ABBA star dies aged 70 – Music News
Lasse Wellander has died at the age of 70. The musician was most known for having played the guitar on 24 classic tracks performed by Swedish pop supergroup ABBA but passed away on Good Friday […]
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Seymour Stein, record exec who signed Madonna, dies at 80
Seymour Stein, the record industry executive who helped shape the sound of 20th century pop music by signing the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Pretenders and Madonna to his Sire label, died on Sunday in Los […]
Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies – Music News
Composer/musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has died. On Sunday, a representative for Avex Entertainment announced that the Japanese music star had passed away on 28 March following a battle with cancer. He was 71. “We are deeply […]
Keith Reid, lyricist for Procol Harum, dies aged 76 | Music
Keith Reid, the lyricist for Procol Harum whose poetic vision on Whiter Shade of Pale made it a defining song of the 1960s, has died aged 76. He died in a London hospital, after receiving […]
Gordon E. Moore, Intel founder and creator of Moore’s Law, dies at 94
Gordon E. Moore, co-founder of Intel Corp. and creator of Moore’s Law — the mantra of boundless technological development that came to define the digital age — has died at age 94. Moore died Friday […]
Bobbi Kelly, featured in iconic Woodstock album photo, dies
Bobbi Kelly, who was featured in the iconic photo used as the cover of the Woodstock album, died over the weekend, according to her husband. “It’s with beyond great sadness that I tell my FB […]
Ric de Azevedo, of massive King Family troupe, dies at 75
Ric de Azevedo, a soulful member of the massive King Family vocal troupe, music composer and TV producer, has died. He was 75. De Azevedo died on March 14 following an undisclosed illness, the King […]
Hawkwind co-founder Mick Slattery dies aged 77 – Music News
Original Hawkwind guitarist Mick Slattery has died at the age of 77. The co-founding member of the legendary space rock band passed away “peacefully at home” on March 17 following a short illness. His 81-year-old […]
Parliament-Funkadelic singer Clarence ‘Fuzzy’ Haskins dies at 81 : NPR
Clarence Eugene “Fuzzy” Haskins, an original member of the influential musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. He was 81. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hide caption toggle caption Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Clarence […]
Tejano musician Fito Olivares dies at 75 : NPR
HOUSTON — Tejano musician Fito Olivares, known for songs that were wedding and quinceañera mainstays including the hit “Juana La Cubana,” died Friday. He was 75. Fito Olivares performs during the Cinco de Mayo celebration […]
Bobby Caldwell, Singer of ‘What You Won’t Do For Love,’ Dies, 71
Photo Credit: Tom Collins / CC by 2.0 Bobby Caldwell, singer-songwriter of the 1978 hit “What You Won’t Do For Love,” has passed away at age 71. The soulful Bobby Caldwell, singer and songwriter behind […]
‘What You Won’t Do for Love’ singer Bobby Caldwell dies : NPR
Bobby Caldwell performs onstage at the 2013 Soul Train Awards at the Orleans Arena on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 in Las Vegas. Frank Micelotta/Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Micelotta/Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP Bobby Caldwell performs […]
Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ singer, dies
Bobby Caldwell, a blue-eyed soul singer whose smooth touch camouflaged his idiosyncrasies, died on Tuesday following a long illness. He was 71. His wife Mary Caldwell announced his death on Twitter. “What You Won’t Do […]
Bobby Caldwell dies aged 71 – Music News
Bobby Caldwell has died aged 71. The singer passed away at his home, after dealing with health issues for some time. Mary Caldwell, his wife, said in a statement on Twitter: “Bobby passed away here […]
Bobby Caldwell dies aged 71 – Music News
Singer Bobby Caldwell has died at the age of 71. The crooner, best known for his song What You Won’t Do for Love, died in his sleep at home in New Jersey on Tuesday night, […]
Rapper Costa Titch dies suddenly aged 27 – Music News
Costa Titch has died at the age of 27. The rap star – whose real name was Constantinos Tsobanoglou – was performing at the Ultra music festival Ultra music festival in Florida on Saturday (11.03.23) […]
Lewis Largent, former KROQ executive and MTV VJ, dies at 58
Lewis Largent, who helped bring alternative rock to the American mainstream with his work at Los Angeles’ KROQ-FM and at MTV, died on Feb. 20. He was 58. His death, which came after a long […]
Gary Rossington Dies, 71 — Founding Member of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Photo Credit: Rockman / CC by 3.0 Songwriter and guitarist Gary Rossington, the last founding member of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 71. Rossington co-wrote the band’s most successful single, […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington dies – Music News
Gary Rossington, the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. Members of the group, known for hits such as Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird, announced on Facebook on Sunday that the guitarist […]
Wayne Shorter, Icon of Jazz Saxophone, Dies Aged 89
Photo Credit: Jose Nieto / CC by 2.0 Wayne Shorter, one of the greatest American jazz saxophonists, has died in Los Angeles, aged 89. A central force in the 20th-century jazz scene, Wayne Shorter’s career […]