Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman)
(December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020)
Musician Little Richard is known for his groundbreaking stage
persona and early rock n’ roll hits "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall
Sally."
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05
Dec
THE ‘’ARCHITECT OF ROCK AND ROLL BORN
03
Dec
LEGENDARY GUITARIST HAS DIED AT 84
Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers band member and Booker T. &
the MG’s guitarist, has died.
Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO of the Soulsville
Foundation, told the Associated Press that Cropper’s family
notified her of his death. Cropper died Wednesday in Nashville, according to Worley.
Worley’s foundation operates at the Stax Museum of American
Soul Music in Memphis, where Cropper’s former employer,
Stax Records, used to be.
A cause of death for Cropper has not been shared. Eddie Gore,
a longtime friend of Cropper, told the outlet that he visited the
musician at a rehabilitation center on Tuesday.
Gore said that he suffered a recent fall and was working with
Cropper on producing new music.
Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper in 1968.
02
Dec
THE ‘’PRINCESS OF POP’’ IS 44 YEARS YOUNG
The 1999 debut studio album.
Icon Britney Spears has had a significant cultural impact in the
21st century and is credited for helping revive the teen pop
genre.
She is known for her stage performances and for exploring
musical genres including pop, contemporary R&B, electropop,
and adult contemporary.
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10
Oct
BAND CO-FOUNDER HAS DIED AT AGE 82
(FOX NEWS) – John Lodge, the legendary bassist and vocalist
of The Moody Blues, has passed.
In a statement shared with Fox News Digital on Friday, Lodge’s
family said that he died "suddenly and unexpectedly."
The family added that Lodge "peacefully slipped away surrounded
by his loved ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and
Buddy Holly."
Birmingham-born Lodge joined The Moody Blues in 1966, two
years after its formation, along with fellow singer Justin
Hayward, following the departure of Denny Laine and Clint
Warwick. He remained with the band until they stopped
performing live in 2018.
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