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The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1980s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
Jerry Butler, the soul singer-songwriter and hit maker known as the Iceman, died Thursday at his home in Chicago.He was 85. His assistant confirmed his death to The New York Times, sharing that ...
Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death Leo Dan Argentine singer-songwriter: 82: January 1, 2025: Miami, Florida, US: Undisclosed [1]: Chad Morgan Country singer and guitarist
Jessica Marguerite Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter. Cleaves was a lead singer of the Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, and Raw Silk. [1] [2]
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On ...
Marlena Shaw, the soul and jazz vocalist known for her hits “California Soul” and “Woman of the Ghetto,” has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, shared the news Friday in ...
Born in Coshocton, Ohio, United States, [1] [3] Williams' father was a disc jockey.Her family moved from Ohio to Los Angeles in the 1960s. While there, Williams and her three sisters, Margaret, Marte and Marlena, appeared on the television show Jack and Jill as "The Williams Sisters".< [3] Later, she returned to Ohio but decided to go back to Los Angeles in order to launch a solo career. [3]
Jazz and R&B singer Marlena Shaw, known for the widely sampled "California Soul," died Friday. She was 81.