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British DJ/Producer Andrew Weatherall Dead at 56

February 18, 2020

Photo Credit: Rotters Golf Club UK DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall has passed away at age 56. Weatherall died in a hospital on Monday morning, confirmed by his spokesperson. His cause of death is pulmonary... Read More...

Was James Brown Murdered? Atlanta District Attorney’s Office Examining New Evidence

Marsha Silva

February 13, 2020

James Brown, 1977 (photo: Public Domain) An Atlanta prosecutor is considering launching an investigation into James Brown’s death after receiving new evidence. An Atlanta-based federal prosecutor i... Read More...

A$AP Mob DJ, Producer, and Manager J. Scott Has Died

Paul Resnikoff

February 3, 2020

A$AP Mob DJ and producer J. Scott, commonly known as A$AP Snacks, has passed away. The music professional’s fans and fellow A$AP Mob members took to social media late last night to offer their condolences, t... Read More...

Reed Mullin (l) with Brian Shields (c) and Jimmy Coup (r), 2009 (photo: Brian Shields CC 2.0)

Corrosion of Conformity Drummer Reed Mullin Dead at 53 — Cause of Death Remains Unknown

Marsha Silva

January 28, 2020

Reed Mullin (l) with Brian Shields (c) and Jimmy Coup (r), 2009 (photo: Brian Shields CC 2.0) Corrosion of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin has passed away at the age of 53. Corrosion of Conformity took to so... Read More...

Kobe Bryant’s Shocking Death Creates a Logistical Nightmare for the Grammys — Thousands of Fans Mourn at Staples Center

Paul Resnikoff

January 26, 2020

Thousands of fans mourn the death of Kobe Bryant outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, just as the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards get started. The shocking and unexpected death of Kobe Bryant Sunday morning creat... Read More...

Juice WRLD Died From a Massive Oxycodone and Codeine Overdose, Autopsy Reveals

Paul Resnikoff

January 22, 2020

Better Days: Juice WLRD after inking a major deal with BMG in 2019. Juice WRLD, aka Jarad Higgins, died from a massive overdose of oxycodone and codeine, according to an autopsy report from the Cook County Me... Read More...

Barry Tuckwell, the Michael Jordan of French Horn, Dies at 88

Ashley King

January 19, 2020

Photo Credit: Terry Lane / CC by 4.0 Australia has lost one of its most celebrated musicians. Barry Tuckwell has passed away – he was one of the greatest French horn players of the last 70 years. Mr. Tuckwel... Read More...

Legendary Rush Drummer Neil Peart Passes Away

Colin Cohen

January 10, 2020

Photo of Neil Peart (Public Domain) Rush has announced that its longtime drummer Neil Peart has died of brain cancer at the age of 67. The band says that Peart passed away on January 7 in Santa Monica, Calif... Read More...

‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Singer and Jazz Musician Jack Sheldon Dies at 88

Colin Cohen

January 1, 2020

Photo of Jack Sheldon by Brian McMillen (CC BY-SA 4.0) Jazz musician Jack Sheldon, who worked with some of music's greatest names and who also gained fame as a singer on a number of Schoolhouse Rock! songs, h... Read More...

Controversial Radio Jock Don Imus Dies at 79

Ashley King

December 30, 2019

Photo Credit: CBS Morning Show YouTube Controversial radio host Don Imus passed away Friday at his home in College Station, Texas. The host was hospitalized on Christmas Eve for complications with emphysema. ... Read More...

Tim Boyle, Prolific Hollywood Recording Engineer, Dies at 71

Colin Cohen

December 30, 2019

Photo of Tim Boyle Tim Boyle, who was a famed sound engineer and scoring mixer that worked with the likes of Eric Clapton and Quincy Jones, has died of the age of 71 in Sherman Oaks from liver cancer. In add... Read More...

‘Friends’ Theme Song Writer Allee Willis Dies at 72

Colin Cohen

December 25, 2019

Photo of Allee Willis Grammy-Award songwriter Allee Willis, who wrote hit songs as well as the theme song to Friends, has died at the age of 72 of cardiac arrest. While Willis co-wrote several classic Earth,... Read More...

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British DJ/Producer Andrew Weatherall Dead at 56

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Corrosion of Conformity Drummer Reed Mullin Dead at 53 — Cause of Death Remains Unknown

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Juice WRLD Died From a Massive Oxycodone and Codeine Overdose, Autopsy Reveals

Barry Tuckwell, the Michael Jordan of French Horn, Dies at 88

Legendary Rush Drummer Neil Peart Passes Away

‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Singer and Jazz Musician Jack Sheldon Dies at 88

Controversial Radio Jock Don Imus Dies at 79

Tim Boyle, Prolific Hollywood Recording Engineer, Dies at 71

‘Friends’ Theme Song Writer Allee Willis Dies at 72