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11/11/21-Moody Blues’ Graeme Edge died

Graeme Edge, co-founding drummer of the Moody Blues, has died at age 80, his family confirmed. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. “'When the White Eagle of the North is flying overhead' … sadly Graeme left us today," the band's John Lodge tweeted. "To me he was the White Eagle of the North with his beautiful poetry, his friendship, his love of life and his 'unique' style […]

todayNovember 11, 2021

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11/6/21-UB40 founder dies

terr London (CNN) British vocalist and founding member of UB40 Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died after a short illness, his current band confirmed. "We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness," a statement on Ali Campbell and Astro's Twitter account said on Saturday. "The world will never […]

todayNovember 7, 2021

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11/1/21-Ronnie Wilson/Gap Band dies

Source: CNN Ronnie Wilson, founding member of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at the age of 73. His passing was confirmed by his wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, in a Facebook post published Tuesday. "The love of my life was called home this morning, at 10:01am. Please continue to pray for The Wilson, Boulware, and Collins family, while we mourn his passing," she wrote. "Ronnie Wilson was a genius with […]

todayNovember 3, 2021

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10/24/21-Jay Black dies

Jay Black, frontman for the Sixties pop-rock hitmakers Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. Black’s family confirmed that the singer died Friday night from complications from pneumonia. In recent years, Black also suffered from dementia. The Brooklyn-born Black (born David Blatt) joined Jay and the Americans in 1962, taking over for the band’s first singer, Jay Traynor. Following the 1963 single “Only in America,” Black’s […]

todayOctober 24, 2021

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10/21/21-Robin McNamara Dies

Hear Robin on "The Lost 45s." Watch Robin on one of our cruises! Robin McNamara (born May 5, 1947 in Newton, Massachusetts) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. In 1963, while in tenth grade, McNamara formed a rock and roll group with a few school friends; they christened their band Robin and the Hoods, performing locally in the New England area with McNamara as the lead vocalist. In the […]

todayOctober 21, 2021

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9/29/21-Commander Cody dies

Hear Commander Cody on "The Lost 45s."   Source: Variety/by Chris William Commander Cody, aka George Frayne, Roots-Rock Band Leader and ‘Hot Rod Lincoln’ Singer, Dies at 77 George Frayne IV, who led the band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, a group that combined elements of the rock counterculture with a love for roots music in the early 1970s, died Sunday at age 77. Frayne had been receiving […]

todaySeptember 29, 2021

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9/20/21-Sarah Dash of LaBelle dies

By Isaac Avilucea | iavilucea@trentonian.com | The Trentonian PUBLISHED: September 20, 2021 at 4:55 p.m. | UPDATED: September 20, 2021 at 5:57 p.m. TRENTON — Sarah Dash, the acclaimed Trenton native songwriter, actress and co-founder of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, died Monday in Trenton. She was 76 years old. Her death was unexpected and the cause was unknown, although she had complained to family that she was not feeling […]

todaySeptember 20, 2021

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9/10/21-Les McKeown’s autopsy

Source: music-news.com Les McKeown died of a "heavy heart". The Bay City Rollers frontman passed away suddenly in April, aged 65, and a coroner's report has revealed the music legend died of a "combination of natural causes", including heart disease, and the long-term effects of excessive drug and alcohol use. Madam Hassell ruled at Poplar Coroner's Court this week: "It was partly natural, it was long-term high blood pressure, and […]

todaySeptember 10, 2021

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8/24/21-Charlie Watts dies

(CNN) Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died. He was 80. ''It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family," his spokesperson said Tuesday in an emailed statement to CNN. "Charlie was a cherished husband, […]

todayAugust 24, 2021

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