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Ian McLagan of the Small Faces/Faces dies aged 69
Written by admin on December 4, 2014 – 9:00 pm -Ian McLagan, who played keyboard for the Small Faces and Faces, died on Wednesday (Dec 3) in Austin, Texas.
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Bobby Keys, saxophonist for the Rolling Stones, dies aged 70
Written by admin on December 2, 2014 – 9:18 pm -Longtime saxophonist for the Rolling Stones, Bobby Keys, died at his home in Franklin, Tennessee today (Dec 2) after a long illness. He was 70.
Bobby Keys was born in Slaton, Texas, on December 18, 1943. He shared the same birth date with Keith Richards, who in his 2010 autobiography, “Life,” referred to Keys as his “closest pal”.
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Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin dies aged 78
Written by admin on November 19, 2014 – 7:13 pm -Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits included “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” died on Monday (Nov 17) in a Las Vegas hospital aged 78. No cause of death has been given.
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Acker Bilk dies aged 85
Written by admin on November 3, 2014 – 2:01 pm -Legendary clarinettist, Acker Bilk, died yesterday afternoon (2 Nov) at Bath’s Royal United Hospital. He was 85.
The trad jazz star will be best remembered for his worldwide smash hit “Stranger on the Shore,” which would become the biggest-selling instrumental single of all time.
Born Bernard Stanley Bilk in Pensford, Somerset on 28 January 1929, he acquired the name Acker (Somerset slang for friend) while in the army. It was also while in the army that he began playing the clarinet seriously. After demobilisation, he began playing with jazz bands in Bristol and would form the Chew Valley Jazzmen band in the early 1950s. After playing the London jazz circuit, the band, now renamed the Bristol Paramount Jazz Band, toured Germany for six months and acquired their distinctive image, with bowler hats and striped waistcoats.
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Jack Bruce – 1943-2014
Written by admin on October 25, 2014 – 7:38 pm -Jack Bruce, former bassist and singer with 1960s supergroup Cream, passed away today (Oct 25) at his home in Suffolk aged 71. He had been suffering from liver disease.
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