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Wesley Lawrence Willis (May 31, 1963 – August 21, 2003) was an American musician and visual artist. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1989, Willis began a career as an underground singer-songwriter in the outsider music tradition.
In May 2001, ABC's Nightline in the US broadcast a well-received short documentary about Cassidy, a labor of love from Nightline correspondent Dave Marash who was a fan of her music. [29] Over the weekend, all five of Cassidy's albums occupied Amazon.com 's best sellers list top spots. [ 30 ]
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 1960s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
New Hope Baptist Church, where Houston sang in the choir as a child. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, at Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, to Emily "Cissy" (née Drinkard) and John Russell Houston Jr. [12] Cissy was a Grammy-winning gospel and soul singer who was a member of The Drinkard Singers and the founder of The Sweet Inspirations before becoming a solo ...
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; [3] born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.Considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time, [4] [5] [6] Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 60-year career.
Singer Born in Chicago Terry Hanck: Blues saxophonist and singer Born in Chicago [13] Herbie Hancock: Apr 12, 1940: Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Born in Chicago Eddie Harris: Oct 20, 1934: Nov 5, 1996: Jazz saxophonist Born in Chicago Elizabeth Eden Harris (a.k.a. CupcakKe) May 31, 1997: Rapper Born in Chicago Shawntae Harris (a.k.a ...
The Grammy Award-winning musician was born on October 31, 1961. My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero was born on October 31, 1981. That means he'll turn 43 this year.
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) [1] was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. Darin started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis.