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Walter Becker from Steely Dan died on September 3, 2017

Walter Becker was born Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) and was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of Steely Dan. He died on September 3, 2017 following an undisclosed illness, aged 67. When he was a young boy his parents separated, and he was raised by his father and grandmother, and lived in Queens and then from the age of five in Scarsdale, New York. Becker met future song writing partner Donald Fagen while studying at Bard College. While at Bard, Becker and…
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Legendary Glen Campbell died on August 8, 2017

Glen Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, television host, and actor. He died of Alzheimer’s disease in Nashville on August 8, 2017, aged 81. He was best know for hits like Rhinestone Cowboy, Galveston and Wichita Linesman. Glen Travis Campbell was the seventh son of 12 children born to John Wesley and Carrie Dell (Stone) Campbell in Billstown, near Delight, Arkansas. The family lived on a farm where they barely got by growing cotton, corn, watermelons and potatoes. Musical Start In 1954, at age 17, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico,…
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Chester Bennington from Linkin Park died on July 20, 2017

Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter best known as the frontman for the rock band Linkin Park, lead singer for Dead by Sunrise and also fronted Stone Temple Pilots from 2013 to 2015. Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory, in 2000, which became a huge commercial success. The album was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2005, as one of the best-selling debut album of the decade. Linkin Park’s following studio albums continued the band’s success….
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Allman Brother Gregg Allman died on May 27, 2017

Gregg Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was born Gregory LeNoir Allman in Nashville, Tennessee and spent most of his childhood in Nashville, before moving to Daytona Beach, Florida. He was a musician, singer, songwriter and best known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band with his brother, Duane. The brothers became interested in music in their teens, and started performing together as the Allman Joys in the mid-1960s. In 1967, they moved to Los Angeles and were renamed the Hour Glass, releasing two albums for Liberty Records. In 1969, they moved to Macon, Georgia and formed the Allman…
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Soundgarden and Audioslave’s Chris Cornell sadly died on May 17, 2017

Chris Cornell (July 20, 1964 – May 17, 2017) was born Christopher John Boyle in Seattle, Washington but took his mother’s maiden name after his parents split up. He was a musician, singer and songwriter, and the lead vocalist, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the Seattle grunge rock band Soundgarden, as well as lead vocalist and songwriter for Audioslave. Cornell was known as a major role in the 1990s grunge movement, for his extensive catalogue as a songwriter, his almost four octave vocal range, and his amazingly powerful singing technique. During his early life he was a loner but…
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17 musicians who died in 2016

Musicians who died in 2016 – 2016 was seen by many people as the year music died, as so many legends of the music world sadly passed away. 10 January 2016: David Bowie David Bowie (David Robert Jones) (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016) was a singer, songwriter and actor, for over five decades, and was regarded by critics and musicians alike as an innovator. Throughout his career he reinvented himself, with various alter-egos, and his visual presentation, music and stagecraft significantly influencing many other performers and musicians. During his lifetime, his estimated 140 million record sales worldwide,…
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27 Musicians who died in 2015

Several excellent musicians passed away in 2015, here we celebrate some of their lives and contributions to the world of music.

23 musicians who died in 2014.

Several excellent musicians passed away in 2014, here we celebrate their lives and contributions to the world of music. 3 January 2014: Phil Everly The first of our dead musicians of 2014 is Phil Everly, one half of The Everly Brothers, who spent nearly 60 years harmonizing on classics like “All I Have to Do Is Dream” and “Bye Bye Love”. Phil was born in Chicago, Illinois, and spent most of his childhood in Iowa before the family moved to Tennessee in 1953. The Everly Brothers were country-influenced rock and roll singers, known for acoustic guitar and close harmony singing. They were…
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Prince Rogers Nelson died on April 21, 2016

Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mattie Della Nelson (née Shaw; 1933–2002) and John Lewis Nelson (1916–2001). Prince used many aliases including Jamie Starr, Alexander Nevermind, Joey Coco, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince and of course “Symbol”. Prince’s father John was a songwriter and pianist, and his mother Mattie was a jazz singer. John’s stage name was Prince Rogers, and he performed with a jazz group called the Prince Rogers Trio. In a 1991 interview John Lewis Nelson said, “I named my son Prince because I wanted him to do everything…
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David Bowie died January 10, 2016.

David Bowie was a transformative figure in music, fashion, and culture, whose career spanned over five decades. Born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, South London, his life was defined by constant reinvention, experimentation, and artistic innovation. From his early days as a teenager fascinated by rock ‘n’ roll, to his final album, released just days before his death in 2016, Bowie left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Bowie grew up in a working-class family and developed an early interest in music, theater, and the visual arts. His father, a…
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