RIP Gary Wright of “Dream Weaver” fame. He was 80.
These last few days have been rough. First it was Jimmy Buffet. Then Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth. And now Gary Wright is gone at the age of 80 after a long health
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RIP Sinead O’Connor. She was 56.
Sinead O’Connor, the immensely talented but deeply troubled Irish singer, has passed away. I met her just the one time back in early 1988, when she was on a promo tour for her
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RIP Tony Bennett. He made it in the music biz for 80 years.
Great American Songbook interpreter Tony Bennett has died at the age of 96, two weeks short of his 97th birthday. He’d been living with Alzheimer’s since a diagnosis in 2016. Why would a
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RIP Tina Turner, dead at 83 after some quiet health struggles
One of the greatest voices in rock is no more. Tina Turner died today (May 24) at the age of 83 at her home in Switzerland. She had not been well for some
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RIP Andy Rourke, bass player for The Smiths, dead at 59
Although the Smiths were around for about five years (1982-87), they cast a long, long shadow over all of British music and remain one of the most influential. Most of the attention has
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A few final tributes to Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot will be laid to rest in his hometown of Orillia. There’s a public visitation on Sunday at St. Paul’s United Church, 62 Peter Street North between 1 and 8pm. Anyone who
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RIP Gordon Lightfoot, dead at 84. Here’s why he mattered so much.
By now you’ve heard the news of Gordon Lightfoot‘s passing at the age of 84. There’s also a good chance that you’ve been moved to review Lightfoot’s insane accomplishments. No? Let me school
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Seymour Stein, the record man’s record man, has died at age 80
There are so many stories about Seymour Stein that it would take a book to recount them all. As the founder of Sire Records, Seymour both signed legendary acts (Ramones, Talking Heads, Madonna)
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The sad story of drummer Jim Gordon, who killed his mother with a hammer, has finally come to an end
Back in 1970 as Eric Clapton was searching for something to following the dissolution of Cream, he formed Derek and the Dominos using members of Delaney and Bonny and Blind Faith. One of
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RIP Burt Bacharach, one of the world’s great songwriters
There was a time when professional songwriters ruled the world. One of those guys was Burt Bacharach, composer of an untold number pop songs, often in collaboration with his partner Hal David. Bacharach
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RIP: Guitar legend Jeff Beck, taken by meningitis at age 78. Was he the greatest guitar hero of all time?
One of the longest-running debates in rock’n’roll is who is the best guitarist? For decades, arguments centered around three people: Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and Jeff Beck (let’s leave Jimi, Eddie, and Prince
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