Robbie Shakespeare has died, aged 68
Tributes have poured in for reggae bassist Robbie Shakespeare, one half of duo Sly and Robbie, who has died aged 68.
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Bronski Beat Founder Steve Bronski Dead At 61: Was His Cause Of Death Suicide?
Steve Bronski famously played the keyboard for Bronski Beat, creating hit songs including "Why" and "Smalltown Boy."
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Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire, dies aged 80
The American author was best known for her 1976 gothic novel Interview with the Vampire.
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Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard, Longtime Bassist for The Roots, Dies at 62
Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, the longtime bassist for The Roots, has died at the age of 62 after a battle with blood cancer
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UTFO frontman Kangol Kid has died aged 55
Kangol Kid – frontman and co-founder of hip hop outfit UTFO – has died aged 55, after a ten-month battle with colon cancer.
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Presidency announces Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 90, has died
The presidency has announced that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has died.
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Janice Long: BBC radio presenter and former Top of the Pops host dies aged 66
Musicians have paid tribute to a "great friend" who supported their careers, after her death on Christmas Day.
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Pioneering black movie star Sidney Poitier, 94, dies | Life
Sidney Poitier, Hollywood's first major black movie star, has died, the deputy prime minister of the Bahamas said Friday.
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Calvin Simon, Parliament-Funkadelic Co-Founder, Dead at Age 79
P-Funk members Bootsy Collins and George Clinton announced the news
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Bob Saget dead at 65, autopsy shows 'no evidence of drug use or foul play'
A final report on how the "Full House" star died will be released in 10-12 weeks.
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Woodstock organiser Michael Lang has died
Michael Lang, the organiser of the iconic Woodstock Festival, has died following complications from a rare form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Ronnie Spector: Be My Baby singer of The Ronettes dies at 78
The pop super star was the lead singer of the 1960 pioneering all-girl group the Ronettes.
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Jazz and funk musician James Mtume has died, aged 76
James Mtume, the influential jazz and funk musician who fronted the band Mtume and worked with a host of music legends, has died.
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Meat Loaf: Stars pay tribute to 'one-off' Bat Out Of Hell singer
The Bat Out Of Hell singer is remembered by musicians including Cher, Brian May and Bonnie Tyler.
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In Fight Club:Meat Loaf: Stars pay tribute to 'one-off' Bat Out Of Hell singer
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Peter Robbins, original voice of Charlie Brown in 'Great Pumpkin' and 'Christmas,' dies at 65
Peter Robbins, the former child actor best known for being the first kid to voice Charles Schulz's beloved character Charlie Brown, died earlier this month at the age of 65. His family announced this week in a statement to Fox 5 San Diego that Robbins took his own life last week.