Larry McMurtry, the Texas novelist known for American West epics like Lonesome Dove and the Oscar-winning screenplay for Brokeback Mountain, has died. McMurtry’s death on Thursday was first reported by The New York Times. He was 84. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1936, McMurtry was a prolific author with …
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Matt “Money” Miller, founding keyboardist for Titus Andronicus, has died at 34. Frontman Patrick Stickles, who is also Miller’s cousin, announced the news on the band’s Twitter page. A cause of death has yet to be revealed. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you the sudden …
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Danny Ray, James Brown’s longtime emcee and “cape man,” has died at the age of 85. Ray, a staple at the Godfather of Soul’s legendary live shows, died Tuesday night of natural causes, the Richmond Country coroner confirmed to the Augusta Chronicle. “The James Brown estate mourns the passing of …
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Pierre Kezdy, the bassist for the influential Chicago punk band Naked Raygun, died Friday, the Chicago Sun Times reports. He was 58. The cause of death was cancer, and Kezdy reportedly died at a hospice in Glenview, Illinois. In September, Kezdy’s family and friend/Naked Raygun manager Lou Lombardo, launched a …
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Roy Horn, one-half of the famed lion-taming duo and longtime Las Vegas staple Siegfried & Roy, died Friday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 75. “Today, the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend,” Siegfried Fischbacher said in a statement. …
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Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19. His publicist confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. Diffie was 61. With a traditional-leaning voice that drew comparisons to George Jones, Diffie populated his records with honky-tonk ballads and lighthearted novelty tunes, earning …
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Joseph Shabalala, founder and director of the Grammy-winning South African vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died Tuesday, the South Africa Times reports. He was 78. Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s manager, Xolani Majozi, confirmed Shabalala’s death, saying the musician was with his wife when he died. Majozi said a statement from Shabalala’s …
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In 2017, when Rolling Stone counted down the top 100 metal albums of all time, Human, a 1991 LP by Florida outfit Death, landed at number 70. Death are widely credited with helping to launch the death-metal subgenre with their grisly, unrelenting 1987 debut Scream Bloody Gore, but by 1991, …
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Alfred Jackson, one of Prince‘s six surviving siblings, has died, Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Jackson was 66. “Hi…this morning my older beloved brother Alfred passed on,” Prince’s sister Tyka Nelson posted on Facebook via Star Tribune. “Thank u for respecting our privacy at this time & 4 being so nice …
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Over his 70-plus years in the spotlight, singer and guitarist Mac Wiseman helped build bluegrass and modern country music from the ground up. He remained a valuable mentor and ambassador for both genres until his death on February 24th. He was 93. Of the many accomplishments from Wiseman’s career, two …
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