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1/12/22-Ronnie Spector dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. She was 78. Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle with cancer, her family said. “Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, […]

todayJanuary 12, 2022

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1/10/22-R. Dean Taylor Dies

Hear my pal R. Dean Taylor on "The Lost 45s." Source: U.S. Day News Canadian singer R Dean Taylor is dead. Dean Taylor has been reportedly died at the age of 82. Sadly, nothing has been reported clarifying R. Dean Taylor’s cause of death. R. Dean Taylor was a Canadian vocalist best known for his work with Motown in the 1960s and 1970s as a recording artist, composer, and record […]

todayJanuary 10, 2022

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1/9/22-James Mtume dies

Source: USA Today James Mtume, a musician and activist who formed the R&B group Mtume, has died. He was 76. His representative Angelo Ellerbee confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday that Mtume died Sunday, six days after his birthday. His cause of death is not yet known. Mtume was born on Jan. 3, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to an illustrious family of musicians — his father was the saxophonist Jimmy […]

todayJanuary 9, 2022

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1/8/22-Marilyn Bergman, The Way We Were songwriter, dies

Source: Rolling Stone Marilyn Bergman, the songwriting giant and music industry fixture who, with her husband Alan, wrote the lyrics to Oscar-winning songs like Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were” and Michel Legrand’s “The Windmills of Your Mind,” has died at the age of 93. Bergman’s representative Ken Sunshine confirmed Marilyn’s death from non-Covid-related respiratory failure to the Hollywood Reporter Saturday. She is survived by her husband and collaborator Alan, […]

todayJanuary 8, 2022

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12/15/21-Gil Bridges/Rare Earth Dead

  Hear Gil Bridges on "The Lost 45s! Source: bestclassicbands.com Gil Bridges, an original member of the rock band Rare Earth, who began as the Sunliners and went on to record three Top 10 singles for Motown, including “Get Ready” and “I Just Want to Celebrate,” died Wednesday (December 8, 2021). Bridges, the last remaining member of the original lineup to continue to perform with the band, was 80, and […]

todayDecember 15, 2021

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12/15/21-Joe Simon Dies

  Hear Joe Simon on "The Lost 45s! Source: Billboard Joe Simon, Chart-Topping R&B Singer, Dead at 85 Simon became an ordained minister after walking away from secular music. Courtesy of David Simon Joe Simon, a Grammy-winning R&B singer whose hits included 1969’s “The Chokin’ Kind” and 1972’s “Power of Love” and was sampled in OutKast’s “So Fresh, So Clean” and other hip-hop classics, died Monday (Dec. 13) in his […]

todayDecember 15, 2021

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12/14/21-Les Emmerson dead

f   Hear Les Emmerson on "The Lost 45s! Source: Rolling Stone Les Emmerson, frontman of the Canadian rock group Five Man Electrical Band and writer of the hippie-era anthem “Signs,” died last Friday, Dec. 10, CTV News reports. He was 77. Emmerson’s wife, Monik Emmerson, confirmed his death, saying, “He had underlying health conditions that made him additionally vulnerable to Covid.” She added that Emmerson had been in-and-out of […]

todayDecember 14, 2021

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12/10/21-Michael Nesmith Dead

Hear Mike Nesmith on "The Lost 45s! Micky Dolenz @TheMickyDolenz1 I’m heartbroken. I’ve lost a dear friend and partner. I’m so grateful that we could spend the last couple of months together doing what we loved best – singing, laughing, and doing shtick. I’ll miss it all so much. Especially the shtick. Rest in peace, Nez. All my love, Micky Source: Rolling Stone Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith, a […]

todayDecember 10, 2021

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12/10/21-Ralph Tavares passes

Hear Ralph Tavares on "The Lost 45s! Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, has died. Source: ANDREW DALTON/AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES -- Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, whose hits included “It Only Takes a Minute” and “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel," has died. Tavares died at his home in […]

todayDecember 10, 2021

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