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Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95

One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was a genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltra

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Ike Willis, Vocalist/Guitarist in Frank Zappa’s Band Dies at 70

Ike Willis, the vocalist/guitarist in Frank Zappa's studio and touring band in the late 1970s through the late 1980s had died at age 70.

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Tony Wilson, Hot Chocolate Bassist/Songwriter of ‘You Sexy Thing’ Dies at 89

Tony Wilson, songwriter and bassist for 1970s U.K. soul band Hot Chocolate and co-writer of 1975 funk classic 'You Sexy Thing' has died at 8

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David Allan Coe, Country Music Outlaw, Dies at 86

David Allan Coe has died, following a life “full of bad luck and misadventure,” and which produced several country classics.

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Nedra Talley Ross, last surviving member of the Ronettes, dies aged 80

Singer performed hits including Be My Baby with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett

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Alan Osmond, eldest of the Osmonds family band, dies at 76

Alongside siblings Donny and Marie, the musician was a 1970s teen idol with family hits such as Crazy Horses

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The Sequence’s Gwendolyn Chisolm of ‘Funk You Up’ Fame Dead at 66: ‘A Voice for a Generation’

Gwendolyn Chisolm's death has been confirmed by her family. Blondy of The Sequence, known for "Funk You Up," has died at age 66.

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Dash Crofts Of Seals & Crofts, Known For Hits ‘Summer Breeze’ And ‘Diamond Girl,’ Dies At 87 - Pollstar News

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Darrell “Dash” Crofts, who teamed with childhood friend Jim Seals for such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer

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Dash Crofts, Half of ‘Summer Breeze’ Soft Rock Duo Seals & Crofts, Dead at 85

Dash Crofts' death has been confirmed by his family. The Seals & Crofts singer died at age 85.

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Chuck Norris, Action Icon and ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ Star, Dies at 86

Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion who became an iconic action star and led the hit series "Walker, Texas Ranger," died March 19 at 86.

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Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock star and anti-war singer, dies aged 84

Musician behind Vietnam war protest hit I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag dead from Parkinson’s complications, his wife confirms

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Grime rapper and producer Dot Rotten dies aged 37

Musician created numerous volumes of beats that were acclaimed across the grime scene, before crossing over with solo chart success

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Bob Power, Prolific Engineer Behind Hip-Hop Classics, Dies at 73

Power collaborated with De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and more

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Willie Colón, Towering Giant of Salsa, Dead at 75

Willie Colón, the iconic trombonist, arranger, bandleader and producer who was one of the architects of salsa, died Saturday.

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Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90

Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history

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Television Bassist Fred Smith Dead At 77

Fred Smith, bassist for the truly influential New York City band Television, passed away on Thursday (Feb. 5). Smith’s former bandmate Jimmy

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LaMonte McLemore, Founding Member of The 5th Dimension, Dies at 90

He provided warm bass vocals on such hits as “Up, Up and Away,” “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” and “Wedding Bell Blues” and was a photograph