#ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72

#ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72

“#ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72” ZZ Top bassist Joseph Michael “Dusty” Hill has died, as Rolling Stone and TMZ report. In a statement posted to ZZ Top’s social media channels, Hill’s surviving bandmates Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons said that Hill died in his sleep at his Houston home. “We, along with…

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#Joey Jordison, Slipknot’s Founding Drummer, Dies at 46

#Joey Jordison, Slipknot’s Founding Drummer, Dies at 46

“#Joey Jordison, Slipknot’s Founding Drummer, Dies at 46” Slipknot founding drummer Joey Jordison has died. His family shared the news of his death via a statement, saying that he had passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 26. “Joey’s death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow,” the statement reads….

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#Biz Markie Has Died at 57

#Biz Markie Has Died at 57

“#Biz Markie Has Died at 57” Rapper, producer, DJ and human beatbox Biz Markie has died. He had been hospitalized in 2020 for an illness related to Type II Diabetes and reportedly suffered a stroke. He was 57. “It is with profound sadness that we announce, this evening, with his wife Tara by his side,…

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#Napolian, Electronic Musician and Producer, Dies at 29

#Napolian, Electronic Musician and Producer, Dies at 29

“#Napolian, Electronic Musician and Producer, Dies at 29” Napolian, the Los Angeles–based electronic musician and producer born Ian Evans, has died. Joel Ford, who worked with Napolian, confirmed the news in an email to Pitchfork and also shared a tribute on Twitter. Daniel Lopatin, who released Napolian’s music on his Software label, posted his own…

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#Peter Zinovieff, British Synth Pioneer, Dies at 88

#Peter Zinovieff, British Synth Pioneer, Dies at 88

“#Peter Zinovieff, British Synth Pioneer, Dies at 88” Peter Zinovieff, the British composer and synthesizer pioneer who co-founded the electronic instrument company EMS, has died, as The Guardian reports. He was 88 years old. Born in 1933, Zinovieff attended Oxford had a prior career as a geologist before deciding to become an electronic musiciana  in the…

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#Gift of Gab, Blackalicious Rapper, Dies at 50

#Gift of Gab, Blackalicious Rapper, Dies at 50

“#Gift of Gab, Blackalicious Rapper, Dies at 50” Gift of Gab, the Bay Area underground rapper known as one half of the duo Blackalicious, has died from natural causes. The artist, born Timothy Jerome Parker, was 50 years old. “Tim peacefully departed this earth to be with our ancestors on Friday, June 18, 2021,” his…

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#LISS Frontman Søren Holm Dies at 25

#LISS Frontman Søren Holm Dies at 25

“#LISS Frontman Søren Holm Dies at 25” Søren Holm, the frontperson of Danish indie-pop band LISS, died Tuesday (May 25), the band said in a statement this morning. He was 25. No cause of death was given. “It’s with broken hearts that we have to let you know that our dearest Søren passed away on…

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