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7/8/26-Bonnie Tyler Passes

Hear Bonnie Tyler say hello on our Interviews Page. The show featuring her interview aired on June 28th, 2026 Bonnie Tyler Trusted Source: The New York Times at nytimes.com By Alex Williams July 9, 2026 Updated 8:41 a.m. ET Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer who, with a frosted, teased-up coiffure and a voice both weathered and operatic, soared to No. 1 with “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” one of the […]

todayJuly 9, 2026

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7/1/26-Victor Willis/Village People Cop Dies

Village People Trusted Source: The New York Times at nytimes.com By Alex Marshall and Isabella Kwai July 1, 2026 -Updated 8:53 a.m. ET Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People who also co-wrote many of the group’s high-camp disco-era hits, including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man,” died on Monday. He was 74. The group announced his death in a statement posted to social media that said the cause was […]

todayJuly 1, 2026

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6/30/26-Brian Potter Passes

We hear from co-writer/Producer Dennis Lambert that Brian Potter has passed away-Famous for many Top 40 hits inc: "One Tin Soldier," "Ain't No Woman Like the One I Got," "Don't Pull Your Love," "It Only Takes a Minute." Trusted Source: Wikkipedia Brian August Potter (born 1939) is a British-born American pop music songwriter and record producer. With his writing partner, Dennis Lambert, Potter wrote and produced hits songs for the […]

todayJune 30, 2026

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6/22/26-Clive Davis Passes

Clive Davis/Arista Records Trusted Source: Variety at variety.com Written by Chris Morris Jun 22, 2026 8:41am PT Clive Davis, the executive who steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business, died Monday at his Manhattan home, Variety has confirmed. He was 94. Befitting a dramatic 50-year career that accounted for the sale of millions of records, Davis’ life in the music industry divided into […]

todayJune 22, 2026

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6/3/26-Peabo Bryson Passes

Trusted Source: Variety Magazine at variety.com Peabro Bryson By Jem Aswad Peabo Bryson, the veteran R&B singer best known as the singer behind the Disney film hits “Beauty and the Beast” and “Whole New World,” has died, according to a statement from his family. No cause of death was cited, although the family announced on Sunday that he had suffered a stroke “With broken hearts and profound sadness, the family […]

todayJune 3, 2026

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5/31/26-Foster Sylvers of Sylvers Family Passes

Sylvers Trusted Source: Soul Tracks at soultracks.com By Chris Rizik (May 31, 2026) For many women of a certain age, he was their first musical heartthrob. But Foster Sylvers was more than that, a talented singer and multi-instrumentalist who was part of the iconic family act The Sylvers. Today we mourn the passing of Foster Sylvers at age 64. Our friends at EURweb have confirmed his passing from metastatic prostate cancer. Born […]

todayMay 31, 2026

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5/23/26-Rob Base passes

Rob Base Trusted Source: Associated Press at apnews.com NEW YORK (AP) — Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. Base, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, was best known for the 1988 chart-topper “It Takes Two,” a blend of hip-hop and house music that helped bring both genres into […]

todayMay 23, 2026

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5/17/26-Dr. Hooks’ Dennis Locorriere Passes

Hear Dennis Locorriere Say Hello on Our Interviews Page Dr. Hook Trusted Source: The Independent at the-independent.com Written by Izzy Addison Dennis Locorriere, the front man of 1970s band Dr Hook, has died at 76 following a “long and courageous battle” with kidney disease, his management confirmed. Locorriere performed alongside Ray Sawyer, who died in 2019. The group, initially called Dr Hook & The Medicine Show until 1975, achieved widespread […]

todayMay 17, 2026

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5/14/26-Clarence Carter Dies at 90

Hear Clarence Carter say hello on our Interviews Page Clarence Carter Trusted Source: Rolling Stone at rollingstone.com Written by Jon Blistein Clarence Carter, the blind Southern soul star whose songs were often as emotionally profound as they were delightfully bawdy, died Thursday, May 14. He was 90. Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Carter frequently recorded, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. A spokesperson (for […]

todayMay 14, 2026

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