We’ve lost so many giants of the music world in 2016. Here we take a look back at some of those who are now gone, but who gave us so much.
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His biographer called Ahmet Ertegun “The Last Sultan.” Truly hip, smart and a devoted lover of music, he presided over the legendary label with style and grace
A store “where beautiful people can buy beautiful things” was one of the first ventures by The Beatles’ Apple Corps. It did not work out quite as planned.
The Bee Gees’ Barry, Robin and Maurice’s younger brother enjoyed a huge hit of his own but the trappings of success caught up with him
The band’s first and biggest hit spent three weeks at #1 in the summer of 1967 and we’ve got some facts you may not know
The group were in the midst of a tour when Hill suddenly took a leave of absence. At the time, the band announced he had to address a hip issue
The drummer who first made a name for himself with Free is also a multi-instrumentalist who records and performs as a singer-songwriter
The legacy of the band spans from being named both Best New Band and Worst Band by Creem magazine to being today considered innovators who changed rock. That Vinyl appearance…
The 76-year-old continued to get back to his club days roots, with a surprise performance to pre-promote his Egypt Station album
In 1999, the peer-to-peer music file sharing network Napster launched. Two years later a federal appeals court ruled that its network must cease operations.