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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 1970s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
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.
Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years.A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969.
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]
Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021) was an American singer. She gained worldwide recognition as a founding member of the Supremes, the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. chart history, [1] as well as one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time.
Pages in category "American women singers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 872 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), [2] known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter.She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.
Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), [2] known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer.Primarily performing rockabilly, pop, country and Christmas music, she achieved her first Billboard hit aged 12 in 1957 and was given the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite".