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We have just learned that Black (real name Colin Vearncombe) has recently died at the age of 53 on January 26th (today). He was previously placed in a medically-induced coma at the intensive care unit of Cork University Hospital after being involved in a car accident on January 12th in Ireland.
Although Black's music never made its way to America, his debut 1987 album Wonderful Life landed at #3 in the UK charts with over 1.5 million units sold. AllMusic described Black as "smoky-voiced singer/songwriter, whose sophisticated jazz-pop songs and dramatic vocal delivery place him somewhere between Bryan Ferry and Morrissey."
Black's official website made the announcement:
Not a musician, but actor Abe Vigoda (who starred in "The Godfather") also recently passed away today, at the age of 94.
2016 has been a terrible year for deaths, so far we've lost these musicians. For updated list, head over to Musicians who died in 2016
JANUARY (35)
[28 Jan 2016] Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane), 74, multiple organ failure
[26 Jan 2016] Black, 53, traffic accident
[24 Jan 2016] Jimmy Bain (Rainbow), 68, pneumonia
[23 Jan 2016] Cadalack Ron, 34, unknown
[22 Jan 2016] Alec Wishart (Hogsnort Rupert), 76, lung cancer
[20 Jan 2016] Lee Abramson, 45, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
[18 Jan 2016] Glenn Frey (Eagles), 67, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia
[18 Jan 2016] Pablo Manavello, 65, unknown
[18 Jan 2016] Andy Dog (artist for The The), 57, brain tumor
[17 Jan 2016] Mic Gillette (Tower of Power), 64, heart attack
[17 Jan 2016] Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople), 67, Alzheimer's disease
[17 Jan 2016] Blowfly, 76, liver cancer
[16 Jan 2016] Hubert Giraud, 94, unknown
[16 Jan 2016] Carina Jaarnek (Frösöflickorna), 53, cerebral haemorrhage
[16 Jan 2016] Gary Loizzo (The American Breed), 70, pancreatic cancer
[15 Jan 2016] Pete Huttlinger, 54, stroke.
[14 Jan 2016] René Angélil (Celine Dion's manager/husband), 73, throat cancer
[14 Jan 2016] Franco Oppo, 80, unknown
[10 Jan 2016] David Bowie, 69, cancer
[10 Jan 2016] John Berry (Idaho), 51, natural causes
[10 Jan 2016] Hernán Gamboa (Serenata Guayanesa), 69, cancer
[09 Jan 2016] Robert McAllister (Iron Chic), 36, unknown
[09 Jan 2016] Jānis Vaišļa (Pirates of the Sea), 46, cardiac amyloidosis
[08 Jan 2016] Brett Smiley, 60, HIV and hepatitis
[08 Jan 2016] Otis Clay, 73, heart attack
[08 Jan 2016] Red Simpson, 81, heart attack
[07 Jan 2016] Kitty Kallen, 94, unknown
[07 Jan 2016] Troy Shondell, 76, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease
[06 Jan 2016] Nicholas Caldwell (The Whispers), 71, heart problems
[04 Jan 2016] Craig Strickland (Backroad Anthem), 29, hypothermia (Body found on January 4)
[04 Jan 2016] Long John Hunter, 84, natural causes
[04 Jan 2016] Robert Stigwood (manager of The Bee Gees, Cream), 81, unknown
[04 Jan 2016] Achim Mentzel, 69, stroke
[03 Jan 2016] Jason Mackenroth (Rollins Band, Blue Man Group), 46, prostate cancer
[02 Jan 2016] Michel Delpech, 69, cancer
Read more: Musicians who died in 2015.
Although Black's music never made its way to America, his debut 1987 album Wonderful Life landed at #3 in the UK charts with over 1.5 million units sold. AllMusic described Black as "smoky-voiced singer/songwriter, whose sophisticated jazz-pop songs and dramatic vocal delivery place him somewhere between Bryan Ferry and Morrissey."
Black's official website made the announcement:
We’re deeply saddened to announce the death of Colin Vearncombe (aka Black) earlier today, Tuesday 26th January 2016. Colin never regained consciousness following a road traffic accident sixteen days ago. He died peacefully surrounded by his family who were singing him on his way.
His wife Camilla and his three sons paid tribute to the staff at the Intensive Treatment Unit of Cork University Hospital saying; “Colin received the best possible care from the expert and highly professional staff there and we are deeply grateful for everything they did”.
The funeral will be a private one, but we will be holding a memorial service for him in Liverpool in the near future as we know there are many, many people who will want to celebrate Colin’s life and work. The date and time will be announced in due course, along with details of a charity to which any donations in memory of Colin can be made.
No need to laugh or cry
It’s a wonderful, wonderful life
Also worth noting is Jimmy Bain (from the band Rainbow) died of pneumonia at the age of 68 on January 24th.
His wife Camilla and his three sons paid tribute to the staff at the Intensive Treatment Unit of Cork University Hospital saying; “Colin received the best possible care from the expert and highly professional staff there and we are deeply grateful for everything they did”.
The funeral will be a private one, but we will be holding a memorial service for him in Liverpool in the near future as we know there are many, many people who will want to celebrate Colin’s life and work. The date and time will be announced in due course, along with details of a charity to which any donations in memory of Colin can be made.
No need to laugh or cry
It’s a wonderful, wonderful life
Not a musician, but actor Abe Vigoda (who starred in "The Godfather") also recently passed away today, at the age of 94.
2016 has been a terrible year for deaths, so far we've lost these musicians. For updated list, head over to Musicians who died in 2016
JANUARY (35)
