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Singer, speaker: Known for: The Speer Family, The Downings, Gaither Homecoming: Spouse: Paul Shirley Downing Jr. (1968 - 1991, his death) Awards: GMA Dove Award for Female Vocalist Of The Year (1970) Singing News Fan Awards Favorite Female Singer (1973) GMA Hall Of Fame (1998; As part of the Speer Family) SGMA Hall Of Fame (2018) Website
Squier largely stopped recording music after the commercial failure of the 1993 album Tell the Truth, but has continued to perform smaller tours, one-off concerts, and occasional collaborations. His 1980 song "The Big Beat" contains one of the most-sampled drum breaks, used by artists such as Run-DMC, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, UTFO, and Dizzee Rascal.
A new song titled "Summer of My Life" also was announced in association with the reunion. [6] In September 2009, however, LFO announced that they had again broken up. [3] Cronin's final song "It Only Gets Better" was recorded in 2009 after the LFO reunion tour. It was released shortly after his death from a stroke on September 8, 2010.
Walker suffered a stroke in 1955 and retired from singing on the stage but continued to broadcast. He taught at the Guildhall School of Music from 1951 until his death, his students including Ian Partridge, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Janet Coster, John Dobson, Anne Pashley, John Heddle Nash, Paschal Allen and Lawrence Richard.
Barry Eugene White (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) [1] was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring R&B, soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits: "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe ...
Actor and singer: 80: January 4, 2024: London, England: COPD [3] Larry Collins Country guitarist and singer-songwriter: 79: January 5, 2024: Santa Clarita, California, US: Natural causes [4] Gene Deer Blues guitarist and singer: 59: January 5, 2024: Fairland, Indiana, US: Unknown [5] Del Palmer Bass guitarist and audio engineer: 71: January 5 ...
Charles Walter Rainey III (born June 17, 1940) is an American bass guitarist who has performed and recorded with many well-known acts, including Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and Quincy Jones. [1] Rainey is credited for playing bass on more than 1,000 albums, [2] and is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of recorded music. [3] [4]
Robert Frank Grill (November 30, 1943 – July 11, 2011) [1] was an American musician and songwriter, best known as lead singer and bassist of the rock and roll group The Grass Roots. Though not a founding member, Grill was the longest-serving member of the band prior to his death in 2011.