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  • R&B singer Etta James, whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad
  • Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show
  • Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, died Feb. 11. She was 48.
  • In this June 4, 1967, file photo, The Monkees, Mike Nesmith (from left), Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz, pose with their Emmy award at the 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in California. Jones, who sang lead vocals on songs such as
  • This undated photo provided by Prime Time Entertainment Inc. shows rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose. Montrose, who formed the band that bore his name and performed with some of rock's heavy-hitters, passed away at his home in Millbrae, Calif., on March 3, his booking agent said. He was 64.
  • In this April 5, 1965, file photo, actress Debbie Reynolds poses with Academy Award winners for best music Richard M. Sherman (right) and Robert Sherman in Santa Monica, Calif. Songwriter Robert Sherman, who wrote the tongue-twisting
  • Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs passed away March 28 at a Nashville hospital. He was 88.
  • In this Feb. 3, 1959, file photo, Dick Clark selects a record in his station library in Philadelphia. Clark, the television host who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on
  • Musician Levon Helm, who was in the final stages of his battle with cancer, died April 19 in New York. He was 71. He was a key member of The Band and lent his distinctive Southern voice to classics like
  • In this Feb. 22, 1983, file photo, Men at Work members Greg Ham (left), Ron Strykert, Colin Hay, Jerry Speiser and John Rees pose with their Grammy for best new artist at the awards show in Los Angeles. Ham, a musician with the iconic Australian band, died April 19. He was 58.
  • In this Sept. 7, 1994, file photo, Beastie Boys members Adam Yauch (left), known as MCA; Adam Horovitz, known as Adrock (foreground right); and Michael Diamond, known as Mike D, rehearse at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Yauch, the rapper who co-founded the seminal hip-hop group, died May 4. He was 47.
  • Chuck Brown, who styled a unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the
  • Soul rockers Booker T and the MGs members Al Jackson Jr. (left), Booker T. Jones, Donald
  • Donna Summer, the
  • In this July 31, 1978, file photo, Robin (left), Barry and Maurice Gibb, members of British pop group the Bee Gees, pose for photographers in Los Angeles. Robin Gibb died May 20. He was 62.
  • This 1976 file photo shows Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Kitty Wells during the Country Music Association (CMA) awards in Nashville. Wells, the first female superstar of country music, died July 16 at the age of 92. Her recording of
  • Bill Doss, founding member of Athens band the Olivia Tremor Control, died July 30, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. He was 44.
  • This file image originally provided by Columbia Artists Management Inc. LLC shows Marvin Hamlisch. Hamlisch, a conductor and award-winning composer best known for the torch song
  • In this Oct. 6, 1967, file photo, Scott McKenzie (center) poses with The Mamas and the Papas in London. McKenzie, a singer and songwriter best known for
  • In this Aug. 5, 1966, photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, Andy Williams performs at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Williams, whose hit recording
  • In this Aug. 8, 2010, file photo, composer Dave Brubeck plays at his last appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I. Brubeck died in Connecticut on Dec. 5. He would have turned 92 on Dec. 6.
 

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