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11/27/23-Jean Knight of “Mr. Big Stuff” fame died

Source: music-news.com R & B star Jean Knight has passed away aged 80. The Grammy-nominated star - behind 70s funk hits 'Mr. Big Stuff' and 'Think It Over' - died of natural causes last Wednesday, her friend Bernie Cyrus confirmed. The former Louisiana Music Commission director told Rolling Stone “She was the first person we appointed on the board when we took it over and we had a long relationship […]

todayNovember 27, 2023

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11/18/23-Kool & the Gang’s George Brown died

Trusted Source: CNN George Brown, a drummer and songwriter who co-founded the band Kool & the Gang, died on Thursday. He was 74. The news was confirmed to CNN via email from Kool & the Gang’s publicist Jerry Digney. Brown died in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer, according to Digney. At first calling themselves the Jazziacs in 1964, Brown – along with Ricky Westfield, Ronald Bell and his […]

todayNovember 18, 2023

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10/19/23-Dwight Twilley died

Hear Dwight Twilley on "The Lost 45s" on our Interviews Page!   Source: Deadline.com By Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-manager Dwight Twilley, the singer/songwriter who helped bring the Tulsa Sound to a wider audience, has died at 72. No cause or other details have been revealed. Twilley was best known for the Top 20 hit singles I’m on Fire (1975) and Girls (1984). He performed with the Dwight Twilley Band with Phil […]

todayOctober 19, 2023

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9/25/23-Terry Kirkman from Association Died

Source: music-news.com Terry Kirkman, co-founder of the 60s vocal group The Association, has died aged 83. The American singer and songwriter passed away on Saturday from congestive heart failure after a long illness. A statement on the group's official Facebook page read: “We’re saddened to report that Terry Kirkman passed away last night, RIP Terry. He will live on in our hearts and in the music he so brilliantly wrote.” […]

todaySeptember 25, 2023

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9/18/23-Roger Whittaker: The Last Farewell

Trusted Source: The Mirror - By Zoe Delaney/Assistant Showbiz Editor Folk singer Roger Whittaker, famous for his 1969 hit song "Durham Town" (editor: and "The Last Farewell" in America) and expert whistling, has passed away at the age of 87. The late singer began his career in folk clubs and went on to achieve huge success with the "Skye Boat Song," a duet with Des O'Connor in 1986. Roger's other […]

todaySeptember 18, 2023

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9/4/23-Gary Wright Dies

Source: TMZ Gary Wright has died after a long battle with his health ... TMZ has learned. Justin Wright, Gary's son, tells us his father passed away Monday morning at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, CA -- which is in the South Bay. We're told he'd been diagnosed with Parkinson's about 5 or 6 years ago, as well as Lewy body dementia shortly thereafter. Gary's Parkinson's progressed rapidly over […]

todaySeptember 4, 2023

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9/2/23-Jimmy Buffett dies

By MARK KENNEDY Updated 9:55 AM EDT, September 2, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement […]

todaySeptember 2, 2023

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8/10/23-Robbie Robertson/Band dies

Source: CNN Robbie Robertson, five-time Grammy nominee and celebrated songwriter, singer, guitarist and film composer, has died, according to an announcement sent from his publicity agency Costa Communications, Inc. to CNN. He was 80 and died after a long illness. In a statement, Robertson’s manager of 34 years, Jared Levine, said “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, […]

todayAugust 10, 2023

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7/28/23-Randy Meisner of Eagles dies

Source: music-news.com The Eagles' founder member Randy Meisner has died. The bassist - who formed the band in the early 1970s alongside Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon - passed away on Wednesday night in Los Angeles due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the group have announced. They said in a statement shared to their website: "The Eagles are sad to report that founding member, […]

todayJuly 28, 2023

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