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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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7/26/23-Sinead O’Connor Dead

Source: NBC News July 26, 2023, 2:47 PM EDT / Updated July 26, 2023, 4:50 PM EDT By Marlene Lenthang Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” the singer’s family said in a statement to The Irish […]

todayJuly 26, 2023

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5/24/23-Tina Turner Dies

Trusted Source: CNN Tina Turner, the dynamic rock and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings and overcame a notoriously abusive marriage to become one of the most popular female artists of all time, has died, according to a post on her verified Facebook page. She was 83. A riveting live performer, Turner had a string of R&B hits in the 1960s and early ’70s with her domineering and violent […]

todayMay 24, 2023

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5/1/23-Gordon Lightfoot dies

Hear Gordon Lightfoot on "The Lost 45s!" Source: CBC News Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot dead at 84 Legendary singer died Monday night, according to his publicist Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot, whose evocative and poetic songs are etched into the musical landscape of Canada, has died at the age of 84, according to his longtime publicist Victoria Lord. Lord says Lightfoot died at a Toronto hospital on […]

todayMay 1, 2023

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3/15/23-Bobby Caldwell Dies

      Hear Bobby say hello on our interview page! Source: CNN Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer and songwriter behind R&B hits like “What You Won’t Do For Love” and “Open Your Eyes,” has died, according to a statement from his wife, Mary Caldwell. He was 71. “Bobby passed away here at home. I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken. Thanks […]

todayMarch 15, 2023

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2/9/23-Burt Bacharach dead

Source: The New York Times By Stephen Holden Feb. 9, 2023, 9:57 a.m. ET Burt Bacharach, the debonair pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that decade’s mood of romantic optimism, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94. His publicist Tina Brausam confirmed the death, The Associated Press reported on Thursday. No specific cause was given. […]

todayFebruary 9, 2023

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1/28/23-Dean Daughtry/Atlanta Rhythm Section Dies

Source: USA Today Dean Daughtry, the keyboardist and co-founder of Atlanta Rhythm Section, has died. He was 76. Hear him say hello on "The Lost 45s" Interview Tab! The musician’s death was confirmed by the band's guitarist, Steve Stone, who said Daughtry – a native of Kinston, Alabama, died of natural causes Thursday in Huntsville. The soft-rock Southern band, a regular presence on radio in the late-‘70s with hits "So […]

todayJanuary 28, 2023

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1/19/23-David Crosby dead

Source: Variety at variety.com LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of two popular and enormously influential ’60s rock units, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), has died. He was 81 years old. His wife released a statement to Variety, writing, “It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away. He was […]

todayJanuary 19, 2023

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