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Legendary rock musician dies at 77 after short cancer battle

Legendary rock musician dies at 77 after short cancer battle

Bobby Whitlock, a rock music legend best known as a co-founding member of Derek and the Dominos, has died. He was 77. Whitlock died Sunday morning Aug. 10 at 1:20 a.m. after a short battle with cancer, his manager, Carol Kaye, told Variety. Whitlock’s wife, Coco Carmel Whitlock, wrote in a statement to CBS News, “How do you express in …

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Revered Musician Asked to Front Led Zeppelin

Revered Musician Asked to Front Led Zeppelin

Terry Reid, the artists’ artist who was revered by the likes of Aretha Franklin and Mick Jagger, and nearly became the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, has died, The Guardian reports. He was 75. A rep for the British musician confirmed his death. An exact cause of death was not given, though Reid had been battling cancer and other health …

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Chuck Mangione, Jazz Musician Known for ‘Feels So Good,’ Dies at 84 – The New York Times

Chuck Mangione, Jazz Musician Known for ‘Feels So Good,’ Dies at 84  The New York Times Chuck Mangione, Smooth Jazz Standard-Bearer Who Wrote “Feels So Good,” Dies at 84  Pitchfork Rochester music legend Chuck Mangione has died at age 84  WHEC.com Chuck Mangione, ‘Feels So Good’ musician and bandleader, dead at 84  ABC News Jazz legend Chuck Mangione dies: Famed trumpeter and composer was …

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Chuck Mangione, jazz musician who crossed over with ’70s pop hit ‘Feels So Good,’ dies at 84

Chuck Mangione, jazz musician who crossed over with ’70s pop hit ‘Feels So Good,’ dies at 84

Chuck Mangione, the jazz musician whose “Feels So Good” cracked the top 10 pop chart in the 1970s, died Tuesday, officials said. He was 84. Mangione died “peacefully” in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York, according to his obituary. The mayor of Rochester confirmed his death in a statement praising “the gifted jazz musician and composer.” Mangione’s …

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Chuck Mangione death: Grammy wining musician behind ‘Feels So Good’ dies at 84

Chuck Mangione death: Grammy wining musician behind ‘Feels So Good’ dies at 84

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Questions swirl around slaying of ‘American Idol’ executive, rock musician husband at Encino home

Questions swirl around slaying of ‘American Idol’ executive, rock musician husband at Encino home

“American Idol” music supervisor Robin Kaye and her rock musician husband, Tom DeLuca, were returning to their $4.5-million Encino home Thursday afternoon and discovered a burglary in progress. Though the house was well fortified, police said, the suspect managed to get in through an unlocked door. He allegedly confronted the couple when they entered. It was not until Monday that …

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