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Robin Gibb (1949-2012)
Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62 [USAT] Robin Gibb [Official][Facebook][Wiki]...
Belita Woods (1948-2012)
Former Brainstorm singer Belita Woods dies at 63 [ML] Belita Woods [Wiki]...
Chuck Brown (1936-2012)
Chuck Brown dies: 'Godfather of Go-Go' passes away at 75 [WJLA] Chuck Brown [Official][Wiki]...
Adam 'MCA' Yauch (1964-2012)
Beastie Boys Co-Founder Adam Yauch Dead at 47 [RS] Adam "MCA" Yauch [Wiki]...
Carlos De Jesus (1953-2012)
Carlos De Jesus, Legendary Disco, Dance Radio DJ, Dies [BB] Carlos De Jesus [Official][Facebook][Twitter]...
Whitney Houston (1963-2012)
Whitney Houston, Superstar of Records, Films, Dies [ABC] Whitney Houston [Official][Facebook][Wiki]...
Alori Joh (1986-2012)
Kendrick Lamar/TDE Affiliated Vocalist Alori Joh Dead At 25 [HHDX] Alori Joh [Facebook][Twitter]...
Don Cornelius (1936-2012)
'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius dead at 75 [NYDN] Don Cornelius [Wiki]...
Clare Fischer (1928-2012)
Legendary Composer Clare Fischer Passes Away At 83 [DRFB] Clare Fischer [Official][Facebook][Wiki]...
Etta James (1938-2012)
Etta James, Powerful Voice Behind 'At Last,' Dies at 73 [NYT] Etta James [Wiki]...
Johnny Otis (1921-2012)
Johnny Otis of 'Willie and the Hand Jive' dies [USAT] Johnny Otis [Official][Wiki]...
Jimmy Castor (1947-2012)
Funk Legend Jimmy Castor Dead At Age 64 [HHDX] Jimmy Castor [Official][Wiki]...
Ruth Fernández (1919-2012)
Puerto Rican Singer Ruth Fernández Dies at 92 [Billboard] Ruth Fernandez [Wiki]...
Ralph MacDonald (1944-2011)
Ralph MacDonald dies at 67; Grammy-winning artist wrote 'Where Is the Love' and 'Just the Two of Us' [NYDN] Ralph MacDonald [Official]...
Cesária Évora (1941-2011)
Cesária Évora, Grammy-Winning Singer, Dead at 70 [Billboard] Cesária Évora [Official][Wiki]...
Leonard Dillon (1942-2011)
Leonard Dillon, Pioneering Reggae Singer, Dies at 68 [NYT] Leonard Dillon [Official][Facebook]...
Sylvia Robinson (1936-2011)
Sylvia Robinson, Mother of Hip-Hop, dead [S2S] Sylvia Robinson [Wiki][AllMusic]...
Vesta Williams (1957-2011)
R&B Singer Vesta Williams Found Dead [The Root] Vesta Williams [Official][Facebook][Wiki]...
Nick Ashford (1942-2011)
Motown songwriter Nick Ashford dies [USAT] Ashford & Simpson [Facebook][Wiki][All Music]...
Amy Winehouse (1983-2011)
Amy Winehouse dies; drug-haunted British pop diva was 27 [WAPO] Amy Winehouse [Official][Facebook][Wiki]...
Alphonso 'Fonce' Mizell (1943-2011)
Alphonso 'Fonce' Mizell of the Mizell Brothers Dead at 68 [Billboard] Mizell Brothers [Wiki][All Music]...
Clarence Clemons (1942-2011)
Clarence Clemons, 'Big Man' of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Dead at 69 [BB] Clarence Clemons [Official][Wiki]...
Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)
Gil Scott-Heron, Poet And Musician, Has Died [NPR] Gil Scott-Heron [Official][MySpace][Wiki]...
Phoebe Snow (1952-2011)
Singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, 58, has died [EW] Phoebe Snow [Wiki][AllMusic]...
R.I.P. Gerard Smith Of TV On The Radio
TV On The Radio's Gerard Smith Dead At 34 [MTV] TV On The Radio [Official][Facebook]...
R.I.P. Corey 'DJ Megatron' McGriff
DJ Megatron shot and killed in Staten Island; BET host pronounced dead early Sunday [NYDN] DJ Megatron [MySpace]...
Loleatta Holloway (1946-2011)
RIP Loleatta Holloway [LS] Loleatta Holloway [Wiki][MySpace][AllMusic]...
Smiley Culture (1963-2011)
Musician Smiley Culture dies during police raid on Surrey home [GRDN] Smiley Culture [Wiki]...
Nate Dogg (1969-2011)
Long Beach-born rapper Nathaniel Hale -- Nate Dogg -- dies at 41 [PT] Nate Dogg [Wiki][AllMusic]...
John Barry (1933-2011)
John Barry Dies at 77; Composed for Bond Films [NYT] John Barry [WIKI][IMDB]...
Gladys Horton (1945-2011)
Gladys Horton, Marvelettes Lead Singer, Is Dead [NYT] The Marvelettes [Wiki] [Gladys Horton pictured on right.]...
Dr. Billy Taylor (1921-2010)
Billy Taylor, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 89 [NYT] Dr. Billy Taylor [Official][Wiki]...
R.I.P. Steve Marston Of D-Influence
RIP Steve Marston [GS] Steve Marston [Official][Facebook][MySpace]...
Bernie Wilson (1946-2010)
Bernie Wilson, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes baritone, dies at 64 in New Jersey [NYDN]...
Teena Marie (1956-2010)
'Lovergirl' Singer Teena Marie Dies: Report [HuffPo] Teena Marie [Official][Facebook][Wiki]...
James Moody (1925-2010)
Jazz Saxophonist James Moody Dies [JazzTimes] James Moody [Official][Facebook][Wiki]...
Gregory Isaacs (1951-2010)
Night Nurse singer Gregory Isaacs dies aged 59 [BBC] Gregory Isaacs [Wiki][MySpace]...
Dick Griffey (1943-2010)
Entrepreneur, Humanitarian and Black Music Legend Dick Griffey Dies [EUR]...
Robert Wilson (1957-2010)
Robert Wilson of the Gap Band, 'Godfather of bass guitar,' dead at 53 [Tulsa World] Robert Wilson [MySpace]...
Phelps 'Catfish' Collins (1943-2010)
James Brown and Funkadelic guitarist Phelps "Catfish" Collins dies at 66 [EW] Phelps "Catfish" Collins [Wiki]...
Al Goodman (1943-2010)
Al Goodman, R&B Singer, Dies at 67 [NYT] Al Goodman [Facebook] Ray, Goodman & Brown [Wiki]...
Bishop Walter Hawkins (1949-2010)
Award-Winning Gospel Singer Walter Hawkins Dies [NPR] Walter Hawkins [Wiki]...
Sugar Minott (1956-2010)
Reggae singer Sugar Minott dies at 54 [AP] Sugar Minott [Official][Wiki]...
Harvey Fuqua (1929-2010)
Doo-Wop Star, Motown Executive Harvey Fuqua Dies [ABC] Harvey Fuqua [Wiki]...
Remembering, Missing Phyllis Hyman
Statuesque and magnificent, Phyllis Hyman visually represented the ideal of a modern-day goddess. Over six feet tall in heels and donning headgear reminiscent of the crowns worn by Egyptian royalty, Phyllis was a sight to behold. When she opened her...
Garry 'Diaperman' Shider (1953-2010)
Garry Shider of P-Funk fame dies at 56 [NJ] Garry Shider [Wiki][MySpace]...
Anthony 'Little Benny' Harley (1963-2010)
Anthony "Little Benny" dies at 46; a founding father of D.C. go-go music [WAPO] Little Benny [TMOTTGG]...
Ali 'Ollie' Woodson (1951-2010)
Former lead Temptations singer Ali Woodson dies [DN]Ali "Ollie" Woodson [Wiki][Official][Facebook][MySpace]...
Hank Jones (1918-2010)
Hank Jones, Versatile Jazz Pianist, Dies at 91 [NYT]Hank Jones [Wiki][NPR]...
Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010)
Malcolm McLaren, Impresario and Rock Music Manager, Is Dead [NYT]Malcolm McLaren [Wiki][Official]...
Ron Banks (1951-2010)
Dramatics co-founder Ron Banks dies of heart attack [DN]The Dramatics [WIKI][AMG]...
Mallia 'Queen Of Funk' Franklin (1952-2010)
Mallia Franklin, Queen Of Funk, Passed Away [Soul Patrol] Mallia Franklin [Official][Facebook][Wiki]...
Teddy Pendergrass: Soul Survivor
I have two memories of Teddy Pendergrass from my childhood. One is of him onstage, commandeering the stage and audience--including my five-year-old attention--as we all seemingly sat enraptured by his voice wrapped in a chocolate casing draped in all white....
Teddy Pendergrass (1950-2010)
Teddy Pendergrass [Wiki][Official]Velvet Voiced Teddy Pendergass Dead At 59 [E!]...
Willie Mitchell (1928-2010)
Producer and Musician Willie Mitchell Dead at 81 [ABC]Willie Mitchell [Wiki][Official]...
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]...
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:...
Patrick Swayze (1952-2009)
"Dirty Dancing" Star Patrick Swayze Dies At 57 [Yahoo!]Patrick Swayze [Wiki]...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
Michael Jackson Dies At 50 [Billboard]Michael Jackson [Official][Wiki]...
Koko Taylor (1928-2009)
Chicago blues legend Koko Taylor dies at 80 [CT]Koko Taylor [Official][Wiki]...
Altovise Davis (1943-2009)
Altovise Davis dies at 65; widow of Sammy Davis Jr. [LAT]Altovise Davis [Wiki]...
Estelle Bennett (1941-2009)
Estelle Bennett dies at 67; one of the Ronettes [LAT]Estelle Bennett [Wiki][Photo: Peter Kramer]...
David 'Fathead' Newman (1933-2009)
David "Fathead" Newman [Official][Wiki] Jazz musician David 'Fathead' Newman dies in NY [ND]...
Freddie Hubbard (1938-2008)
Freddie Hubbard: Jazz Great Dies After Heart Attack [BV] Freddie Hubbard [Wiki]...
Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)
Eartha Kitt, Sultry 'Santa Baby' Singer, Dies [ABC]Eartha Kitt [Official][Wiki]...
Odetta (1930-2008)
Odetta Holmes dies at 77; folk singer championed black history, civil rights [LAT] Odetta [Wiki][AMG]...
Miriam Makeba (1932-2008)
South African Musical Legend Miriam Makeba Dies [AP]Miriam Makeba [Wiki]...
Byron Lee (1935-2008)
The legend passes on - Soca community mourns Byron Lee's death [JG]Byron Lee [Official][Wiki]...
Rudy Ray Moore (1937-2008)
Dolemite is Dead: We remember legendary funnyman Rudy Ray Moore [EUR]Rudy Ray Moore [Official][Wiki]...
Dee Dee Warwick (1945-2008)
Soul Singer Dee Dee Warwick dies in New Jersey at age 63 [AP] Dee Dee Warwick [Wiki]...
Nappy Brown (1929-2008)
Nappy Brown, Charlotte-born blues singer, dies at 78 [TCP]Nappy Brown [MySpace][AMG][Wiki]...
Earl Palmer (1924-2008)
Earl Palmer, legendary rock 'n' roll drummer, dies at 83 [LAT]Earl Palmer [Telegraph][AMG][Wiki]...
Norman Whitfield (1943-2008)
Temptations and Motown producer Norman Whitfield dies [NME]Norman Whitfield [AMG]...
Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore (1938-2008)
Ska pioneer Johnny Moore dies at 70 [TPA]Johnny "Dizzy" Moore [Wiki]...
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]...
Jerry Wexler (1917-2008)
Jerry Wexler, Produced Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Dies at 91 [Bloomberg]Jerry Wexler [Wiki]...
Hiram Bullock (1955-2008)
Guitarist Hiram Bullock Dies at 52 [JT]Hiram Bullock [MySpace][Official][Wiki]...
Bo Diddley (1928-2008)
Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79 [AP]The Story of Bo Diddley [AMB]Bo Diddley [AMG][Wiki]...
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]...
Camu Tao (1977-2008)
Definitive Jux Artist Camu Tao Dies From Lung Cancer [HHNL]Camu Tao [MySpace][Wiki]...
Orish Grinstead (1980-2008)
Founding Member of 702 Passes Away [BET]Orish Grinstead, Founding 702 Member, Dies of Kidney Failure [TWN]...
Al Wilson (1939 - 2008)
"Show and Tell" singer Al Wilson dies at 68 [ST]Obit and Tribute [LT] / Biography [AMG]...
Cedella Marley Booker (1926-2008)
Bob Marley's mother dead at 81 [MH]Cedella Marley Booker [MySpace] [Wiki]...
Sean Levert (1969-2008)
[Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images] Son of O'Jays Lead Singer Reportedly Found Dead [CST]...
Israel 'Cachao' Lopez (1918-2008)
Cuban Legend Israel Lopez 'Cachao' Dies [BB]Israel 'Cachao' Lopez [MySpace] [AMG] [Wiki]...
Jason Rae (1976-2008)
Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Jason Found Dead; Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Selling Him Drugs [MTV] Haggis Horns [MySpace]...
Mikey Dread (1954-2008)
Break Down the Walls: So Long Mikey Dread [AMB] Mikey Dread [Official] [AMG] [Wiki]...
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....
Joe Gibbs (1943-2008)
Producer Joe Gibbs Dead At 65 [JG]Uptown Ranking: Remembering Joe Gibbs [AMB]Joe Gibbs [AMG] [Wiki]...
Buddy Miles (1947-2008)
R.I.P. Buddy Miles, Drummer and Hendrix Collaborator [PFM]Buddy Miles [Official]...
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"...
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...
Carlos "Patato" Valdes (1926-2007)
Conga Legend Valdes Dies At 81 [Billboard]Carlos 'Patato" Valdes [AMG] [Wiki]...
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...
Yolanda "LaLa" Brown (1986-2007)
Well-known Milwaukee Musician; Producer Found Dead [TMJ4]Yolanda "LaLa" Brown [MySpace] [Wiki]...
Lucky Dube (1964-2007)
South African Star Lucky Dube Murdered [Billboard]Lucky Dube [Official] [MySpace] [AMG] [Wiki]...
Gordon "Specs" Powell (1922 - 2007)
Gordon 'Specs' Powell, 85; Pioneering Percussionist [WaPo]Biography [AMG][Photo: Martin Cohen/Congahead]...
Generoso Jimenez (1917-2007)
Cuban Trombonist Jimenez Dies At 90 [Billboard]Generoso Jimenez [AMG]...
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