#Pauline Anna Strom Dead at 74

#Pauline Anna Strom Dead at 74

“#Pauline Anna Strom Dead at 74 ” Bay Area composer Pauline Anna Strom has died at the age of 74, her record label RVNG Intl. announced. A cause of death was not revealed. Find a tribute to Strom, written by RVNG founder Matt Werth, below. Pauline Anna Strom was born blind in the South in…

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#Charley Pride Dead at 86

#Charley Pride Dead at 86

“#Charley Pride Dead at 86 ” Country singer Charley Pride, the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died in Dallas today from complications related to COVID-19. He was 86.  Pride gave his final performance—a duet of his song “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” with nascent Black country singer Jimmie Allen—at the…

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#Harold Budd, Iconic Ambient Composer, Dead at 84

#Harold Budd, Iconic Ambient Composer, Dead at 84

“#Harold Budd, Iconic Ambient Composer, Dead at 84” Harold Budd, the avant-garde ambient and minimalist composer, has died. His longtime collaborator Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins—who released a new album with Budd last week called Another Flower—confirmed the news. A cause of death has not been revealed. He was 84. Harold Budd was born in…

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#i_o, Grimes’ “Violence” Collaborator, Has Died

#i_o, Grimes’ “Violence” Collaborator, Has Died

“#i_o, Grimes’ “Violence” Collaborator, Has Died” i_o, the producer born Garrett Falls Lockhart, died on Monday, November 23. The news was confirmed in a statement posted to Lockhart’s verified Twitter account. “This extremely talented spirit taught us that even if nothing matters, you can still lead with love,” the note reads. “Garrett’s truth and soul…

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#Legendary Audio Engineer Bruce Swedien Dead at 86

#Legendary Audio Engineer Bruce Swedien Dead at 86

“#Legendary Audio Engineer Bruce Swedien Dead at 86” Legendary audio engineer and Michael Jackson collaborator Bruce Swedien has died. His daughter, musician Roberta Swedien, shared on Facebook that the renowned recordist died last night (November 16). “He had a long life full of love, great music, big boats and a beautiful marriage,” she wrote. “We…

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#Cuban Conga Legend Cándido Camero Dead at 99

#Cuban Conga Legend Cándido Camero Dead at 99

“#Cuban Conga Legend Cándido Camero Dead at 99” Cándido Camero, the legendary Cuban conguero who pioneered the three-conga style and helped usher in a generation of Latin jazz, died peacefully at home in New York Saturday morning (November 7), NPR reports. He was 99.  Born Cándido de Guerra Camero in Havana, Cuba, in 1921, he…

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#King Von, Chicago Rapper, Shot Dead at 26

#King Von, Chicago Rapper, Shot Dead at 26

“#King Von, Chicago Rapper, Shot Dead at 26” Chicago-born, Atlanta-based rapper King Von has died after he was shot outside an Atlanta nightclub early this morning (November 6), according to a spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department. King Von was 26 years old. According to the spokesperson, the shooting involved two groups of men and…

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