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Whitney Houston dies aged 48

Written by admin on February 11, 2012 – 9:47 pm -

Whitney Houston has sadly died aged just 48. She was reportedly found dead in a room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where she was due to attend a pre-Grammys party this evening. No cause of death has been given.

Houston came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the albums “Whitney Houston” (1985) and “Whitney” (1987), which produced some of the best pop songs of the decade, including “Saving All My Love for You,” “How Will I Know,” “The Greatest Love of All,” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”, “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”

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“Soul Train” creator, Don Cornelius, found dead

Written by admin on February 2, 2012 – 9:29 am -

Don Cornelius, the creator of long-running music show “Soul Train,” was found dead yesterday at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. The 75-year-old’s body was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to police.

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Etta James dies aged 73

Written by admin on January 20, 2012 – 6:16 pm -

Etta James died today from complications of leukaemia, aged 73. Etta passed away at Riverside Community Hospital in California with her husband and sons at her side.

Etta was born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles on January 25, 1938 and began singing in a church choir before moving to San Francisco where she formed a group called the Creolettes with two other girls. The group were auditioned by Johnny Otis, who renamed them The Peaches and also came up with the Etta James stage name. Otis, who died earlier this week, would write and produce their number one R&B hit, “The Wallflower,” also known as “Roll With Me, Henry” and “Dance With Me, Henry.”

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Johnny Otis obituary – 1921-2012

Written by admin on January 19, 2012 – 4:53 pm -

The “Godfather of R&B,” Johnny Otis, has passed away at the age of 90. The R&B performer, songwriter and producer, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday (January 17).

Otis was born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes on December 28, 1921, in Vallejo, California, the son of Greek immigrant parents. He lived in a primarily black neighbourhood where he was exposed to and greatly influenced by jazz and blues music. He took a keen interest in the drums, piano and vibraphone as a teenager, and soon took on paying gigs as a drummer with various local jazz combos and big bands, including the Lloyd Hunter Band. Johnny Otis

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Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist, Bob Weston, dies aged 64

Written by admin on January 6, 2012 – 5:31 pm -

Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist, Bob Weston, has died at his home in north London after suffering a gastrointestinal hemorrhage. He was 64.

Weston was found on Tuesday after friends became concerned that they had not heard from him for several days.

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