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The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider.
The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider.
Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) [4] [5] was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1974 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.
Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman's music career spanned the late 1970s through the early 1990s, and she was best known for her expansive contralto range. [3]
Three years after Manzie's death, McNair married Ben Strahan in 1979 in Las Vegas. [15] McNair and Strahan divorced in 1987. Her last marriage was to Charles Blecka in 2006, whom she was married to at the time of her death. McNair is the cousin of musician Curtis Knight. [16] [17]
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who formed half of the highly successful duo Carpenters with her older brother Richard. [1] With a distinctive three- octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills.
The band became famous after playing the Woodstock festival in 1969 and began the '70s with two #1 albums: 1970's "Abraxas" and 1971's "Santana III." In 1998, Santana was inducted into the Rock ...
Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on Billboard magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, [1] and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson. [2]