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Christel Goltz, 96 (1912 - 2008)
Vienna, Austria - Soprano Christel Goltz, a stalwart of the Vienna State Opera who performed in German-language roles across the world in the 1950s, died early Saturday, the opera said. She was 96. Goltz died in Baden, Austria, where she had lived at the Hilde Wagener Home for older artists since her retirement. Born in Germany, Goltz started her career at the State Opera in Dresden...
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Mitch Mitchell, 61 (1947 - 2008)
PORTLAND, Ore. - Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61. An employee at Portland's Benson Hotel called police after discovering Mitchell's body. Erin Patrick, a deputy medical examiner, said Mitchell apparently died of natural causes. An autopsy was...
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Miriam Makeba, 76 (1932 - 2008)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76. In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world--jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte,...
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Ralph Joseph "Jody" Reynolds (2008)
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) _ Ralph Joseph "Jody" Reynolds, the rockabilly singer and songwriter whose lone hit "Endless Sleep" in the 1950s ushered in a wave of tragic teen pop songs, died Nov. 7. He was 75. Reynolds, who was inducted into Nashville's Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1999, died in Palm Desert, said his musician friend Alan Clark, who toured with Reynolds in the 1980s. ...
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Jheryl Busby (2008)
LOS ANGELES Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59. Busby was found early Tuesday in a hot tub at his home in Malibu, said Los Angeles County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter. "It was a possible accident or else he died of natural causes," Winter said. Busby was...
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Byron Lee, 73 (1935 - 2008)
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Byron Lee, a bandleader who helped introduce Jamaican music to an international audience and founded one of the island's first ska bands died Tuesday. He was 73. Information...
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Rosella Hightower, 88 (1920 - 2008)
OKLAHOMA CITY - Rosella Hightower, an Oklahoma-born ballerina who became a leading figure in the European dance world and founded a major ballet school in France, has died. She was 88. ...
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John Trudeau (2008)
Medford, Ore. - John Trudeau, who founded the first outdoor summer music festival in the Pacific Northwest in 1963, died Monday. He was 81. He died of complications from congestive heart...
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Yma Sumac, 86 (1922 - 2008)
LOS ANGELES -- Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international audiences in the 1950s with her stunning vocal range and modern take on South American folk music, has died. Sumac...
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Jimmy Carl Black, 70 (1938 - 2008)
LONDON – Jimmy Carl Black, drummer, vocalist and self-anointed "Indian of the group" of Frank Zappa's The Mothers of Invention, has died at age 70. Black, a native of El Paso, Texas, died...
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Ray Ellis, 85 (1923 - 2008)
LOS ANGELES - Ray Ellis, a musical arranger who worked on such 1950s pop hits as Bobby Darin's peppy "Splish Splash" and the Four Lads' dreamy "Moments to Remember," died Oct. 27. He was 85. ...
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Muslim Magomayev, 66 (1942 - 2008)
Moscow - Soviet-era opera and pop singer Muslim Magomayev died Saturday in Moscow, the Russian government said. He was 66. The government gave no details on the death of the Azerbaijan-born...
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Merl Saunders, 74 (1934 - 2008)
San Francisco - Merl Saunders, a jazz and rock keyboardist who collaborated with iconic acts including Miles Davis and the Grateful Dead, died Friday. He was 74. Saunders died at Kaiser...
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Gianni Raimondi, 85 (1923 - 2008)
Rome - Gianni Raimondi, a tenor with a pure and powerful voice who sang many times with Maria Callas, has died at his home near Bologna, La Scala opera house said. He was 85. Raimondi died on...
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Dee Dee Warwick, 63 (1945 - 2008)
South Orange, N.J. - Dee Dee Warwick, a soul singer who won recognition for both her solo work and her performances with her older sister Dionne Warwick, has died. She was 63. Warwick died...
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Levi Stubbs, 72 (1936 - 2008)
DETROIT -- Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs, whose dynamic and emotive voice drove such Motown classics as "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" and "Baby I Need Your Loving," died Friday at 72. He had...
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Neal Hefti, 85 (1922 - 2008)
LOS ANGELES - Neal Hefti, a Big Band trumpeter, arranger and composer of themes for the movie "The Odd Couple" and the "Batman" television series, has died. He was 85. Hefti died Saturday at...
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Alton Ellis (2008)
London - Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, who enjoyed a career revival in recent years after a string of hits in the 1960s, has died in a London hospital. He was 70. Officials at...
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Alfred J. Gallodoro, 95 (1913 - 2008)
NEW YORK - Alfred J. Gallodoro, a jazz musician who performed on the saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, died Saturday. He was 95. He died at his home in Oneonta in upstate New York, said...
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Nick Reynolds, 75 (1933 - 2008)
SAN DIEGO - Nick Reynolds, a founding member of the Kingston Trio who jump-started the revival folk scene of the late 1950s and paved the way for artists such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, has died....
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George "Wydell" Jones, 71 (1936 - 2008)
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - George "Wydell" Jones, who wrote the doo-wop hit "Rama Lama Ding Dong" and performed it as a member of the Edsels, died Saturday. He was 71. Jones, who had battled cancer,...
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Patricia Lou Kaiter (2008)
LUBBOCK, Texas - The only sister of rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly died Thursday. She was 79. The funeral home handling arrangements for Patricia Lou Holley Kaiter confirmed her death. ...
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Vice Vukov (2008)
ZAGREB, Croatia -- Hospital officials say Croatian baritone Vice Vukov, popular for his ballads but also a symbol of Croatian patriotism in the 1970s, has died. Vukov died overnight Tuesday...
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Connie Haines, 87 (1921 - 2008)
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Big-band singer Connie Haines, who performed with Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in the 1940s, has died. She was 87. Haines was born Yvonne Marie Antoinette...
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Nappy Brown, 78 (1929 - 2008)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nappy Brown, a gospel-influenced blues singer of such hits such as "It Don't Hurt No More" and "I Cried Like A Baby," has died. He was 78. Brown's label, Blind Pig Records,...
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Earl Palmer, 83 (1924 - 2008)
Los Angeles - Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin'...
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Henry Z. Steinway (2008)
NEW YORK -- Henry Z. Steinway, the great-grandson of the founder of the legendary piano-making company his family started in 1853, is dead. He was 93. Susan Steinway, his daughter, confirmed...
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Mauricio Kagel, 76 (1931 - 2008)
BERLIN -- Argentine-born composer Mauricio Kagel, whose experimental body of work also ranged into theater, has died in Germany, his publisher said Thursday. He was 76. The C.F. Peters...
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Norman Whitfield, 68 (1940 - 2008)
LOS ANGELES - Norman Whitfield, songwriter and producer who co-wrote a string of Motown classics including "War," "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine...
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Richard Wright, 65 (1943 - 2008)
LONDON -- Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65. Pink Floyd's spokesman Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist, said Wright died after a...
