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The best of Sugarloaf would be the double CD "Sugarloaf/Spaceship Earth." This collection seems to favor their post-Liberty work, which was not as good to me. They seemed to be
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Rapper
Shawty Lo (real name Carlos Walker, from
D4L) died on early Wednesday (September 21st) morning from a car crash with two trees in Atlanta. He was reportedly ejected from his 2016 Audi. He was 40.
What made Lo’s death so tragic was that his father died just recently (September 6th) to a sudden heart attack.
Sugarloaf’s singer
Jerry Corbetta died on September 16th as a result of Pick’s disease, according to
ultimateclassicrock.com. He was 68.
The Pick’s disease is similar to Alzheimer’s disease, which lowly destroys the nerve cells in the brain.
Also
Trisco Pearson from the 80s group
Force MD’s (formerly known as
Force MC’s) died on September 16 to Stage 4 cancer. The group was known for their mid-80s hit ‘Tender Love’ and ‘Love Is a House’ via Tommy Boy Records.
Chinese singer-turned-actor
Qiao “Kimi” Renliang committed suicide at his home at the age of 28 on September 13th. He struggled with depression for many years. With 24 films under his belt (within 8 years and a new one
Days of Our Own set to open weeks within his death), he was a successful actor with consistent work. More details at
cpoplove.com.
Below are more deaths for the month of September - for the full death list:
Musicians who died in 2016.
September (17)
[21 Sep 2016] Shawty Lo (D4L), 40, traffic collision.
[21 Sep 2016] DJ Spank Spank (Phuture)
[18 Sep 2016] Mandoza, 38, pharyngeal cancer
[16 Sep 2016] Jerry Corbetta (Sugarloaf), 68, Pick's disease
[16 Sep 2016] Trisco Pearson (Force MDs), cancer
[16 Sep 2016] Qiao Renliang, 28, suicide
[13 Sep 2016] Sunil Bardewa, 44
[11 Sep 2016] Ken Sparkes, 76, heart attack
[08 Sep 2016] Prince Buster, 78
[07 Sep 2016] DTTX (A Lighter Shade of Brown), 46, heatstroke
[07 Sep 2016] Farhang Sharif, 85
[07 Sep 2016] Clifford Curry, 79
[04 Sep 2016] Roberto Bissonnette, 35, helicopter crash
[03 Sep 2016] Gary D., 52, pulmonary embolism
[02 Sep 2016] Jerry Heller (manager of NWA), 75
[01 Sep 2016] Fred Hellerman (The Weavers), 89
[01 Sep 2016] Kacey Jones, 66
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