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9/23/23-Eddy Grant a Doctor?

Source: music-news.com Eddy Grant’s dad was still encouraging him to quit and train as a doctor a decade ago. The ‘Electric Avenue’ hitmaker always wanted to be a medic when he was younger and although his father eventually “came to terms” with his decision to pursue music instead, he never gave up hope that his son, now 75, would change his mind. He told Big Issue magazine: “My father came […]

todaySeptember 23, 2023

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9/18/23-Roger Whittaker: The Last Farewell

Trusted Source: The Mirror - By Zoe Delaney/Assistant Showbiz Editor Folk singer Roger Whittaker, famous for his 1969 hit song "Durham Town" (editor: and "The Last Farewell" in America) and expert whistling, has passed away at the age of 87. The late singer began his career in folk clubs and went on to achieve huge success with the "Skye Boat Song," a duet with Des O'Connor in 1986. Roger's other […]

todaySeptember 18, 2023

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9/4/23-Gary Wright Dies

Source: TMZ Gary Wright has died after a long battle with his health ... TMZ has learned. Justin Wright, Gary's son, tells us his father passed away Monday morning at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, CA -- which is in the South Bay. We're told he'd been diagnosed with Parkinson's about 5 or 6 years ago, as well as Lewy body dementia shortly thereafter. Gary's Parkinson's progressed rapidly over […]

todaySeptember 4, 2023

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9/2/23-Jimmy Buffett dies

By MARK KENNEDY Updated 9:55 AM EDT, September 2, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement […]

todaySeptember 2, 2023

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8/31/23-ABBA News: Agnetha’s new single!

Trusted Source: CNN Agnetha Fältskog of legendary Swedish pop group ABBA has relaunched her solo career with a new single. “So… where do we go from here? – World Premiere of ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ on @bbcradio2 with @zoetheball – Tune in on Thursday 31st August from 8:30am (BST),” wrote the singer in a post on a newly-created Instagram page. Speaking with BBC Radio 2 host Zoe Ball […]

todayAugust 31, 2023

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8/29/23-Sir Cliff Richard: 65 years in music!

Source: music-news.com Sir Cliff Richard is releasing a new orchestral album of his greatest hits to celebrate his 65 years in the music industry. The 82-year-old singer will release ‘Cliff with Strings – My Kinda Life’ on November 3 and the LP will contain his most popular songs and favorite tracks reworked with arrangements by Chris Walden. From his debut number one single 'Living Doll', released in 1959, as well […]

todayAugust 29, 2023

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8/20/23-Queen Song not woke?

Source: music-news.com 'Woke gone mad': Fat Bottomed Girls dropped from Queen's new Greatest Hits collection 'Fat Bottomed Girls' has been dropped from Queen's new Greatest Hits collection. The 1978 song, written by guitarist Brian May, celebrates a young man's appreciation for fuller-figured women but appears to be the latest victim of cancel culture. The track - which features lyrics such as 'fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go […]

todayAugust 20, 2023

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8/19/23-Dolly Parton reunites Beatles!

Trusted Source: CNN Only country music icon Dolly Parton can manage to get Beatles legends Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together to record a new rendition of one of their band’s most iconic songs. Parton debuted a cover of the hit 1970 Beatles ballad “Let It Be” on Thursday as the latest single from her upcoming rock album “Rockstar,” and the track features both McCartney and Starr. “I was so […]

todayAugust 19, 2023

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8/15/23-David LaFlamme of It’s a Beautiful Day Dies

  Listen to David LaFlamme say hello on "The Lost 45s"show  on our interview page! Trusted Source: Washington Post David LaFlamme, violin innovator of 1960s with ‘White Bird,’ dies at 82 By Brian Murphy Updated August 11, 2023 at 12:19 p.m. EDT|Published August 10, 2023 at 5:27 p.m. EDT David LaFlamme, whose electric violin helped introduce a new sound to San Francisco’s music scene in the 1960s and shaped one […]

todayAugust 15, 2023

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