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TONIGHT on my @kmhd_jazz_radio show, I'm closing out the year by celebrating some of the soul, blues, R&B, & jazz musicians who departed in 2018. Here is the 2nd round of photos of the departed. Please join me 9 - 11 pm at 89.1 fm in #Portland or stream it worldwide at kmhd.org. . #EugenePitt #JodyWilliams #JaboStarks #EdwinHawkins #DeniseLasalle #WahWahWatson #OtisRush #MorganaKing #YvonneStaples #GaltMcDermot . #soulmusic #jazz #jazzvocals #theblues #rhythmNblues #rhythmAndBlues #motown https://www.instagram.com/p/Br6GjDPh0u5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=scqy0vkt1rpk

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Eugene Pitt, Doo-Wop Singer With Staying Power, Dies at 80

Mr. Pitt was the lead singer of the Jive Five, a group that lasted decades after their 1961 hit “My True Story” by adopting their sound to new genres.