers from Sep. 5 to Sep. 6, 2025. Mark Volman, the irrepressible singer, guitarist and onstage ringleader who helped propel the Turtles' 1967 smash "Happy Together" and later brought wry humor to the duo Flo & Eddie, died September 5, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee after what his representative called a brief, unexpected illness. He was 78. Born Mark Randall Volman […]

todaySeptember 6, 2025

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7/24/25-Chuck Mangione Passes

Hear Chuck Say Hello on our Interviews Page! Chuck Mangione Trusted Source: Variety.com by Chris Willman Jazz musician Chuck Mangione, who had one of the biggest pop-jazz instrumental crossover hits of all time with “Feels So Good” in the 1970s, died Tuesday at age 84. The death was reported by multiple news outlets out of his native Rochester, NY. The city’s WROC-TV reported that the Bartolomeo & Perreto Funeral Home […]

todayJuly 24, 2025

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6/24/25-Bobby Sherman Has Passed

Hear Bobby say hello during one of his many appearances on our show on the Interviews Page! Bobby Sherman Trusted Source: AP News By  MARK KENNEDY Updated 4:49 PM EDT, June 24, 2025 Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ‘70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81 Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a teen idol in the 1960s […]

todayJune 24, 2025

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6/24/25-Mick Ralphs Died

Bad Company Trusted Source: music-news.com Bad Company and Mott The Hoople founding member Mick Ralphs has died aged 81. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter had been in bad health since suffering a stroke in 2016. However, no cause of death has been given at this time. Mick's Bad Company bandmates Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke have led tributes to the late musician, writing on social media: “Our Mick has passed, […]

todayJune 24, 2025

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