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Ric Ocasek, Cars frontman, Dies at 75
Ric Ocasek, the singer-songwriter for the prolific New Wave band The Cars was found dead in his Manhattan…
Eddie Money Dead at 70
Eddie Money (née Edward Joseph Mahoney), the Brooklyn-born, Long Island-raised rocker famous for the hits "Two…
Neal Casal, Guitarist for Circles Around the Sun and Chris Robinson Brotherhood,…
Neal Casal, prolific guitarist and member of Circles Around the Sun, Chris Robinson Brotherhood and many more over…
Jeff Austin, Co-Founder of Yonder Mountain String Band, Dead at 45
Jeff Austin, 45, passed away in Seattle, WA on Monday, June 24. This news comes after an announcement on Saturday…
Greg Haymes: Remembering a Life of Words, Art, and Music
Family members, musicians, and guests holding up signs, playing instruments, and holding up umbrellas as part of…
Music journalist and Blotto frontman Greg Haymes dies
The Albany music scene has lost a legend as musician, Nippertown founder and former Times Union music writer Greg…
Kofi Burbridge Dies at 57
Kofi Burbridge, multi-instrumentalist of Tedeschi Trucks Band passed away in Atlanta on Friday, February 15…
Sail On, Sailor – A Eulogy for Andy Goessling of Railroad Earth
It is said when a Hobo dies, "They caught the Westbound."
Lean in, Hobos; one of our own traded in his ticket…
Aretha Franklin Dies at 76
Aretha Franklin, known world around as the "Queen of Soul," died Thursday at her home in Detroit after a long and…
‘Metalocalypse” Director John Schnepp Dies at 51
Metalocalypse cartoon series director, John Schnepp, passed away at the age of 51 on July 19 after suffering a…
Legendary Drummer Vinnie Paul Dead at 54
Metal fans everywhere feel a dagger in their hearts, and a pit in their stomachs' with the recent news of legendary…
EDM Artist Avicii Found Dead
Swedish EDM DJ/Producer Avicii, has been found dead in Muscat, Oman at the young age of 28. No details have been…
Dolores O’Riordan, Cranberries Singer, Dead at 46
Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the iconic Irish alternative band the Cranberries, died suddenly in London on…
Pat DiNizio, Smithereens Frontman, Dead at 62
Pat DiNizio, founding member of New Jersey's Smithereens, died Tuesday Dec. 12 according to a statement from his…
Tragically Hip Frontman, Gord Downie, Dead at 53
Charismatic frontman and Canadian national treasure, Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip passed away Tuesday night at…
Runnin’ Down a Dream: Remembering Tom Petty (1950-2017)
Tom Petty was the venerable wizard of feel-good music, the kind we cranked with the windows down while driving at…
Tom Petty Dead at 66
Tom Petty's life was one of persistence and a never say die attitude. The same could be said of his death. On…
Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart Dead at 56
Grant Hart, drummer and one third of the highly influential St. Paul, MN band Hüsker Dü has succumbed to cancer at…
Walter Becker, Founding Member of Steely Dan, Dead at 67. Fagen Vows to Keep the…
Walter Becker, bassist and guitarist for the highly successful rock duo Steely Dan died Sunday at the age of 67.…
Glen Campbell, Country and Pop Crossover Pioneer, Dead at 81
Glen Campbell, a country artist who successfully bridged the pop and country worlds in the late '60s and early '70s…