Byrds producer Melcher dies at 62
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Record producer Terry Melcher, who was behind hits by the Byrds and the Beach Boys, dies in Los Angeles.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - U.S. country singer Porter Wagoner, lanky Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the 60s, died on Sunday from lung cancer, said his publicity agent, Darlene Bieber. He was 80.
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Terry Melcher, a producer, composer and songwriter who worked with the Beach Boys and helped shape the '60s era California surf music sound, has died, according to his publicist. He was 62.
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Portrait and fashion photographer Richard Avedon died on Friday morning at age 81, a spokeswoman for the family said.
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Blues guitarist Bill Perry, who was  discovered by Woodstock folk legend Richie Havens, has died,  his label Blind Pig Records reported on Wednesday.
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Eddie Layton, the Yankee Stadium organist and ballpark fixture for more than 35 years, has died after a brief illness.
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Country music mainstay Merle  Kilgore, who managed Hank Williams Jr. and co-wrote the hit  tune "Ring of Fire" with one-time client June Carter Cash, died  in Nashville on Sunday of congestive heart failure related to  his treatment for cancer, his publicist said. He was 70.
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LOS ANGELES: Legendary US bandleader and jazz clarinettist Artie Shaw, the big band era&#39;s reluctant King of Swing, died today at the age of 94, the manager of his orchestra said.
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US musician who was married to Tina Turner has died at his home in San Marcos, California
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Veteran record producer Joel Dorn, who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and the Neville Brothers, died of a heart attack on Monday in New York. He was 65.
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The Feb. 6 death of legendary singer/songwriter and artist manager Merle Kilgore draws the curtain on one of Music Row's most popular figures.
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Oscar-winning motion picture composer Elmer Bernstein has died after a lengthy illness. He was 82. A spokesman says Mr. Bernstein died Wednesday at his Ojai, California home near Los Angeles.
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Jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson dies aged 82, according to Canadian media reports.
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Sir Malcolm Arnold, the first British composer to win an Academy Award, died Saturday at the age of 84 after a short illness, his companion said.
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Director Robert Altman, who introduced an innovative ensemble style of filmmaking in such works as "MASH," "Gosford Park" and "Nashville," has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.
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Porter Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton by hiring her as his duet partner, died Sunday. He was 80.  Wagoner, who had survived an abdominal aneurysm in 2006, was hospitalized a...
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Veteran British broadcaster John Peel, who championed all types of cutting edge pop and rock acts over the past 35 years on his radio show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced.