The funk metal band’s lead vocalist and songwriter left the band, not by choice, after their first 2 albums. Their next LP delivered a huge hit. He suffered from the “disease of addiction”
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His credits include Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” and Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” among dozens of other hits.
Best known for his work with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper in the ’70s, he was a star first in Canada and later played with a variety of artists.
The singer who first put the enduring R&B-country classic on the charts in 1967 has passed. It was later a hit for other artists in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
He was nearly 50 when he turned professional, channeling his lifelong love of vintage soul music into a career reviving that classic sound
If you’re a fan of the Beach Boys, you know their best-selling cover. The singer who had the original hit, with his group the Regents, has passed.
The Brazilian musician first performed on the Chicago VI album in 1973 and became a full-time member by 1975’s Chicago VIII
The former member of the influential American punk/alternative trio has lost his battle with cancer. Bandmate Bob Mould called him “frighteningly talented.”
He founded the Southern Rock band in 1971 and was lead guitarist and co-writer of many songs including “Flirtin’ With Disaster”
The singer was close with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell who passed in May. He took his life on what would have been Cornell’s 53rd birthday