2020 In Memoria

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R.I.P. country star Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels, the songwriter behind hits like "The Devil Went Down To Georgia," has died at the age of 83.
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Charlie Daniels, the Southern singer and songwriter behind hits like “The Devil Went Down To Georgia,” has died. As Variety reports, the musician died of a hemorrhagic stroke in Hermitage, TN. He was 83.




Born in 1936, Daniels was renowned for his fusion of Southern rock, country, and bluegrass, as well as his mastery of the fiddle, which he flexed on albums by the Marshall Tucker Band and Hank Williams, Jr. He released his self-titled solo debut in 1971, and went on to release more than 30 studio albums throughout his long career, which saw him score subsequent hits with songs like “Uneasy Rider,” “In America,” and “Drinkin’ My Baby Goodbye.” In that time, he’s become a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, and won a Grammy in 1979 for “The Devil Went Down To Georgia,” a thrilling and fiery slice of mythic revisionism that, as we pointed out a few years back, carries some queasy undercurrents.


 
Annie Ross, Jazz Vocalist of ‘Twisted’ Renown, Dies at 89
She rose to fame with the vocal group Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and, after personal struggles, found success as both an actress and a cabaret mainstay.


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Annie Ross, Jazz Vocalist of ‘Twisted’ Renown, Dies at 89 (Published 2020)

She rose to fame with the vocal group Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and, after personal struggles, found success as both an actress and a cabaret mainstay.
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Singer Denise Johnson, whose rich voice provided backing depth to the likes of Primal Scream and New Order, has died.
The Manchester native, who came to prominence on Primal Scream's 1991 landmark Screamadelica album, also featured on the records of many of her home city's "Madchester" bands.

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Primal Scream singer Denise Johnson dies

Johnson lent her vast vocal talents to the band's landmark album Screamadelica.
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Jamaican reggae legend Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert has died aged 77, his band Toots and The Maytals said in a statement early Saturday.

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'Toots' Hibbert, Jamaican reggae legend, dies aged 77 | CNN

Jamaican reggae legend Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert has died aged 77, his band Toots and The Maytals said in a statement early Saturday. Hibbert is survived by his wife of 39 years and seven of his eight children.
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