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Anthony 'Grandmaster Roc Raida' Williams (1972-2009)

Busta Rhymes Announces DJ Roc Raida's Death, "My Personal DJ Is Gone" [SOHH]Grandmaster Roc Raida [Wiki][MySpace]...

Butta | 09/19/2009 at 3:30 PM | Leave a Comment | Permalink

To Us, Patrick Swayze Was 'Like The Wind'

A friend said the other day--with a straight face--that Patrick Swayze's death hit them almost as hard as Michael Jackson's did. At first, I gave them the Side-Eye Supreme, but after letting it marinate for a minute, I understood. Truth:...

Harlem | 09/16/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Patrick Swayze (1952-2009)

"Dirty Dancing" Star Patrick Swayze Dies At 57 [Yahoo!]Patrick Swayze [Wiki]...

Butta | 09/15/2009 at 10:30 AM | Comments (8) | Permalink

Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein (1973-2009)

DJ AM Dies [TMZ] DJ AM [Official][Wiki]...

Butta | 08/28/2009 at 7:55 PM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Johnny Carter (1934-2009)

R&B Singer John E. Carter dead at 75 [MSNBC]Johnny Carter [Wiki]...

Ro | 08/24/2009 at 10:30 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Rashied Ali (1935-2009)

Drummer Rashied Ali Dies at 74 [JT]Rashied Ali [Wiki][DW]...

Ro | 08/14/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Les Paul (1915-2009)

Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at 94 [AP]Les Paul [Official][Wiki]...

Ro | 08/14/2009 at 9:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Titus 'Baatin' Glover (1974-2009)

Slum Village Member Dead [SixShot]Baatin [MySpace][Discogs]...

nOvaMatic | 08/01/2009 at 1:45 PM | Comments (7) | Permalink

Remembering, Honoring Michael Jackson

I know that it's real--has been for almost two weeks now--but I'm still having a hard time believing that Michael Jackson is really gone. Sadly today reality will set in as the King of Pop is memorialized and laid to...

Butta | 07/07/2009 at 11:30 AM | Comments (5) | Permalink

Never Can Say Goodbye

June 25, 2009. It should have been a normal day much like any other Thursday. Only it wasn't. It was the day when we lost one of the most iconic figures in music history. It was the day the fairy...

Butta | 06/26/2009 at 8:00 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Gone Too Soon.

I was not even trying to hear anything that remotely sounded like "Michael Jackson died" last night. Those words don't belong in the same sentence together. They do not compute. My thoughts are completely scattered. Some of which I was...

nOvaMatic | 06/26/2009 at 3:00 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink

I Can't Help It

I want to cry, but I won't. I want to absorb all that's being said about Michael Joseph Jackson, scour the internet for every bit of information possible. But I'm not. Hell, I want to pour out a little Pepsi...

Harlem | 06/26/2009 at 1:30 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink

We Love You, Michael. Always.

Sunny days may chase the clouds away, but in my life experience, sunny days have often been the clandestine omens of devastating news. September 11, 2001 was a beautiful, warm day in New York City, and the sky was...

ill Mami | 06/26/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (9) | Permalink

Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Michael Jackson Dies At 50 [Billboard]Michael Jackson [Official][Wiki]...

huny | 06/25/2009 at 7:00 PM | Comments (16) | Permalink

Koko Taylor (1928-2009)

Chicago blues legend Koko Taylor dies at 80 [CT]Koko Taylor [Official][Wiki]...

Butta | 06/04/2009 at 10:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

David 'Pops' Winans, Sr. (1933-2009)

Gospel Patriarch David 'Pops' Winans Sr. Dies [BB]...

Butta | 04/09/2009 at 4:00 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Altovise Davis (1943-2009)

Altovise Davis dies at 65; widow of Sammy Davis Jr. [LAT]Altovise Davis [Wiki]...

Butta | 03/20/2009 at 11:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Joe Cuba (1931-2009)

NYC salsa band leader Joe Cuba dies at 78 [USAT] Joe Cuba [Wiki]...

Butta | 02/19/2009 at 10:30 AM | Leave a Comment | Permalink

Estelle Bennett (1941-2009)

Estelle Bennett dies at 67; one of the Ronettes [LAT]Estelle Bennett [Wiki][Photo: Peter Kramer]...

Butta | 02/16/2009 at 1:00 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

David 'Fathead' Newman (1933-2009)

David "Fathead" Newman [Official][Wiki] Jazz musician David 'Fathead' Newman dies in NY [ND]...

Butta | 01/21/2009 at 10:30 PM | Leave a Comment | Permalink

Freddie Hubbard (1938-2008)

Freddie Hubbard: Jazz Great Dies After Heart Attack [BV] Freddie Hubbard [Wiki]...

Butta | 12/29/2008 at 5:00 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink

Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)

Eartha Kitt, Sultry 'Santa Baby' Singer, Dies [ABC]Eartha Kitt [Official][Wiki]...

Butta | 12/25/2008 at 10:30 PM | Comments (9) | Permalink

Omar Clay (1935-2008)

Jazz drummer Omar Clay dies at 73 [MIJ][Photo: Bay Taper]...

Butta | 12/11/2008 at 11:00 AM | Leave a Comment | Permalink

Odetta (1930-2008)

Odetta Holmes dies at 77; folk singer championed black history, civil rights [LAT] Odetta [Wiki][AMG]...

Butta | 12/03/2008 at 10:45 AM | Comments (3) | Permalink

MC Breed (1972-2008)

Rapper MC Breed Dies [VIBE]MC Breed [MySpace][Wiki]...

Butta | 11/24/2008 at 11:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Miriam Makeba (1932-2008)

South African Musical Legend Miriam Makeba Dies [AP]Miriam Makeba [Wiki]...

Harlem | 11/10/2008 at 11:15 AM | Comments (7) | Permalink

Byron Lee (1935-2008)

The legend passes on - Soca community mourns Byron Lee's death [JG]Byron Lee [Official][Wiki]...

Butta | 11/07/2008 at 11:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Jheryl Busby (1949-2008)

Veteran Label Exec Jheryl Bus by Dies [BB]Jheryl Busby [MySpace][Wiki]...

Butta | 11/05/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Shakir Stewart (1974-2008)

Shakir Stewart: Def Jam Exec Dead Of Suicide [BV]...

Butta | 11/03/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (5) | Permalink

Rudy Ray Moore (1937-2008)

Dolemite is Dead: We remember legendary funnyman Rudy Ray Moore [EUR]Rudy Ray Moore [Official][Wiki]...

Butta | 10/20/2008 at 12:00 PM | Comments (4) | Permalink

Dee Dee Warwick (1945-2008)

Soul Singer Dee Dee Warwick dies in New Jersey at age 63 [AP] Dee Dee Warwick [Wiki]...

Harlem | 10/20/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (4) | Permalink

Levi Stubbs (1936-2008)

Four Tops Vocalist Levi Stubbs Dies At 72 [BB]Levi Stubbs [Wiki]...

nOvaMatic | 10/17/2008 at 1:30 PM | Comments (6) | Permalink

Alton Ellis (1938-2008)

Legendary Alton Ellis passes on [JG]Alton Ellis [MySpace][Wiki]...

Butta | 10/13/2008 at 11:00 AM | Permalink

Johnny J (1969-2008)

Tupac Producer Johnny 'J' Jackson Dead at 39 [MTV]Johnny J [MySpace][Wiki]...

Butta | 10/07/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Nappy Brown (1929-2008)

Nappy Brown, Charlotte-born blues singer, dies at 78 [TCP]Nappy Brown [MySpace][AMG][Wiki]...

Butta | 09/24/2008 at 10:30 AM | Permalink

Earl Palmer (1924-2008)

Earl Palmer, legendary rock 'n' roll drummer, dies at 83 [LAT]Earl Palmer [Telegraph][AMG][Wiki]...

Ro | 09/22/2008 at 10:30 AM | Permalink

Norman Whitfield (1943-2008)

Temptations and Motown producer Norman Whitfield dies [NME]Norman Whitfield [AMG]...

nOvaMatic | 09/17/2008 at 12:34 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore (1938-2008)

Ska pioneer Johnny Moore dies at 70 [TPA]Johnny "Dizzy" Moore [Wiki]...

Butta | 08/21/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

LeRoi Moore (1961-2008)

Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moore dies [Y!]LeRoi Moore [Wiki]...

Butta | 08/20/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Pervis Jackson (1938-2008)

*Pervis Jackson is on the far right in the above video. Original member of The Spinners dies in Detroit [USAT]The Spinners [Official][MySpace][Wiki][ST]...

Butta | 08/19/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Jerry Wexler (1917-2008)

Jerry Wexler, Produced Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Dies at 91 [Bloomberg]Jerry Wexler [Wiki]...

Butta | 08/15/2008 at 4:10 PM | Permalink

Isaac Hayes (1942-2008)

Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies [CNN]Isaac Hayes [Official]...

nOvaMatic | 08/10/2008 at 4:19 PM | Comments (9) | Permalink

Hiram Bullock (1955-2008)

Guitarist Hiram Bullock Dies at 52 [JT]Hiram Bullock [MySpace][Official][Wiki]...

Butta | 07/31/2008 at 11:00 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

DJ K-Swift (1978-2008)

DJ "K-Swift" dead at 29 [BS]DJ K-Swift [MySpace]...

Butta | 07/21/2008 at 4:10 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Bo Diddley (1928-2008)

Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79 [AP]The Story of Bo Diddley [AMB]Bo Diddley [AMG][Wiki]...

Butta | 06/03/2008 at 11:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Jimmy McGriff (1936-2008)

Jazzman Jimmy McGriff, 72, soulful master of the organ [TPI]In Tribute: Jimmy McGriff [AMB]Jimmy McGriff [Official][MySpace][AMG][Wiki]...

Butta | 05/29/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Camu Tao (1977-2008)

Definitive Jux Artist Camu Tao Dies From Lung Cancer [HHNL]Camu Tao [MySpace][Wiki]...

Butta | 05/26/2008 at 3:00 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Orish Grinstead (1980-2008)

Founding Member of 702 Passes Away [BET]Orish Grinstead, Founding 702 Member, Dies of Kidney Failure [TWN]...

Butta | 04/24/2008 at 12:20 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Al Wilson (1939 - 2008)

"Show and Tell" singer Al Wilson dies at 68 [ST]Obit and Tribute [LT] / Biography [AMG]...

nOvaMatic | 04/23/2008 at 2:45 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Cedella Marley Booker (1926-2008)

Bob Marley's mother dead at 81 [MH]Cedella Marley Booker [MySpace] [Wiki]...

Butta | 04/10/2008 at 2:20 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Sean Levert (1969-2008)

[Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images] Son of O'Jays Lead Singer Reportedly Found Dead [CST]...

nOvaMatic | 03/31/2008 at 12:08 PM | Comments (9) | Permalink

Israel 'Cachao' Lopez (1918-2008)

Cuban Legend Israel Lopez 'Cachao' Dies [BB]Israel 'Cachao' Lopez [MySpace] [AMG] [Wiki]...

Butta | 03/25/2008 at 11:00 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Jason Rae (1976-2008)

Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Jason Found Dead; Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Selling Him Drugs [MTV] Haggis Horns [MySpace]...

Butta | 03/24/2008 at 3:26 PM | Permalink

Mikey Dread (1954-2008)

Break Down the Walls: So Long Mikey Dread [AMB] Mikey Dread [Official] [AMG] [Wiki]...

Butta | 03/21/2008 at 2:15 PM | Permalink

Remembering The Notorious B.I.G.

Sunday, March 9, 2008 marked the 11th anniversary of the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. Today your SoulBounce Editors look back and remember the man who changed the hip-hop game forever....

Soul Bounce | 03/10/2008 at 3:00 PM | Comments (4) | Permalink

Joe Gibbs (1943-2008)

Producer Joe Gibbs Dead At 65 [JG]Uptown Ranking: Remembering Joe Gibbs [AMB]Joe Gibbs [AMG] [Wiki]...

Butta | 02/29/2008 at 10:30 AM | Permalink

Buddy Miles (1947-2008)

R.I.P. Buddy Miles, Drummer and Hendrix Collaborator [PFM]Buddy Miles [Official]...

nOvaMatic | 02/28/2008 at 10:29 AM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Stephen 'Static/Major' Garrett (1976-2008)

Producer Static Major Passes; David Banner Comments [AHH]Stephen "Static/Major" Garrett (1976-2008) [CL]Stephen "Static/Major" Garrett [MySpace]Playa: "I-65"...

Butta | 02/27/2008 at 10:30 AM | Comments (30) | Permalink

Happy Born Day J Dilla!

Today would have been James Dewitt Yancey's, aka J Dilla's, 34th birthday. In other news, the world was also celebrating the birthday of one of the greatest contributors to music in the last 40 years yesterday: Bob Marley. Gone but...

ill Mami | 02/07/2008 at 4:10 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Ike Turner (1931-2007)

Ike Turner Has Died [TMZ]Ike Turner [Official] [AMG] [Wiki]...

nOvaMatic | 12/12/2007 at 4:44 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Mel Cheren (1933-2007)

Goodbye Mel Cheren [AMB] Mel Cheren [Official] [AMG]...

Butta | 12/11/2007 at 11:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Carlos "Patato" Valdes (1926-2007)

Conga Legend Valdes Dies At 81 [Billboard]Carlos 'Patato" Valdes [AMG] [Wiki]...

Butta | 12/06/2007 at 10:30 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink

Pimp C (1973-2007)

Rapper Pimp C Found Dead in Hollywood Hotel Room [TMZ] Pimp C [AMG] [Wiki]...

nOvaMatic | 12/04/2007 at 2:49 PM | Comments (3) | Permalink

Dr. Donda West (1949-2007)

It is with a heavy heart that I report that Dr. Donda West, Kanye West's mother, has passed away. Details of her passing have not yet been released, but word is that she died suddenly in Los Angeles on Saturday...

Butta | 11/11/2007 at 6:25 PM | Comments (5) | Permalink