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Cassandra Wilson Death: Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer Was 70

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was 70. Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001,...
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Jaye P. Morgan Death: Pop & TV Star Was 94

Jaye P. Morgan, one of the top female recording artists of the 1950s with seven top 40 pop hits in 1954-55 alone, including “That’s All I...
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Janie Bradford Death: Early Motown Songwriter Dies at 87

Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, who helped pen hits including “Money (That’s What I Want)” and “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby,” has...
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Dave Marsh Death: Bruce Springsteen Biographer, Critic Dies at 76

Dave Marsh, one of the most influential music writers of his generation and a passionate activist for health care, social justice and freedom of...
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Johnny Young Dead: ARIA Hall of Fame-Inducted Entertainer Was 79

Johnny Young, the ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted singer, songwriter and bandleader who ushered in generations of Australian artists through his long-running TV series, Young...
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William Orbit Death: Producer for Madonna, U2 & Blur Dead at 69

William Orbit, the British producer who worked extensively with Madonna, U2, Blur and more, has died. He was 69. The news was announced via a...
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Vicki Wickham, Influential Music Television Producer, Dies at 87

Vicki Wickham, the pioneering British television producer, music executive and artist manager who worked on the television series Ready, Steady, Go!, died Aug. 1...
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Kavinsky Death: French Producer Known for ‘Drive’ Soundtrack Song Dead

French producer Kavinsky has died at the age of 50. The news was first reported by French publication Le Figaro, which stated that the...
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Freddy Cannon Death: Early Rock and Roll Era Hitmaker Dies at 89

Freddy Cannon, who brought energy and vigor to pop radio playlists in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died on Friday (July 17) in...
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Dave Kendall Death: Former MTV ‘120 Minutes’ Host Dead at 68

Dave Kendall, the British VJ who helped bring the sounds of the alternative rock nation into millions of homes in the late 1980s and...
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