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April 02
Bill Withers, Singer-Songwriter Of 'Ain't No Sunshine,' Has Died At Age 81
Enlarge this image Bill Withers, performing on television in London in 1972. Michael Putland/Getty Images hide captiontoggle caption Michael Putland/Getty Images
April 02
Frank Ocean Drops New Music With Singles 'Dear April' And 'Cayendo'
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If there is any pop star that is perfectly suited to our current moment — someone who works in isolation, rarely appears in large public spaces and communicates
Apr 02
Cristina Monet Zilkha, Singer Who Fused Punk's Sneer To Disco's Bounce, Dead At 61
Cristina Monet Zilkha, the singer and arts critic who died on Wednesday at the age of 61, was a missing link in pop music history. Her death was announced in a
Apr 01
Bucky Pizzarelli, Jazz Guitarist And Prolific Session Musician, Dead At 94
Enlarge this image Bucky Pizzarelli performs at his induction ceremony for the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2011. Rich Schultz/AP hide
Apr 01
They Were Roommates: Meet The Band Writing Songs From Its Quarantined Apartment
Enlarge this image Roommates Klaus Stroink, Guillem Boltó and Rai Benet are writing and recording a new song from their Barcelona apartment every
Apr 01
Ellis Marsalis, Patriarch Of New Orleans' Most Famous Musical Family, Has Died
Enlarge this image Ellis Marsalis performs during the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Music Festival. Tyler Kaufman/FilmMagic hide captiontoggle caption Tyler
Mar 31
Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger Dies At 52 After Contracting COVID-19
Enlarge this image Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in 2007. Jason Merritt/TERM/FilmMagic for
Mar 31
With Gigs Gone, Nicholas Payton Used The Time To Record And Release A New Album
Enlarge this image Nicholas Payton, photographed during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Music Festival on May 3, 2013. Amid the global pandemic
Mar 31
Jazz Trumpeter Wallace Roney Dies From COVID-19 Complications At Age 59
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