Jean Knight, “Mr. Big Stuff” Singer, Dies at 80
Jean Knight, the New Orleans soul singer who topped the R&B chart in 1971 with her Stax Records single “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died. Knight’s family confirmed the news in a statement. She was 80….
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Killing Joke Guitarist Geordie Walker Dies at 64
Geordie Walker, a founding member and guitarist of the post-punk band and goth rock pioneers Killing Joke, has died. Aside from Jaz Coleman, Walker was the only other sole constant member of Killing Joke until…
Catherine Christer Hennix, Swedish Experimental Musician, Dies at 75
Catherine Christer Hennix, a Swedish polymath and pioneer of drone music, has died. She was 75 years old. The experimental music non-profit Blank Forms, a frequent distributor of Hennix’ music, announced her death on Friday…
Mars Williams, Saxophonist in the Psychedelic Furs and the Waitresses, Dies at 68
Mars Williams, the lifelong jazz saxophonist who played in the Psychedelic Furs and the Waitresses, has died, reports The Chicago Tribune. He died today from ampullary cancer after being diagnosed last year. “We’re heartbroken,” the…
Taylor Swift Fan Dies at Rio de Janeiro Concert During Heat Wave
Ana Clara Benevides, a 23-year-old fan and psychology student, died before Taylor Swift’s Rio de Janeiro concert at Estádio Nilton Santos last night (November 17) during a record-breaking heat wave, reports Folha de S.Paulo. According…
George “Funky” Brown, Kool & the Gang Drummer and Co-Founder, Dies at 74
George “Funky” Brown, the drummer, keyboardist, and co-founder of R&B greats Kool & the Gang, died yesterday (November 16), his family said in a statement. He died at Long Beach Memorial Hospital of an undisclosed…