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Beatles’ Photographer, Robert Freeman, Dies at 82
From 1963 to 1966 he was one of the Beatles favorite photographers, shooting five consecutive album covers for the group’s U.K. album releases
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Don Baskin of Syndicate of Sound—Singer of 1966 Hit “Little Girl”—Dies
With the arrival of punk, ’60s garage-rock, a major influence on the genre, was back in vogue, and “Little Girl” was considered a classic of the genre.
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Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead’s Primary Lyricist, Dies
He collaborated with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and others on such classic songs as “Sugar Magnolia” and “Uncle John’s Band,” and their biggest single
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Daniel Johnston, Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 58
He first gained a following by handing out homemade tapes of his music to people he met. He later became the subject of an award-winning documentary
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Nov 15, 2016: Mose Allison, Jazz-Blues Pianist-Singer—Obituary
The much-honored and influential performer had his songs covered by many classic rockers, perhaps most prominently The Who with “Young Man’s Blues”
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Bob Dylan Makes Post-Nobel Return
Days after receiving the Noble Prize for Literature the master returned to the California festival to perform a set nearly identical to the first weekend’s.
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Oct 8, 2016: Don Ciccone of Critters Dies, Sang ‘Mr. Dieingly Sad’
The singer was behind two of the most beautiful ballads of the ’60s. He later joined the Four Seasons and Tommy James & the Shondells
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Nektar Singer-Guitarist Roye Albrighton Dies
The original member and longtime frontman of the German-based group was just 67. They were part of a wave of popularity of progressive rock bands
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July 19, 2016: ‘Happy Days’ Creator Garry Marshall Dies
In the four-network era of the 1970s, he created the powerhouses Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and Mork and Mindy. He later directed the film Pretty Woman
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Nov. 15, 2015: Songwriter P.F. Sloan Dies at 70
The music industry insider wrote the Top 5 hits “Eve of Destruction” and “Secret Agent Man,” and was the subject of a song penned by a legendary tunesmith
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