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Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies from cancer

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The Doors were probably best known for flamboyant front man Jim Morrison's antics. Musically, however, it was the sinewy lines ...

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Blonde songstress of Abba to release new album after years of silence

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The sale of untold millions of albums, in addition to being one of Sweden's top exports did little to assuage the fears and ...

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Father Pontifex is back with The Symphony and the Static

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If you enjoy good music with a good message, then there's a chance you already know about Father Pontifex. If not, then ...

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Folk singer and Woodstock icon Richie Havens dies at 72

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He was kind, he was humble and he was a good musician, his friends all agree. While his career was long and far-reaching, Richie Haven ...

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Backstreet Boys are back - new album, star, world tour upcoming

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The iconic 90s band, the Backstreet Boys have returned to Los Angeles with a star on the Hollywood walk of fame, and a new album.

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Listen to the oldest song in the world here! Can you guess how old it is?

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Have you heard the oldest song in the world? Discovered decades ago, the oldest song was found inscribed in cuneiform on clay tablets, ...

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'Pope of Pop' Phil Ramone dies at the age of 79

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'Pope of Pop' Phil Ramone recorded and produced the majority of contemporary music's biggest names. Burt Bacharach, ...

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Bobbie Smith, singer for The Spinners, dies from respiratory illnesses

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Lead singer for the 1970s vocal group The Spinners Bobbie Smith has died. He was 76. The Spinners were the vocalists behind such hits ...

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Goth rocker Peter Murphy arrested for methamphetamine

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In his work with the Goth-rock band Bauhaus, lead singer pewter Murphy would croon about various dark, troubling subjects. Ghosts, ...

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Alvin Lee of Ten Years After passes away

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British rock guitarist Alvin Lee's 11-minute rendition of "I'm Going Home" was immortalized in the 1970 ...

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Rick Huxley, Dave Clark Five co-founder dies at 72

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Bass player and co-founder of the Dave Clark five Rick Huxley has passed away at the age of 72. As a member of the prototypical ...

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Last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters dies at 94

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The unofficial songstresses of America's World War II years, The Andrew Sisters buoyed U.S. morale with such classics as ...

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'Doggie in the Window' singer Patti Page dies

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Singer Patti Page once crooned "How Much is That Doggie in the Window?" That timeless novelty song was just one of the many ...

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Dr. Deal Hudson on the 100 Best Film Soundtracks.

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By Deal W. Hudson

It's not too far-fetched to say that film music has been the 'classical music' for far more listeners than the music ...

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Indian musical treasure Ravi Shankar dies at 92

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Hippie musical icon, world-renowned sitar player, Beatles confidante and father of singer Norah Jones, Indian musical icon Ravi ...

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Diva of Banda Music Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash

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She was hailed as the Diva of Banda Music, had her own reality TV show and was in the process of conquering the tricky U.S. music ...

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Fleetwood Mac: There will never be a final tour until we drop dead says Stevie Nicks

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Is one ever too old to rock and roll? Never, the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones has declared to the world. The same holds true ...

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Acclaimed songwriter Joe South dies at 72

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His name was little known outside of a few households - but literally everybody hummed songwriter Joe South's biggest hits - ...

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Marvin Hamlisch, 'The Entertainer' dies at 68

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He was a shy and private man with thick eyeglasses, sporting a patently nerdy look. He lived in fear of not meeting his father's ...

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Queen of Country Music Kitty Wells dies at 92

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Demure Ellen Muriel Deason of Nashville began playing the guitar at the age of 14. In 1938, at the age of 20, she married Johnnie ...

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Deep Purple keyboard player dies

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His work with Deep Purple brought classical music to the hard rock arena, thrilling stadiums full of rowdy fans with complex feats of ...

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'Once' sweeps Tony Awards with eight wins, including Best Musical

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Sweeping the Tony Awards with eight wins, including Best Musical, "Once," tells the unlikely love story of a Dublin street ...

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Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound

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Guitarist Bob Welch was an early member of super-group Fleetwood Mac until he launches a successful solo career with such hit singles ...

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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees dies

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In a weekend marked by the passing of disco diva Donna Summer, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees - who likewise milked the Seventies fad of ...

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Disco diva Donna Summer dies at 63

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Offstage, she was an outspoken fundamentalist Christian, fiercely dedicated to her children and husband. Onstage, she was the one ...

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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch dies after cancer battle

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Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, who performed under the stage name MCA has passed away after a battle with cancer. Yauch was 47.

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Levon Helm of The Band passes away peacefully

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Levon Helm, drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist for The Band has died "peacefully," according to his record label, ...

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Eighties pop musician found dead at home

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The pop music band Men at Work churned out a string of hits in the Eighties such "Land Down Under" and "It's A ...

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