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The Knack Doug Fieger dies at 57

2010-02-15T07:14:00.000-08:00

Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack who sang on the 1979 hit "My Sharona," died Sunday. He was 57.

Kate McGarrigle of Kate and Anna McGarrigle

2010-01-19T09:11:00.000-08:00

Canadian folk singer and songwriter Kate McGarrigle (left), best known for performing with her sister Anna, has died of cancer. She was 63.

Norton Buffalo -Singer, Songwriter, Harmonica Player.

2009-11-16T08:15:00.000-08:00

Norton Buffalo died October 30th 2009. He was a member of the Steve Miller Band for 33 years.

Dee Anthony - Peter Frampton manager

2009-10-26T10:44:00.000-07:00

Peter Frampton's 1970's and 1980's manager Dee Anthony died this weekend at the age of 83.

Mary Travers of Peter Paul and Mary dies at age 72

2009-09-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

Mary Travers of the classic sixties and seventies trio Peter Paul & Mary died today at age 72.

Jim Carroll - Punk Rocker and Poet dead at 60

2009-09-14T07:09:00.000-07:00

Jim Carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote "The Basketball Diaries," died Friday. He was 60.
He died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan.

Larry Knechtal of Bread at age 69

2009-08-24T00:06:00.000-07:00

Larry Knechtal, seen here in Bread (2nd from left).

Les Paul dies at age 94

2009-08-13T10:32:00.000-07:00

Legendary guitar pioneer Les Paul died today at age 94 .

Elvis - 32 years next week - August 16th !

2009-08-08T20:47:00.000-07:00

Willy DeVille of Mink DeVille

2009-08-07T09:18:00.000-07:00

Willy DeVille apparently died of pancreatic cancer during the night of August 6, 2009 in a New York hospital.

Gordon Waller of Peter & Gordon dies at age 64

2009-07-18T09:06:00.000-07:00

Gordon Waller (on right) of Peter and Gordon passed away on the 17th at a hopital near his home in Connecticut. Peter & Gordon were one of the original British Invasion acts along with the Beatles.

MICHAEL JACKSON dies at age 50

2009-06-25T16:11:00.000-07:00

The saddest word in Pop Music for a long lime was the surprise passing today of Michael Jackson.

Farrah Fawcett at 62

2009-06-25T10:29:00.000-07:00

Not a pop star but certainly a pop icon, especially with Charlie's Angels.

Bob Bogle of The Ventures

2009-06-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

Bob Bogle of legendary instrumental group The Ventures.

Kenny Rankin

2009-06-08T17:24:00.000-07:00

Kenny Rankin, a brilliant pop vocalist and highly regarded musician-songwriter whose stylings ranged from jazz to pop to the world music influences he picked up as a child in New York, has died of complications related to lung cancer, his record company announced Monday. He was 69
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David Carradine - Actor and Musician- Dies in Bangkok

2009-06-04T08:07:00.000-07:00

David Carradine photo at BB Kings in Universal City in 2004. Photo by Chris Walter.
David Carradine, who became a TV icon in the early 1970s starring as an enigmatic Buddhist monk with a flair for martial arts in "Kung Fu" and more recently played the head of a group of assassins in the "Kill Bill" movies, has been found dead in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 72.

Koko Taylor - Blues singer

2009-06-03T18:13:00.000-07:00

Koko Taylor

Vern Gosdin - Country Singer

2009-04-29T15:44:00.000-07:00

Vern Gosdin

England Dan Seals

2009-03-26T11:46:00.000-07:00

Dan Seals (r?), half of the duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, and brother to Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts. Photo by Chris Walter.

Kelly Groucutt of ELO, Estelle Bennett of The Ronettes

2009-02-20T09:35:00.000-08:00

Estelle Bennett of The Ronettes

Kelly Groucutt, bass player with ELO Electric Light Orchestra

Cramps Lux Interior at 60

2009-02-05T08:07:00.000-08:00

Lux Interior (left?), lead singer and one of the founding members of the Cramps, passed away on February 4 from a previously existing heart condition. He was 60.

John Martyn

2009-01-29T19:26:00.000-08:00

Singer-songwriter John Martyn has died aged 60, his publicist said on Thursday.
The jazz and folk-influenced musician was known for his virtuoso guitar playing and drawling vocals on songs like "Solid Air."

Dave Dee dies at age 67

2009-01-09T09:04:00.000-08:00

Dave Dee, lead singer of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich died today at age 67. Dave was one of the friendliest of the English pop stars. He also did a stint as an A&R man at UK Warners, but hat in the past years been back performing with the reformed group. The band's Holt Tight was features in the Tarantino part of Grindhouse in 2007. Pictured is Dave in 1967. Photo by Chris Walter

Eartha Kitt and Freddie Hubbard

2008-12-29T18:56:00.000-08:00

Eartha Kitt and Freddie Hubbard, two other music legends who left us in the final days of 2008.