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Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American baritone singer. [1] He released 61 albums, sold more than 40 million records, [2] and had numerous charting singles, most notably the song "You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine". He also worked as a film, television, and voice actor.
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 2000s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
Colin Vearncombe (26 May 1962 – 26 January 2016), [3] [4] known by his stage name Black, was an English singer-songwriter. He emerged from the punk rock music scene and achieved mainstream pop success in the late 1980s, most notably with the 1986 single " Wonderful Life ", which was an international hit the next year.
Preston died on June 6, 2006, in Scottsdale, Arizona. [2] Preston's funeral was held June 21, 2006. At the funeral, which lasted almost three hours, Joe Cocker sang, Little Richard spoke, and a brass band played a version of "Amazing Grace". Other musical performers included the Temptations' lead vocalist Ali Woodson and singer Merry Clayton. A ...
Colin Gibb, the singer who represented the UK at Eurovision with British pop band Black Lace in 1979, has died just days after retiring, aged 70.. With Black Lace, the Leeds-born musician rose to ...
25 famous Black singers and their most popular songs 1. Beyoncé ... It was announced July 1, 2005 that Vandross, 54, a Grammy winner, has died at the age of 54. (Photo by Scott Harrison/Getty ...
Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. [2] [3] [4] Pendergrass lived most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musical fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.
The “Back to Black” singer passed away on July 23, 2011, in her North London home. How old was Amy Winehouse when she died? At the time of her death, Winehouse was only 27 years old. She was ...