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Died on this day ... - Music Head - 11-05-2015
Bob Marley - Jamaican native died on this day in 1981 at the age of 36, of cancer
R&RHOF in 1994
HWOF in 2001
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001
#5 UK in 1977 with this
[video=youtube;vdB-8eLEW8g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g[/video]
Died on this day ... - Ruby - 12-05-2015
Perry Como died on this day in 2001 â he was 88. This was the first single ever to receive gold record certification and it won him a Grammy for Best Vocal Performance, Male in 1959 (written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss). It was also Comoâs last #1 hit single. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Como_discography
[video=youtube;5t_PDU5RmBw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t_PDU5RmBw[/video]
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 12-05-2015
^^
my all time favorite crooner
It's Impossible should have made #1
Died on this day ... - jazzboCR - 13-05-2015
Music Head Wrote:^^Really can't argue with another's personal choices--too many ingredients in the mix--but to pick a barber over a gourmet chef?? Johnny Mathis, natch. We need to talk. BTW, here's some of the others we could have picked--Charles Aznavour gets a lot of votes.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crooners
my all time favorite crooner
It's Impossible should have made #1
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 13-05-2015
Chet Baker - Oklahoma native died on this day in 1988 at the age of 58, of falling out the window
[video=youtube;8SGAcP7Zh6U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SGAcP7Zh6U[/video]
Died on this day ... - ToniSteele - 13-05-2015
It's Bradley Nowell who was the lead singer/guitarist of Sublime.
One of my favorite singers.
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 13-05-2015
^^
he didn't die on this date
Died on this day ... - Ruby - 13-05-2015
Donald âDuckâ Dunn died on this day in 2012 at the age of 70. He was a bass guitarist who played on literally thousands of recordings by many and varied artists of impressive standing. Initially with Booker T & the MGâs, he went on to do session work with Stax Records and is credited on a ridiculously large number of albums - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_%22Duck%22_Dunn_discography
Iâm picking one of my favourites from that extensive list â
[video=youtube;IrJsIgRjy6A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrJsIgRjy6A[/video]
Died on this day ... - jazzboCR - 13-05-2015
Music Head Wrote:Chet Baker - Oklahoma native died on this day in 1988 at the age of 58, of falling out the window
He didn't fall, he was thrown out for trying to stiff some drug dealers in Amsterdam. Technically, that's called "defenestration" and was a popular way to deal with rivals and inconvenient family members in the Middle Ages.
Died on this day ... - Music Head - 14-05-2015
Frank Sinatra - New Jersey native died on this day in 1998 at the age of 82, of a heart attack
the legend
[video=youtube;EX1gM7bXfVU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX1gM7bXfVU[/video]