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BRIAN JAMES (70)
lead guitarist for UK punk band The Damned
article: Brian James, founding guitarist of punk's The Damned, dead at 70
as a tribute, i know its a cover but still...
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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i hate to break this to you MH with you being a huge K-Pop fan but....
WHEE SUNG
has died aged 43
cause: cardiac arrest
article: Tributes pour in for K-pop singer Wheesung following death aged 43
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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COCOA TEA
aged: 65
cause: cancer
article: Reggae icon Cocoa Tea dead at 65 following cardiac arrest amid health battle | Daily Mail Online
Wiki: Cocoa Tea - Wikipedia
Jamaican reggae singer.
vaguely remember him from the mid to late 1980s having a couple of decent sized hits in the UK
he was quite prolific also releasing 30 albums between 1984-2014
i dont own anything by him but he has a couple of tracks on Various Artists compilations i own
as a tribute, the one i remember most:
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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R.I.P. Val Kilmer. His performance as Jim Morrison is quite possibly the most uncannily like portrayal of a muso ever. He actually sang on more than half the tracks too. Gone too soon at 65 - pneumonia by all accounts. What a thing. 
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^^
the only Val Kilmer movie i can ever recall seeing was "tombstone" where he played Doc Holiday, or was that a mini-series?, i dont remember?!
my sister was a big fan and when i spoke to her last night she mentioned his performance of Jim Morrison, so maybe i should finally get round to watching it?
RIP VK
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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JOHNNY TILLOTSON
aged: 86
cause: parkinsons disease
article: Poetry in Motion singer Johnny Tillotson dies aged 86
Wiki: Johnny Tillotson - Wikipedia
country/pop artist
had his greatest success in the early 1960s
RIP Johnny
one of my dad's favourite singles of all time as a tribute
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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CLEM BURKE
aged: 70
cause: cancer
drummer for new wave/post punk band BLONDIE
article: Clem Burke, legendary drummer for Blondie and the Ramones, dies at 70
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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SLY STONE
aged: 82
cause: COPD complications
article: Funk legend Sly Stone dies aged 82
i dont really know a great deal of their music other than a dozen or so singles so here's my favourite of those as a tribute:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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BRIAN WILSON
aged: 82
cause: dementia related illness
article: Brian Wilson dead: Beach Boys founder was 82
no description needed here for Mr Wilson
a rock legend, period
i wasnt a fan of Beach Boys but i consider my tribute to be one of the greatest songs ever, a masterpiece if you will:
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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