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We had just learned that folk singer Glenn Yarbrough passed away at his home in Nashville on Thursday (August 11th) at the age of 86. Yarbrough was the founding member of one of the most successful folk group of the early ‘60s, The Limeliters.
Fans of Breaking Bad may recall hearing The Limeliters’ ‘Take My True Love by the Hand’ on one of the most memorable episode ‘Ozymandias’.
According to Rolling Stone, Yarbrough’s health was in decline starting in May 2016.
In other death news:
Dean Martin’s youngest son Ricci Martin (not to be confused with Ricky Martin) was found dead at his home in Utah at the age of 62.
Two members of the Hungarian rock band Locomotiv GT (abbreviated to LGT) died recently: drummer József Laux on August 6th at the age of 73 and bassist/vocalist Tamás Somló died in July 19th at the age of 68 to cancer.
Singer Alan Vega of the duo Suicide died in his sleep on July 16th at the age of 78. His death was announced by his friend Henry Rollins.
Below are more deaths for the month of August - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2016.
August (12)
[12 Aug 2016] Ruby Wilson, 68, heart attack
[11 Aug 2016] David Enthoven (manager of T.Rex), 72
[11 Aug 2016] Glenn Yarbrough (The Limeliters), 86
[09 Aug 2016] Padraig Duggan (The Duggans), 67
[07 Aug 2016] B. E. Taylor, 65, brain cancer
[07 Aug 2016] Dolores Vargas, 80, leukemia
[06 Aug 2016] Pete Fountain, 86
[06 Aug 2016] József Laux (Locomotiv GT), 73
[05 Aug 2016] LRichard Fagan, 69, liver cancer
[05 Aug 2016] Vander Lee, 50
[04 Aug 2016] Snaffu Rigor, 69, lung cancer
[03 Aug 2016] Ricci Martin, 62
Fans of Breaking Bad may recall hearing The Limeliters’ ‘Take My True Love by the Hand’ on one of the most memorable episode ‘Ozymandias’.
According to Rolling Stone, Yarbrough’s health was in decline starting in May 2016.
In other death news:
Dean Martin’s youngest son Ricci Martin (not to be confused with Ricky Martin) was found dead at his home in Utah at the age of 62.
Two members of the Hungarian rock band Locomotiv GT (abbreviated to LGT) died recently: drummer József Laux on August 6th at the age of 73 and bassist/vocalist Tamás Somló died in July 19th at the age of 68 to cancer.
Singer Alan Vega of the duo Suicide died in his sleep on July 16th at the age of 78. His death was announced by his friend Henry Rollins.
Below are more deaths for the month of August - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2016.
August (12)