Doug Lubahn, Bass Player on Many Doors Recordings, Dies
The musician performed on such favorites as “People Are Strange,” “Love Me Two Times” “Hello, I Love You.” He later wrote a hit single for Pat Benatar
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Terry O’Neill, Who Photographed Rock Legends, Dies
The legendary British photographer documented many of rock music’s and pop culture’s most iconic subjects including the Beatles, Stones, and Muhammad Ali
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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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George ‘Pops’ Chambers, of Chambers Brothers, Dies
The brothers started out as a gospel quartet, and then became a soul band fused with psychedelia. They scored a huge hit in 1968 with “Time Has Come Today”
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Barrie Masters, Eddie and the Hot Rods Singer, Dead at 63
Eddie and the Hot Rods’ pub-rock style was influenced by American R&B and in turn influenced punk groups like the Clash and the Sex Pistols.
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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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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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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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