#Supremes Co-Founder Mary Wilson Dead at 76

#Supremes Co-Founder Mary Wilson Dead at 76

“#Supremes Co-Founder Mary Wilson Dead at 76” Mary Wilson, the Supremes co-founder who sang in the group until its split, has died suddenly at home in Las Vegas, Associated Press reports. No cause of death was given. She was 76 years old.  Born in Greenville, Mississippi, in 1944, Wilson grew up in Chicago and later…

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#Double K of People Under the Stairs Dead at 43

#Double K of People Under the Stairs Dead at 43

“#Double K of People Under the Stairs Dead at 43” Double K, one-half of Los Angeles rap duo People Under the Stairs, has died. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, Double K died at home yesterday (January 30). DJ Mark Luv, a friend, claimed he died in his sleep. A cause of death…

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#The Animals’ Hilton Valentine Dead at 77

#The Animals’ Hilton Valentine Dead at 77

“#The Animals’ Hilton Valentine Dead at 77” Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the band the Animals, has died. The band’s label ABKCO confirmed the news with a statement on Friday (January 29). He was 77. Born in 1943, Valentine grew up in the northernmost part of England and found interest in skiffle music as…

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#SOPHIE Has Died

#SOPHIE Has Died

“#SOPHIE Has Died” SOPHIE, the influential British producer who molded electronic music into bracingly original avant-garde pop, has died, a representative confirms. SOPHIE was killed in a sudden accident Saturday morning (January 30) at roughly 4 a.m. in Athens, Greece, where the artist had been living. No further details on the circumstances are confirmed. SOPHIE…

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#18veno, South Carolina Rapper, Shot Dead at 19

#18veno, South Carolina Rapper, Shot Dead at 19

“#18veno, South Carolina Rapper, Shot Dead at 19” South Carolina rapper 18veno was shot dead last night, the York County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina confirmed to Pitchfork. He was was pronounced dead at the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. An investigation by the York County Sheriff’s Department is ongoing. 18veno was 19 years…

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#Jonas Gwangwa, South African Jazz Musician and Activist, Dead at 83

#Jonas Gwangwa, South African Jazz Musician and Activist, Dead at 83

“#Jonas Gwangwa, South African Jazz Musician and Activist, Dead at 83” Jonas Gwangwa—the South African anti-apartheid activist, composer, and jazz trombonist—has died, NPR reports. The news was confirmed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. “A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries has been called to rest,” Ramaphosa wrote in a…

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#Junior Mance, Jazz Pianist and Educator, Dead at 92

#Junior Mance, Jazz Pianist and Educator, Dead at 92

“#Junior Mance, Jazz Pianist and Educator, Dead at 92” Junior Mance, the jazz pianist and educator who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, and countless greats, has died, The Washington Post and The New York Times report. Mance died in his Manhattan home on January 17. His wife Gloria Clayborne Mance told the…

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#Phil Spector Dead at 81

#Phil Spector Dead at 81

“#Phil Spector Dead at 81” Phil Spector, the “wall of sound” producer famous for his work in 1960s pop and rock music, has died, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has confirmed. In a post on their website, the CDCR wrote that Spector “was pronounced deceased of natural causes” yesterday (January 16), at an…

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