Andy Palacio, Who Saved Garifuna Music, Dies at 47
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Mr. Palacio was a bandleader and songwriter who spearheaded a revival of the Garifuna music of Central America.
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Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, famed for the soaring vocals and elegant instrumentation of tunes such as "Longer" and "A Love Like This," died on Sunday, three years after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He was 56.
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Rocio Jurado, a singer and actress who was a beloved figure in Spain and Latin America over a career spanning more than four decades, died Thursday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 61.
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The veteran DJ John Peel has died aged 65. He suffered a heart attack shortly after being taken ill during a working holiday in the city of Cuzco, Peru, with his wife Sheila.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mack Vickery, who wrote hits including George Straitâs âThe Firemanâ and Jerry Lee Lewisâ âRockinâ My Life Away,â died Tuesday of a heart attack, fellow songwriter Merle Kilgore said.
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Legendary radio presenter and DJ, John Peel, died suddenly yesterday while on a working holiday in Peru. He suffered a massive heart attack.
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Musician Martin Bennett dies at the age of 33 following a long battle with cancer.
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Video may have killed the radio star, but it could help bring the compilation album back to life.
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MIAMI (Billboard) - Legendary trombonist Generoso Jimenez, who redefined the role of the trombone in Cuban music and Latin jazz, died Saturday in Miami of renal failure. He was 90.
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Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&amp;B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 83, his spokesman said.
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Ahmet Ertegun, the music magnate who founded Atlantic Records and shaped the careers of John Coltrane, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and many others, died yesterday in Manhattan. He was 83.
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The 30-year-old player likely suffered cardiac arrest, doctor Marco Aurelio Cunha said. The official cause of death was not immediately released.
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Veteran radio broadcaster and music DJ John Peel has died suddenly in Peru from a heart attack. He was 65. He was on holiday with his wife Sheila in the city of Cuzco.
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US musician Danny Flores, who wrote and sang the 1950s hit song Tequila!, has died at the age of 77.
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Ahmet Ertegun, a Turkish immigrant  whose obsession with America's black music inspired him to  launch Atlantic Records and the careers of acts ranging from  Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin, died in New York on Thursday,  the record label said. He was 83.
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Henri Salvador, the French crooner credited with inspiring the bossa nova, dies in Paris at the age of 90.
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The Philippine film legend who came close to defeating Gloria Arroyo in the presidential race in May died early today after suffering a stroke.