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Gwen McCrae, 81, Dies; Singer Helped Open the Dance Flooring to Disco
Gwen McCrae, whose gospel-infused R&B hits of the early Seventies like “Lead Me On” and “Rockin’ Chair” featured bouncing, dance-floor-friendly grooves that helped open the door to disco, died on Feb. 21 in...
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D’Wayne Wiggins, Tony! Toni! Toné! Singer and Guitarist, Dies at 64
D’Wayne Wiggins, a singer, guitarist, and co-founder of the brand new jack swing trio Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died of bladder most cancers. The information was shared on Wiggins and the band’s official...
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Khalil Fong, Hong Kong Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 41
Khalil Fong, a Hong Kong singer-songwriter who infused a soul and R&B sensibility into Chinese language pop songs, died on Feb. 21. He was 41.His dying was introduced on Saturday by his file...
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David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and Extra, Dies at 75
David Johansen, the singer and songwriter who was on the vanguard of glam rock and punk because the frontman of the New York Dolls, died yesterday at his dwelling on Staten Island. He...
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David Johansen, Famed New York Dolls Singer, Dies at 75
David Johansen, who fronted the legendary Seventies proto-punk band New York Dolls and who additionally recorded underneath the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, died on Friday, February 28, his consultant, Carla Parisi of Child Logic...
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Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88
Royalty in ReadyRoberta Cleopatra Flack was born on Feb. 10, 1937, in Black Mountain, N.C., the second oldest of 5 siblings. In her early childhood, the household moved to Virginia, first to Richmond...