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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…
Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Commits Suicide At 41
Music fans have lost another amazing artist that helped reshape the rock genre since coming on the scene in 1996.…
Gregg Allman, Dead at 69
Founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman has passed at the age of 69, according to his official…
Chris Cornell, Dead at 52
Within an hour of completing a performance at Detroit's Fox Theatre, Soundgarden lead vocalist Chris Cornell was…
Granddaddy of the Jam Scene, Col. Bruce Hampton Dies While Passing the Torch in…
Col. Bruce Hampton (born Gustav Valentine Berglund III) collapsed onstage at a celebration of his 70th birthday at…
J. Geils, Guitarist and Founder of J. Geils Band, Dead at 71
J. Geils, founding member of the popular blues-rock band that bore his name, was found dead in his Groton, MA home…
Chuck Berry, Rock and Roll Pioneer, Dies at Age 90
Chuck Berry's name is synonymous with rock and roll. The singer-songwriter-guitarist got his start in the 50's with…
Clyde Stubblefield, ‘Funky Drummer,’ Dead at 73
Clyde Stubblefield, the drummer who provided the backbeat for a generation, died Saturday at the age of 73. As the…
Butch Trucks, Founding Member of the Allman Brothers Band, Dead at 69
Butch Trucks, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, died on the evening of Tuesday, January 24 in West Palm…
George Michael, Dead at 53
The year 2016 has been a particularly rough one in many respects. The music world has lost legends such as David…
Greg Lake, Prog Pioneer, Dies at 69
Greg Lake, founder of progressive rock pioneers King Crimson and founding member of Emerson, Lake and Palmer has…
‘Deep Listening’ Pioneer and Experimental Music Composer Pauline…
Pauline Oliveros, experimental composer, electronic music innovator, accordionist, pioneer of the Deep Listening…
High Energy Soul Singer Sharon Jones Dies at 60
Soul Singer Sharon Jones, known for her powerful voice and kinetic stage presence, passed away on Friday at age…
Leon Russell, ‘Master of Space and Time,’ Dies at 74
Leon Russell, the long-haired, top-hatted, mystical Oklahoman who rose to fame as the bandleader for Joe…
Influential Poet, Musician, Leonard Cohen Dead at 82
"If someone could guarantee me that the preliminaries will not be too disagreeable, I look forward to..." This was…
Louisiana Legend Buckwheat Zydeco Dead at 68
Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., the performer who brought the unique sounds of Louisiana zyedco music to the world,…