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August 9, 2023
Robbie Robertson, Lead Guitarist And Chief Songwriter For The Band, Dies At 80
JAIME ROYAL “ROBBIE” ROBERTSON, the CANADIAN singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work in ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME inductees THE BAND, passed away after a long illness at the age of 80. In a statement, ROBERTSON’s … more »
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June 7, 2023
Astrud Gilberto, Grammy-Winning ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ And ‘Queen Of Bossa Nova’ Passes At 83
ASTRUD EVANGELINA WEINERT, who became ASTRUD GILBERTO when she married fellow BRAZILIAN singer-songwriter JOAO GILBERTO, and became a foremost singer in the bossa nova tradition, breaking through with “The Girl From IPANEMA,” passed away … more »
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April 25, 2023
Harry Belafonte Has Died At 96
HAROLD GEORGE “HARRY” BELAFONTE, JR. who launched his career as “The King Of Calypso” and segued into social activism as CIVIL RIGHTS advocate, passed away at the age of 96. Said MOTOWN founder BERRY GORDY, "My friend, HARRY … more »
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January 19, 2023
David Crosby, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Member Of Both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dead At 81
DAVID "CROZ" CROSBY, a two-time ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME inductee as a member of both THE BYRDS and CROSBY, STILLS & NASH, who straightened out his life after almost dying from a cocaine addiction, passed away at 81. His wife JAN issued … more »
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January 11, 2023
Jeff Beck, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Guitarist For Yardbirds, Passes At 78
JEFF BECK, a guitar innovator who was inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME in 1992 as a member of the YARDBIRDS, and again in 2009 on his own, passed away yesterday at the age of 78 after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis. Considered one … more »
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January 4, 2023
L.A. Photographer/Musician Markus Cuff Passes From Cancer At 74
Photographer and musician MARKUS CUFF died DECEMBER 22nd in LOS ANGELES after a long battle with cancer at 74. Active professionally as a photographer in LOS ANGELES from the late '80s, CUFF was a contributor to the publications TATTOO MAGAZINE and … more »
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December 15, 2022
ACM Unveils New Nashville HQ Filled With Nods To The Organization’s Heritage
After nearly six decades of being based in CALIFORNIA, the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (ACM) celebrated the grand opening of its new NASHVILLE headquarters YESTERDAY (12/14) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Celebrants included Country stars PARKER McCOLLUM … more »
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November 15, 2022
Combustion Masters Signs Payton Smith
NASHVILLE-based COMBUSTION MASTERS has signed Country artist PAYTON SMITH to its label roster. SMITH released his self-titled debut EP in 2019 and amassed more than 50 million streams with his song, "Like I Knew You." His current single, … more »
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November 10, 2022
Jelly Roll To Donate $250K Of Music Resources To Juvenile Detention Center
BMG/STONEY CREEK RECORDS’ JELLY ROLL (JASON DEFORD) is planning to give back to his NASHVILLE community by donating $250,000 to the DAVIDSON COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. According to CMT, he's partnering with nonprofit IMPACT YOUTH … more »
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October 28, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis, 'The Killer,' A Flamboyant Rock 'N' Roll And Country Pioneer, Dies At 87
Piano-bashing Rock 'n' Roll founding father, swaggering Country shouter and 2005 GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD honoree JERRY LEE LEWIS passed away at the age of 87. The announcement was made TODAY (10/28). He died peacefully in his … more »









