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16 musicians who died in 2017

al jarreau

Several excellent musicians passed away in 2017, here we celebrate some of their lives and contributions to the world of music. February 12, 2017: Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician who received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more. Al Jarreau earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Ripon College in Wisconsin in 1962, and a…
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Country Legend Don Williams died on September 8, 2017

Don Williams dies

Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer and songwriter. He died in Mobile, Alabama aged 78. He was the youngest of three sons and was born on May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas and grew up in Portland, Texas. He moved to Nashville in the late 1960s and wrote songs for some of country music’s biggest artists, such as “Cowboy” Jack Clement. Don spent seven years with…
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