RIP David Bowie

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I woke up to the sad news that legendary singer, songwriter, actor, space travelling alien from another planet, David Bowie, has died.

Bowie was still fresh in our minds as we talked about the unexpected release of his latest album Blackstar on his birthday (January 8) on a recent Podcast... but we had no idea of his health situation.

Also, R&B and soul singer Otis Clay recently passed on January 8th to a heart attack.

Musicians who died in 2016 (so far):

• [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.

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