J Geils dies at age 71

J Geils of the J Geils Band has died at age 71.

Chuck Berry - Rock And Roll Legend dies at age 90.

Chuck Berry in 1973

Rock And Roll Pioneer Chuck Berry died today at age 90.

Jazz Fusion guitarist Larry Coryell dies at age 73

Peter Skellern English pop singer dies at age 69

Peter Skellern in 1972

Peter Skellern has died of brain cancer at age 69.

Al Jarreau Jazz Artist dies at age 76

John Wetton bassist with Family,UK,Asia and Uriah Heep dies at age 67.

John Wetton 1971 in Family

Bassist and singer John Wetton, who served in King Crimson, Family, UK and co-founded the Eighties prog rock supergroup Asia, died Tuesday after a battle with colon cancer. He was 67.

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John Wetton in Uriah Heep 1975

John Wetton in UK 1978

John Wetton in Asia 1982

Pete Overend Watts, 69, English bass guitarist for Mott the Hoople had died

Pete Overend Watts in 1975

Pete Overend Watts, 69, English bass guitarist for Mott the Hoople and British Lions has died of throat cancer.

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Jaki Liebezeit drummer for Can dies at age 78,

Jaki Liebezeit of Can in 1973

Jaki Liebezeit, 78, the original German drummer for Can has died.


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Peter Sarstedt Singer Songwriter dies at age 75

Peter Sarstedt in 1969

Singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt, best known for the song Where do you go to (my lovely), has died at the age of 75, his family has said.

The song topped the UK singles charts in February 1969 and remained number one for four weeks.
 He died peacefully after a six-year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a family statement said.


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George Michael dies at age 53.

George Michael has died at home in England December 25th 2016.

Rick Parfitt of Status Quo dies at age 68

Rick Parfitt Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster of Status Quo

With his flowing blond locks, denim gear and Fender Telecaster, Rick Parfitt was one of rock's most recognisable guitarists.
His partnership with Francis Rossi became the core of Status Quo, one of Britain's most enduring bands.
Their brand of boogie-woogie rock survived changes in musical fashion and made them one of the best-loved live acts of their generation.
As well as driving the Quo sound on stage, Parfitt penned many of the band's biggest hits.

Greg Lake of ELP dies at age 69

Greg Lake ELP

Legendary prog rock singer/bassist/lyricist Greg Lake has died at age 69 following a battle with cancer. Best know as the bassist for King Crimson and guitarist/singer for Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Lake scored one of his biggest solo hits in 1975 with "I Believe in Father Christmas."

Leon Russell dies at age 74

Leon Russell in 1971

Leon Russell died today in his sleep in Nashville, he was 74.

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Leonard Cohen, legendary songgwriter ans sing has died at age 82

Leonard Cohen, the singer-songwriter whose literary sensibility and elegant dissections of desire made him one of popular music’s most influential and admired figures for four decades, has died. He was 82.
This was the Rayal Albert Hall in London in 1976.
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Paul McCartney mourned the death of Wings guitarist Henry McCullough on his official site today. The musician — who was in Wings from 1972 through 1973 — died June 14th at age 72. He was forst known for being in Joe Cocker's Grease Band.

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Rock Star Prince dies at age 57

Prince 1979 Roxy in Hollywood First tour date

Prince apparently died earlier today (April 21) at age 57 at his Paisley Park home and studio, his publicist confirmed.

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Prince in 1983

Keith Emerson of ELP dies at age 71

Keith Emerson of ELP

Keith Emerson died today at age 71.

Maurice White of Earth Wind & Fire dies at age 74Maurice White

Maurice White in Earth Wind & Fire

Maurice White died Thursday (Feb. 4) at age 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He formed the band in 1969, after a tenure as the drummer in the Ramsey Lewis Trio and a short run with his own band, the Salty Peppers. White was EWF's visionary and conceptualizer, its chief songwriter and producer, as well as the focal point of one of the tightest, hottest-stepping frontlines in pop music.


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Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane dies at age 74

Paul Kantner and Grace Slick Jefferson Starship

Paul Kantner, a founding member of the Jefferson Airplane who stayed with the seminal San Francisco band through its transformation from 1960s hippies to 1970s hit makers as the eventual leader of successor group Jefferson Starship, has died at age 74.



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Jimmy Bain, bass guitarist for Dio and Rainbow dies at age 68

Jimmy Bain of Rainbow and Dio in 1985

 Jimmy Bain, who played bass for Rainbow, Dio, and – most recently – Last in Line, has died. Vivian Campbell, bandmate to Bain in Dio and Last in Line (and guitarist for Def Leppard), shared the sad news on Facebook on Sunday, Jan. 24, though Bain’s cause of death has not been confirmed. Bain was 68.



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