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R.I.P. Kim Shattuck (The Muffs)

Read More The Muffs Those are the words that I think of when I think of the Muffs, because that rock & roll girl sounds so cool! I first heard that "Rock & Roll Girl" song from punk/pop group the Muffs …

We are sad to learn that lead singer and songwriter for The Muffs, Kim Shattuck, has died after a long two-year struggle with ALS. She was 56.

The news came from her husband, Kevin Sutherland, writing, “This morning the love of my life Kim passed peacefully in her sleep after a two-year struggle with ALS. I am the man I am today because of her. She will live with all of us through her music, our shared memories and in her fierce creative spirit. I love you always my Kimmy. Thanks for sharing your life with me.”

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October (6)

[02 Oct 2019] Giya Kancheli (Georgian composer for Unusual Exhibition), 84

[02 Oct 2019] Barrie Masters (English singer for Eddie and the Hot Rods), 63

[02 Oct 2019] Kim Shattuck (American singer, songwriter and musician for The Muffs), 56, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

[01 Oct 2019] Karel Gott (Czech singer), 80, acute myeloid leukemia

[01 Oct 2019] Bat McGrath (American musician and songwriter for Friends and Love), 73, liver cancer

[01 Oct 2019] Beverly Watkins (American blues guitarist), 80

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R.I.P. Robert Hunter (The Grateful Dead)

Read More Grateful Dead Haynes is also known as one of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead... so back by popular demand, Warren Haynes will once again lead the acclaimed Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration this summer. …

Poet, lyricist, and musician Robert Hunter has died at the age of 78. He was most famous for writing for The Grateful Dead.

Hunter knew Jerry Garcia in 1961, prior to forming The Grateful Dead (briefly known as The Warlocks) in 1965. Hunter wrote the lyrics for three of the Grateful Dead’s early hits, including “China Cat Sunflower”, “St. Stephen”, and “Alligator”.

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September (35)

[23 Sep 2019] Robert Hunter (American poet, musician, and lyricist for Grateful Dead), 78

[21 Sep 2019] Christopher Rouse (American composer), 70

[21 Sep 2019] Woo Hye-mi (South Korean singer for The Voice of Korea), 31

[20 Sep 2019] Yonrico Scott (American drummer for The Derek Trucks Band), 63

[19 Sep 2019] Sandie Jones (Irish singer), 68

[19 Sep 2019] Harold Mabern (American jazz pianist and composer), 83

[19 Sep 2019] María Rivas (Venezuelan Latin jazz singer, composer), 59, cancer

[19 Sep 2019] Larry Wallis (English musician for Pink Fairies, Motörhead), 70

[18 Sep 2019] Chuck Dauphin (American country music journalist), 45, complications from diabetes

[18 Sep 2019] Tony Mills (English rock singer for Shy, TNT), 57, pancreatic cancer

[17 Sep 2019] Alexandr Vasilyev (Russian drummer for Center, Joanna Stingray)

[17 Sep 2019] Daniël Wayenberg (Dutch composer and pianist), 89

[16 Sep 2019] Péter Gallai (Hungarian musician and composer), 65

[16 Sep 2019] Mick Schauer (American rock keyboardist for Clutch)

[16 Sep 2019] Vic Vogel (Canadian jazz pianist, composer and conductor), 84

[15 Sep 2019] Ric Ocasek (American musician for The Cars), 75, cardiovascular disease

[15 Sep 2019] Roberto Leal (Portuguese-Brazilian singer), 67, skin cancer

[13 Sep 2019] Eddie Money (American musician), 70, complications from heart surgery

[12 Sep 2019] Ida Laila (Indonesian singer), 75

[11 Sep 2019] Daniel Johnston (American singer-songwriter), 58, heart attack

[10 Sep 2019] Jeff Fenholt (American musician for Bible Black), 68

[10 Sep 2019] Hossam Ramzy (Egyptian percussionist and composer), 65

[09 Sep 2019] Gru ( Serbian rapper), 46, paragliding accident

[09 Sep 2019] Lavrentis Machairitsas (Greek rock musician), 62, heart attack

[08 Sep 2019] Camilo Sesto (Spanish singer-songwriter), 72

[07 Sep 2019] Roger Boutry (French composer and conductor, music director), 87

[07 Sep 2019] Jimmy Johnson (American musician and record producer), 76

[05 Sep 2019] Parvez Rob (Bangladeshi music director and composer), 56, traffic collision

[04 Sep 2019] Kylie Rae Harris (American country singer), 30, traffic collision

[04 Sep 2019] Dan Warner (American musician for Julio Iglesias), heart attack

[03 Sep 2019] LaShawn Daniels (American songwriter), 41, traffic collision

[02 Sep 2019] Laurent Sinclair (French keyboardist and composer for Taxi Girl), 58

[02 Sep 2019] Les Adams (English DJ and producer), 63, heart attack

[02 Sep 2019] Rémi Bouchard (Canadian composer), 83

[01 Sep 2019] Gagik Hovunts (Armenian composer), 89

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R.I.P. Ric Ocasek (The Cars) and Mick Schauer (Clutch)

The Cars: The Cars Read More Clutch Maryland rock band Clutch just celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary over the summer and brought their Psychic Warfare Tour to a raucous First Avenue in Minneapolis. …

Another day, and another death announcement - this time for The Cars singer/songwriter Ric Ocasek. According to Yahoo, the autopsy report said that Ocasek died of cardiovascular disease at the age of 75.

As you know, The Cars are most famous for their song “You Might Think” … which won them Video of the Year at the MTV Music Awards in 1984. Their self-titled debut album sold six million copies.

Also, Clutch’s keyboardist Mick Schauer had also recently died. Their Facebook account wrote, “We are saddened to hear the news of Mick Schauer’s passing. Mick was an incredible talent and he will be missed. His contribution to the albums Robot Hive Exodus and From Beale Street to Oblivion brought a new sound to the band at a time when the band sought to stretch into new territory. Mick helped us to achieve those goals and more. He was also a powerful force at our live shows. His natural ability was unmatched and his love for the music made us all play better. We are grateful for having had the opportunity to make music with you Mick!”

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September (23)

[16 Sep 2019] Péter Gallai (Hungarian musician and composer), 65

[16 Sep 2019] Mick Schauer (American rock keyboardist for Clutch)

[16 Sep 2019] Vic Vogel (Canadian jazz pianist, composer and conductor), 84

[15 Sep 2019] Ric Ocasek (American musician for The Cars), 75, cardiovascular disease

[15 Sep 2019] Roberto Leal (Portuguese-Brazilian singer), 67, skin cancer

[13 Sep 2019] Eddie Money (American musician), 70, complications from heart surgery

[12 Sep 2019] Ida Laila (Indonesian singer), 75

[11 Sep 2019] Daniel Johnston (American singer-songwriter), 58, heart attack

[10 Sep 2019] Jeff Fenholt (American musician for Bible Black), 68

[10 Sep 2019] Hossam Ramzy (Egyptian percussionist and composer), 65

[09 Sep 2019] Gru ( Serbian rapper), 46, paragliding accident

[09 Sep 2019] Lavrentis Machairitsas (Greek rock musician), 62, heart attack

[08 Sep 2019] Camilo Sesto (Spanish singer-songwriter), 72

[07 Sep 2019] Roger Boutry (French composer and conductor, music director), 87

[07 Sep 2019] Jimmy Johnson (American musician and record producer), 76

[05 Sep 2019] Parvez Rob (Bangladeshi music director and composer), 56, traffic collision

[04 Sep 2019] Kylie Rae Harris (American country singer), 30, traffic collision

[04 Sep 2019] Dan Warner (American musician for Julio Iglesias), heart attack

[03 Sep 2019] LaShawn Daniels (American songwriter), 41, traffic collision

[02 Sep 2019] Laurent Sinclair (French keyboardist and composer for Taxi Girl), 58

[02 Sep 2019] Les Adams (English DJ and producer), 63, heart attack

[02 Sep 2019] Rémi Bouchard (Canadian composer), 83

[01 Sep 2019] Gagik Hovunts (Armenian composer), 89

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R.I.P. Eddie Money and Daniel Johnston

Eddie Money: Take Me Home Tonight: The Best Of Read More Daniel Johnston Daniel Johnston just melted away for awhile (Johnston had missed his outbound flight due to inclement weather impeding airport access in his area and regrettably had to cancel his Popfest appearance). .…

One of the biggest names in music, Eddie Money recently died from complications from heart surgery. He was 70.

We all suspected he was going to die when it was revealed in August that he had stage 4 esophageal cancer, but to hear that he died only a month later - it’s still a bit of a shock.

Eddie Money was probably most famous for “Take Me Home Tonight”, but he also had a string of other hits, including “Baby Hold On”, “Two Tickets to Paradise”, “Shakin’”, and “I Wanna Go Back”.

Also, singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston recently died of a heart attack at the age of 58. You may recall that we’re big fans and wrote about him in Sep 2009 and was scheduled to see him in person in August 2016 … but unfortunately he had missed a connecting flight and had to cancel his concert appearance.

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September (17)

[13 Sep 2019] Eddie Money (American musician), 70, complications from heart surgery

[12 Sep 2019] Ida Laila (Indonesian singer), 75

[11 Sep 2019] Daniel Johnston (American singer-songwriter), 58, heart attack

[10 Sep 2019] Jeff Fenholt (American musician for Bible Black), 68

[10 Sep 2019] Hossam Ramzy (Egyptian percussionist and composer), 65

[09 Sep 2019] Gru ( Serbian rapper), 46, paragliding accident

[09 Sep 2019] Lavrentis Machairitsas (Greek rock musician), 62, heart attack

[08 Sep 2019] Camilo Sesto (Spanish singer-songwriter), 72

[07 Sep 2019] Roger Boutry (French composer and conductor, music director), 87

[07 Sep 2019] Jimmy Johnson (American musician and record producer), 76

[05 Sep 2019] Parvez Rob (Bangladeshi music director and composer), 56, traffic collision

[04 Sep 2019] Kylie Rae Harris (American country singer), 30, traffic collision

[04 Sep 2019] Dan Warner (American musician for Julio Iglesias), heart attack

[03 Sep 2019] LaShawn Daniels (American songwriter), 41, traffic collision

[02 Sep 2019] Les Adams (English DJ and producer), 63, heart attack

[02 Sep 2019] Rémi Bouchard (Canadian composer), 83

[01 Sep 2019] Gagik Hovunts (Armenian composer), 89

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R.I.P. Peter Fonda

Read More Peter Fonda The latest Keepers Record (for the month of May) will be Bruce Longhorne’s 1971 Peter Fonda film, The Hired Hand... as presented by James Toth of Wooden Wand. .…

The Easy Rider, himself, Peter Fonda has died at the age of 79. Fonda is from a family of famous actors, as the son of Henry Fonda (whose The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles is named after), brother of Jane Fonda, and father of actress/singer Bridget Fonda.

While most people might know Peter Fonda as an actor, he did dabble in being a singer after a recording of a 7” in 1966 called “November Night”, backed with “Catch the Wind” (a Donovan cover).

Fonda also starred in the film Outlaw Blues, which is about a musician, and as a result required him to sing with co-star Susan Saint James for the film. The two songs from this film “Outlaw Blues” and “I Dream of Highways” appear as a 7” from Capitol Records.

Also, notably, The Primal Scream sampled Peter Fonda from The Wild Angels 1966 film as the intro to their song, “Loaded” (which the film The World's End used to good effect at the film’s start).

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August (26)

[16 Aug 2019] Peter Fonda (American singer and actor for Easy Rider), 79, respiratory failure due to lung cancer

[15 Aug 2019] Claire Cloninger (American Christian songwriter and author), 77, complications from dementia

[15 Aug 2019] Roman Ledenev (Russian composer), 88

[12 Aug 2019] DJ Arafat (Ivory Coast singer), 33, road accident

[11 Aug 2019] Jim Cullum Jr. (American jazz musician, music preservationist, broadcaster for Riverwalk Jazz), 77, suspected heart attack

[09 Aug 2019] Claudio Taddei (Swiss singer), 52

[08 Aug 2019] Malcolm T. Elliott (Australian radio and television personality), 73

[08 Aug 2019] Erling Wicklund (Norwegian jazz trombonist), 75

[07 Aug 2019] David Berman (American singer-songwriter for Silver Jews), 52, suicide by hanging

[07 Aug 2019] Danny Doyle (Irish folk singer), 79

[07 Aug 2019] Paul Grace (Canadian musician and producer), 63

[07 Aug 2019] Francesca Sundsten (American bassist for The Beakers), 59

[07 Aug 2019] Martine Van Hoof (Belgian singer), 48

[07 Aug 2019] Nicky Wonder (American guitarist for Wondermints, Brian Wilson), 59

[05 Aug 2019] Sergey Berezin (Russian composer and singer for VIA Plamya), 81

[05 Aug 2019] Lizzie Grey (American rock musician for London, Spiders & Snakes), 60, Lewy body disease

[05 Aug 2019] Jimi Hope (Togolese musician), 62

[04 Aug 2019] Willi Tokarev (Russian-American singer-songwriter), 84

[04 Aug 2019] Bob Wilber (American jazz clarinetist and bandleader), 91

[03 Aug 2019] Joe Longthorne (English singer and impressionist for Live from...), 64, throat cancer

[03 Aug 2019] Damien Lovelock (Australian musician for The Celibate Rifles), 65, cancer

[02 Aug 2019] Alexandra Strelchenko (Russian folk singer for People's Artist of the RSFSR), 82

[01 Aug 2019] Ian Gibbons (English keyboardist for The Kinks), 67, bladder cancer

[01 Aug 2019] Agung Hercules (Indonesian actor and singer), 51

[01 Aug 2019] Hamid Ali Khan (Pakistani classical singer), 66, heart attack

[01 Aug 2019] Rodolfo Zapata (Argentine singer), 87

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R.I.P. David Berman (Silver Jews)

Read More Silver Jews since the band was riding high on this hit around this time, but according to bootleggers online, they noted that this show featured an improved version of Silver Jews' "Federal Dust". .…

Singer/songwriter David Berman, from Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, killed himself by hanging on August 7, according to Medical Examiner Rules via pitchfork.com.

Silver Jews formed in 1989 by Berman, along with Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. It’s often mistaken by casual fans that Silver Jews was a “Pavement side project”, but it was really its own entity. Silver Jews broke up in 2009.

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August (22)

[11 Aug 2019] Jim Cullum Jr. (American jazz musician, music preservationist, broadcaster for Riverwalk Jazz), 77, suspected heart attack

[09 Aug 2019] Claudio Taddei (Swiss singer), 52

[08 Aug 2019] Malcolm T. Elliott (Australian radio and television personality), 73

[08 Aug 2019] Erling Wicklund (Norwegian jazz trombonist), 75

[07 Aug 2019] David Berman (American singer-songwriter for Silver Jews), 52, suicide by hanging

[07 Aug 2019] Danny Doyle (Irish folk singer), 79

[07 Aug 2019] Paul Grace (Canadian musician and producer), 63

[07 Aug 2019] Francesca Sundsten (American bassist for The Beakers), 59

[07 Aug 2019] Martine Van Hoof (Belgian singer), 48

[07 Aug 2019] Nicky Wonder (American guitarist for Wondermints, Brian Wilson), 59

[05 Aug 2019] Sergey Berezin (Russian composer and singer for VIA Plamya), 81

[05 Aug 2019] Lizzie Grey (American rock musician for London, Spiders & Snakes), 60, Lewy body disease

[05 Aug 2019] Jimi Hope (Togolese musician), 62

[04 Aug 2019] Willi Tokarev (Russian-American singer-songwriter), 84

[04 Aug 2019] Bob Wilber (American jazz clarinetist and bandleader), 91

[03 Aug 2019] Joe Longthorne (English singer and impressionist for Live from...), 64, throat cancer

[03 Aug 2019] Damien Lovelock (Australian musician for The Celibate Rifles), 65, cancer

[02 Aug 2019] Alexandra Strelchenko (Russian folk singer for People's Artist of the RSFSR), 82

[01 Aug 2019] Ian Gibbons (English keyboardist for The Kinks), 67, bladder cancer

[01 Aug 2019] Agung Hercules (Indonesian actor and singer), 51

[01 Aug 2019] Hamid Ali Khan (Pakistani classical singer), 66, heart attack

[01 Aug 2019] Rodolfo Zapata (Argentine singer), 87

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R.I.P. Ian Gibbons (The Kinks)

Read More The Kinks Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka) Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) God of Wine feat. Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind) Endless Day (The Kinks) …

Former The Kinks keyboardist Ian Gibbons has died at the age of 67.

According to ultimateclassicrock.com, singer and co-founder Ray Davies said, “To simply say Ian will be missed would be an understatement. When he auditioned for the band, he only played a few chords before I knew he was the right guy to have on keyboard, he seemed to know the right voicing to musically slot in between the other members of the band. And with the Kinks, that took some doing!”

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August (6)

[03 Aug 2019] Damien Lovelock (Australian musician for The Celibate Rifles), 65, cancer

[02 Aug 2019] Alexandra Strelchenko (Russian folk singer for People's Artist of the RSFSR), 82

[01 Aug 2019] Ian Gibbons (English keyboardist for The Kinks), 67, bladder cancer

[01 Aug 2019] Agung Hercules (Indonesian actor and singer), 51

[01 Aug 2019] Hamid Ali Khan (Pakistani classical singer), 66, heart attack

[01 Aug 2019] Rodolfo Zapata (Argentine singer), 87

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R.I.P. Art Neville (The Neville Brothers)

Neville Brothers : Gold Read More Aaron Neville The concert will be filmed by PBS for broadcast as "Aaron Neville: My True Story" in March 2013! If you are a true fan and want to possibly appear in the background, you definitely will want to attend his upcoming show. .…

Art Neville, the founding member of The Neville Brothers and The Meters (and later known as The Funky Meters), has died at the age of 81, according to a statement released by his longtime manager, Kent Sorrell, via CNN. Neville was 81.

Neville was probably most famous for being in The Neville Brothers with his brothers, Aaron, Charles, and Cyril. It should be noted that Charles Neville died of pancreatic cancer on April 26, 2018, at the age of 79.

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July (30)

[22 Jul 2019] Art Neville (American singer-songwriter and keyboardist for The Neville Brothers), 81

[22 Jul 2019] Daniel Rae Costello (Fiji-born Samoan guitarist), 58, cancer

[19 Jul 2019] Yao Lee (Chinese singer), 96

[18 Jul 2019] Bob Frank (American singer-songwriter), 75

[18 Jul 2019] Ruud Jacobs (Dutch jazz musician and music producer), 81

[16 Jul 2019] Pat Kelly (Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer), 70, complications of kidney disease

[16 Jul 2019] Bill Vitt (American drummer)

[12 Jul 2019] Eberhard Kummer (Austrian singer), 78

[12 Jul 2019] Arno Marsh (American jazz saxophonist), 91

[12 Jul 2019] Dick Richards (American drummer for Bill Haley & His Comets), 95

[12 Jul 2019] Joseph Rouleau (Canadian bass opera singer), 90

[12 Jul 2019] Russell Smith (American singer-songwriter for Amazing Rhythm Aces), 70, cancer

[11 Jul 2019] Brendan Grace (Irish comedian and singer), 68, lung cancer

[10 Jul 2019] Jerry Lawson (American a cappella singer for The Persuasions), 75

[09 Jul 2019] Aaron Rosand (American violinist), 92

[08 Jul 2019] James Henke (American music journalist and museum curator for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), 65, dementia

[08 Jul 2019] Tunica Teixeira (Brazilian sound designer and musical producer), 69, cancer

[06 Jul 2019] Martin Charnin (American lyricist), 84, heart attack

[06 Jul 2019] João Gilberto (Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style), 88

[06 Jul 2019] Thommy Gustafsson (Swedish keyboardist for Sven-Ingvars), 71

[06 Jul 2019] Yannis Spathas (Greek guitarist for Socrates Drank the Conium), 68

[05 Jul 2019] Paolo Vinaccia (Italian jazz percussionist), 65, pancreatic cancer

[04 Jul 2019] Vivian Perlis (American musicologist), 91

[02 Jul 2019] Michael Colgrass (American-born Canadian composer), 87, skin cancer

[02 Jul 2019] Costa Cordalis (Greek-born German schlager singer), 75

[02 Jul 2019] Ibrahim Emin (Azerbaijani rock musician for Yukhu), 56

[02 Jul 2019] Jacky Zimah (Indonesian singer), 63

[01 Jul 2019] Oskar Kröher (German folk singer), 91

[01 Jul 2019] Sid Ramin (American composer for West Side Story), 100

[01 Jul 2019] Bogusław Schaeffer (Polish composer, musicologist), 90

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R.I.P. João Gilberto

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto: Getz-Gilberto, 1963 Read More Joao Gilberto Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto were responsible for "The Girl from Ipanema" with Gilberto's then-wife Astrud on vocals .…

Bossa Nova pioneer João Gilberto has died at the age of 88.

One of the most famous Bossa Nova song, “The Girl from Ipanema” was a collaboration between American jazz musician Stan Getz and Gilberto. Joao’s then-wife Astrud Gilberto lent her vocals on the recording, because Joao couldn’t sing the song in English (Joao sang the Portuguese version). That magic of rhythmic Brazilian sound and jazz influence, plus the whispery singing style of Astrud Gilberto - it was a winning formula.

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July (15)

[08 Jul 2019] James Henke (American music journalist and museum curator for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), 65, dementia

[08 Jul 2019] Tunica Teixeira (Brazilian sound designer and musical producer), 69, cancer

[06 Jul 2019] Martin Charnin (American lyricist), 84, heart attack

[06 Jul 2019] João Gilberto (Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style), 88

[06 Jul 2019] Thommy Gustafsson (Swedish keyboardist for Sven-Ingvars), 71

[06 Jul 2019] Yannis Spathas (Greek guitarist for Socrates Drank the Conium), 68

[05 Jul 2019] Paolo Vinaccia (Italian jazz percussionist), 65, pancreatic cancer

[04 Jul 2019] Vivian Perlis (American musicologist), 91

[02 Jul 2019] Michael Colgrass (American-born Canadian composer), 87, skin cancer

[02 Jul 2019] Costa Cordalis (Greek-born German schlager singer), 75

[02 Jul 2019] Ibrahim Emin (Azerbaijani rock musician for Yukhu), 56

[02 Jul 2019] Jacky Zimah (Indonesian singer), 63

[01 Jul 2019] Oskar Kröher (German folk singer), 91

[01 Jul 2019] Sid Ramin (American composer for West Side Story), 100

[01 Jul 2019] Bogusław Schaeffer (Polish composer, musicologist), 90

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R.I.P. Philippe Zdar (Cassius)

Cassius: 1999 Read More Cassius Cassius - La Mouche - Virgin France S.A. This is a must have album if you're a dj. I played La Mouche at several clubs in Chicago including Karma and the Metro. Basically, I was beating and the .…

Grammy-winning producer Philippe Zdar (half of influential French house duo Cassius) fell off a building in Paris, France and died at the age of 52. According to Pitchfork, via a press agent, it was an accident.

When not so busy with Cassius, Zdar had worked with Phoenix, Kanye West, Cat Power and more, thanks to his ownership of Motorbass studio (named after Zdar’s old duo Motorbass) in Paris.

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June (36)

[23 Jun 2019] Dave Bartholomew (American Hall of Fame musician), 100, heart failure

[22 Jun 2019] Paulo Pagni (Brazilian drummer for RPM), 61, pulmonary fibrosis

[22 Jun 2019] Stepan Shakaryan (Azerbaijani-born Armenian composer), 84

[21 Jun 2019] Kelly Jay Fordham (Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player for Crowbar), 77, complications from a stroke

[21 Jun 2019] Eamon Friel (Northern Irish singer), 70

[21 Jun 2019] Elliot Roberts (American music executive for Asylum Records), 76

[20 Jun 2019] Jacqui Magno (Filipino jazz singer), 65, pancreatic cancer

[19 Jun 2019] Anthony Hedges (English composer), 88

[19 Jun 2019] Philippe Zdar (French electronic musician for Cassius), 50, fall

[16 Jun 2019] Bishop Bullwinkle (American singer and comedian), 70, heart attack

[16 Jun 2019] Zappy Max (French broadcaster for Radio Luxembourg), 97

[16 Jun 2019] Sergey Ostroumov (Russian drummer for Mashina Vremeni), 53

[15 Jun 2019] Karlheinz Miklin (Austrian jazz musician), 72, stroke

[13 Jun 2019] A. Rahman Hassan (Malaysian singer and composer), 73

[12 Jun 2019] Philomena Lynott (Italian author of My Boy, the story of Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy), 88

[11 Jun 2019] Enrico Nascimbeni (Italian singer), 59, heart attack

[10 Jun 2019] Chuck Glaser (American country singer for Tompall & the Glaser Brothers), 83

[10 Jun 2019] Ib Nørholm (Danish composer and organist), 88

[10 Jun 2019] Sven-David Sandström (Swedish composer for Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy), 76, cancer

[10 Jun 2019] Paul Sinegal (American zydeco and blues guitarist and singer), 75

[09 Jun 2019] Bushwick Bill (Jamaican-American rapper for Geto Boys), 52, pancreatic cancer

[08 Jun 2019] Spencer Bohren (American roots guitarist), 68, prostate cancer

[08 Jun 2019] Andre Matos (Brazilian singer for Viper), 47, heart attack

[08 Jun 2019] Yehuda Talit (Israeli record producer), 74

[08 Jun 2019] Tre Da Kid (American rapper), 32, shot

[07 Jun 2019] Zhanneta Metallidi (Russian composer and music educator), 85

[07 Jun 2019] Serguei (Brazilian rock singer-songwriter), 85, multiple organ failure

[06 Jun 2019] Dr. John (American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter), 77, heart attack

[05 Jun 2019] Brian Doherty (Canadian guitarist for Band Big Wreck), 51, cancer

[04 Jun 2019] Roger Covell (Australian musicologist), 88

[04 Jun 2019] Mikey Dees (American rock musician for Fitz of Depression)

[02 Jun 2019] Piet Botha (South African rock musician), 63, pancreatic cancer

[02 Jun 2019] Lawrence Leathers (American drummer for For One to Love), 37, strangled

[02 Jun 2019] Paulo P. A. Pagni (Brazilian drummer for RPM), 61

[01 Jun 2019] MC Reaça (Brazilian singer), 25, suicide by hanging

[01 Jun 2019] John Myers (British radio executive for GMG Radio, Radio Academy), 60, cancer

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