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Debbie Reynolds
(April 1, 1932 - Dec. 28, 2016)

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Carrie Fisher

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George Michael

(Died: Dec. 25. 2016)

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(Died: Dec. 26, 2016)

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DJ Jinx Paul

DJ Jinx Paul
(Died: Dec. 19. 2016)

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Bob Coburn

Bob Coburn
(Died: Dec. 18, 2016)

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Zsa Zsa Gabor
(Died: Dec. 18, 2016)

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Amy Elizabeth Striebel Kalas

Amy Elizabeth Striebel Kalas
(Died: Dec. 9, 2016)

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Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke
(March 1, 1947 - Dec. 13, 2016)

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Esma Redzepova

Esma Redzepova
(Aug. 8, 1943 - Dec. 11, 2016)

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Greg Lake

Greg Lake
(Died: Dec. 7, 2016)

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Big Syke

Big Syke
(March 31, 1968 - Dec. 5, 2016)

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Sean McKeough

Sean McKeough
(Died: Dec. 10, 2016)

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Fred Stobaugh

Fred Stobaugh
(Aug. 22, 1917 - Nov. 23, 2016)

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Ray Columbus

Ray Columbus
(Nov. 4, 1942 - Nov. 29, 2016)

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Pauline Oliveros

Pauline Oliveros
(May 30, 1932 - Nov. 25, 2016)

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Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver
(Jan. 19, 1926 - Nov. 26, 2016)

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Mel Carter

Mel Carter
(Died: Nov. 25, 2016)

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Tony Martell

Tony Martell
(Died: Nov. 27, 2016)

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Mentor Williams

Mentor Williams
(June 11, 1946 – Nov. 16, 2016)

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Milton Okun

Milton Okun
(Dec. 23, 1923 – Nov. 15, 2016)

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Mose Allison

Mose Allison
(Nov. 11, 1927 - Nov. 15, 2016)

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Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen
(Sept. 21, 1934 - Nov. 10, 2016)

Eilon Paz
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Billy Miller

Billy Miller
(Died: Nov. 14, 2016)

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David Mancuso

David Mancuso
(Oct. 20, 1944 - Nov. 14, 2016)

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Leon Russell

Leon Russell
(Died: Nov. 13, 2016)

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Gwen Ifill

Gwen Ifill
(Sept. 29, 1955 - Nov. 14, 2016)

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Bob Cranshaw

Bob Cranshaw
(Dec. 10, 1932 - Nov. 2016)

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Curly Putnam

Curly Putnam
(Nov. 20, 1930 - Oct. 30, 2016)

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Norman Brokaw

Norman Brokaw
(April 21, 1927 - Oct. 29, 2016)

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Pete Burns

Pete Burns
(Aug. 5, 1959 - Oct. 23, 2016)

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Bobby Vee

Bobby Vee
(Died: Oct. 24, 2016)

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Phil Chess

Phil Chess
(Died: Oct. 18, 2016)

Photofest
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Robert 'Big Sonny' Edwards

Robert 'Big Sonny' Edwards
(Died: Oct. 15, 2016)

 

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Joan Marie Johnson

Joan Marie Johnson
(Died: Oct. 3, 2016)

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Rod Temperton

Rod Temperton
(Oct. 9, 1949 - Oct. 2016)

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Neville Marriner

Neville Marriner
(April 15, 1924 - Oct. 2, 2016)
 

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Oscar Brand

Oscar Brand
(Feb. 7, 1920 - Sept. 30, 2016)

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Kashif

Kashif
(Died: Sept. 25, 2016)

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Jean Shepard

Jean Shepard
(Nov. 21, 1933 - Sept. 25, 2016)

Paul Natkin/Getty Images
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Buckwheat Zydeco

Buckwheat Zydeco
(Died: Sept. 24, 2016)

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Micki Marlo

Micki Marlo
(Aug. 12, 1928 - Sept. 20, 2016)

Cesar Moza
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DJ Spank Spank

DJ Spank Spank
(Died: Sept. 21, 2016)
 

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Shawty Lo

Shawty Lo
(March 31, 1976 - Sept. 21, 2016)

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Charmian Carr

Charmian Carr
(Dec. 27, 1942 - Sept. 17, 2016)

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Prince Buster

Prince Buster
(Died: Sept. 8, 2016)

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Jerry Heller

Jerry Heller
(Oct. 6, 1940 - Sept. 2, 2016)

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Fred Hellerman

Fred Hellerman
(May 13, 1927 - Sept. 1, 2016)

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Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel
(Died: Aug. 28, 2016)

 

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Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder
(June 11, 1933 - Aug. 2016)
 

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Toots Thielemans

Toots Thielemans
(Died: Aug. 22, 2016)

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Lou Pearlman

Lou Pearlman
(June 19, 1954 - Aug. 19, 2016)
 

Jennifer McCord
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Tom Searle

Tom Searle
(Oct. 23, 1987 - Aug. 20, 2016)

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Daniela Dessi

Daniela Dessi
(May 14, 1957 - Aug. 21, 2016)

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Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson
(Jan. 27, 1941 - Aug. 15, 2016)

Rodrigo Varela/WireImage for Rogers & Cowan
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Barbara Gibb

Barbara Gibb
(Nov. 17, 1920 - Aug. 12, 2016)

Douglas Mason/Getty Images
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Ruby Wilson

Ruby Wilson
(1948 - Aug. 12, 2016)

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Glenn Yarbrough

Glenn Yarbrough
?(Jan. 12, 1930 - Aug. 11, 2016)

Judy Totton/REX/Shutterstock
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David Enthoven

David Enthoven
(Died: Aug. 11, 2016)

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Pete Fountain

Pete Fountain
(July 3, 1930 - Aug. 6, 2016)

Mindy Small/FilmMagic
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Ricci Martin

Ricci Martin
(Sept. 20, 1953 - Aug. 2016)

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Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven

(July 23, 1925 - July 31, 2016)

Trenier. So Much Wisdom. So Little Time.

A photo posted by Questlove Gomez (@questlove) on Aug 4, 2016 at 11:31pm PDT

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Dominique Trenier

Dominique Trenier (Died: Aug. 2016)
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Bonnie Brown

Bonnie Brown

(July 31, 1937 - July 16, 2016)

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Alan Vega

Alan Vega

(June 23, 1938 - July 16, 2016)

Alastair Indge/Photoshot/Getty Images
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Steve Young

Steve Young

(Died: July 13, 2016)

AP Photo/Luc Novovitch
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Rob Wasserman

Rob Wasserman

(April 1, 1952 - June 29, 2016)

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Rick Marroquin

Rick Marroquin

(Died: July 10, 2016)

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El Lebrijano

El Lebrijano

(1941 - July 13, 2016)

Charles Norfleet/WireImage
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Vaughn Harper

Vaughn Harper

(March 7, 1945 - July 9, 2016)

Gary Miller/FilmMagic
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Freddy Powers

Freddy Powers

(Oct. 13, 1931 - June 21, 2016)

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Ralph Stanley

Ralph Stanley

(Feb. 25, 1927 - June 23, 2016)

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Mack Rice

Mack Rice

(Nov. 10, 1933 - June 27, 2016)

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Scotty Moore

Scotty Moore

(Dec. 27, 1931 - June 28, 2016)

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Christina Grimmie

Christina Grimmie

(March 12, 1994 - June 11, 2016)

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Jose Lugo

Jose Lugo

(Died: June 12, 2016)

David Sandison/The Independe/REX/Shutterstock
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Lincoln 'Chips' Moman

Lincoln 'Chips' Moman

(June 12, 1937 - June 13, 2016)

Steve Eichner/Getty Images
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Attrell Cordes

Attrell Cordes

(Died: June 19, 2016)

Dick Darrell/Toronto Star via Getty Images
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Bobby Curtola

Bobby Curtola

(April 17, 1943 - June 4, 2016)

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

(Jan. 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016)

Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns
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Thomas Fekete

Thomas Fekete

(July 1, 1988 -  May 30, 2016)

 

 

Mick Hutson/Redferns
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Nick Menza

Nick Menza

(July 23, 1964 - May 21, 2016)

Chris Felver/Getty Images
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Guy Clark

Guy Clark

(Nov. 6, 1941 - May 17, 2016)

M. Caulfield/WireImage
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Emilio Navaira

Emilio Navaira

(Aug. 23, 1962 - May 16, 2016)

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Jane Little

Jane Little

(Died: May 15, 2016)

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Julius La Rosa

Julius La Rosa

(Jan. 2, 1930 - May 12, 2016)

Courtesy of Tom Paige
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Earl Paige

Earl Paige

(Died: May 8, 2016)

Annette Brown/Getty Images
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Afeni Shakur

Afeni Shakur

(Jan. 1947 - May 2, 2016)

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Philip Kives

Philip Kives

(Feb. 12, 1929 - April 28, 2016)

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Remo Belli

Remo Belli

(Died: April 25, 2016)

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Billy Paul

Billy Paul

(Dec. 1, 1934 - April 24, 2016)

Frans Schellekens/Redferns
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Papa Wemba

Papa Wemba

(Died: April 24, 2016)

Paul Bergen/Redferns
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Prince

Prince

(June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016)

Paul Natkin/WireImage
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Lonnie Mack

Lonnie Mack

(July 18, 1941 - April 21, 2016)

Ray Tamarra/Getty Images
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Doug Banks

Doug Banks

(June 9, 1958 - April 11, 2016)

Mike Lawn/REX/Shutterstock
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David Gest

David Gest

(May 11, 1953 - April 11, 2016)

Ebet Roberts/Getty Images
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Tony Conrad

Tony Conrad

(March 7, 1940 - April 9, 2016)

Gilles Petard/Redferns
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Leon Haywood

Leon Haywood

(Feb. 11, 1942 - April 6, 2016)

Chris Felver/Getty Images
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Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard

(April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016)

Rebecca Sapp/WireImage
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Bill Henderson

Bill Henderson

(March 19, 1926 - April 3, 2016)

Waring Abbott/Getty Images
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Gato Barbieri

Gato Barbieri

(Died: April 2, 2016)

Chris Morphet/Redferns
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Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman

Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman 

(Died: March 30, 2016)

AP Photo/Nick Ut
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Seymour Lazar

Seymour Lazar 

(Died: March 30, 2016)

CBS via Getty Images
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Patty Duke

Patty Duke

(Dec. 14, 1946 - March 29, 2016)

Ira Hyder
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DJ Pumpkin

DJ Pumpkin

(Died: March 25, 2016)

Joseph Del Valle/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
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Garry Shandling

Garry Shandling

(Nov. 29, 1949 - March 24, 2016)

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Sherwin Bash

Sherwin Bash

(Died: March 23, 2016)

Gail Zucker Photograph
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Jimmy Riley

Jimmy Riley

(May 22, 1954 - March 23, 2016)

Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival
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Phife Dawg

Phife Dawg

(Died: March 22, 2016)

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Andy Grove

Andy Grove

(Sept. 2, 1936 - March 21, 2016)

NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images
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Frank Sinatra Jr.

Frank Sinatra Jr.

(Jan. 10, 1944 - March 16, 2016)

Everett Collection
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Lee Andrews

Lee Andrews

(Died: March 16, 2016)

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Daryl Coley

Daryl Coley

(Oct. 30, 1955 - March 15, 2016)

Ross Gilmore/Redferns
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Peter Maxwell Davies

Peter Maxwell Davies

(Sept. 8, 1934 - March 14, 2016)

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Gogi Grant

Gogi Grant

(Sept. 20, 1944 - March 10, 2016)

David Redfern/Redferns
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Ernestine Anderson

Ernestine Anderson

(Nov. 11, 1928 - March 10, 2016)

Jorgen Angel/Redferns
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Keith Emerson

Keith Emerson

(Nov. 2, 1944 - March 10, 2016)

Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Nana Vasconcelos

Nana Vasconcelos

(Aug. 2, 1944 - March 9, 2016)

Martin Philbey/Getty Images
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Jon English

Jon English

(Died: March 9, 2016)

  Rex Features via AP Images
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George Martin

George Martin

(Jan. 3, 1926 - March 8, 2016)

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Ross Hannaford

Ross Hannaford

(Dec. 1, 1950 - March 8, 2016)

Teldec/ullstein bild via Getty Images
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

(Dec. 6, 1929 - March 5, 2016)

Prince Williams/WireImage
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Bankroll Fresh

Bankroll Fresh

(Died: March 4, 2016)

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Gayle McCormick

Gayle McCormick

(Nov. 26, 1948 - March 1, 2016)

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Lennie Baker

Lennie Baker

(April 18, 1946 - Feb. 26, 2016)

Gems/Redferns
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Sonny James

Sonny James

(May 1, 1929 - Feb. 22, 2016)

Courtesy Photo 
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Sonny James

DJ Guido Osorio

(Died: Feb. 20, 2016)

Bob Carey/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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DJ Guido Osorio

Charlie Tuna

(April 18, 1944 - Feb. 19, 2016)

AP
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Harper Lee

Harper Lee

(April 28, 1926 - Feb. 19, 2016)

Paul Natkin/Getty Images
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Vanity

Vanity

(Jan. 4, 1959 - Feb. 15, 2016)

Jason Kempin/Getty Images
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Kim Williams

Kim Williams

(Died: Feb. 11, 2016)

Courtesy of Dan Hicks
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Dan Hicks

Dan Hicks

(Dec. 9, 1941 - Feb. 6, 2016)

Michael Putland/Getty Images
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Maurice White

Maurice White

(Dec. 19, 1941 - Feb. 4, 2016)

Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images
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DJ Big Kap

DJ Big Kap

(Died: Feb. 2, 2016)

PhotoFest 
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Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott

(March 26, 1923 - Feb. 2, 2016)

Paul Drinkwater/NBC
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Jon Bunch

Jon Bunch

(Oct. 25, 1970 - Feb. 1, 2016)

Michael Putland/Getty Images
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Paul Kantner

Paul Kantner

(March 17, 1941 - Jan. 28, 2016)

Courtesy Photo
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Signe Anderson

Signe Anderson

(Sept. 15, 1941 - Jan. 28, 2016)

David Redfern/Redferns
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Colin Vearncombe

Colin Vearncombe

(May 26, 1962 - Jan. 26, 2016)

Fin Costello/Redferns
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Jimmy Bain

Jimmy Bain

(Dec. 19, 1947 - Jan. 24, 2016)

Courtesy Judith Feierman
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Jack Feierman

Jack Feierman

(Died: Jan. 19, 2016)

Courtesy Photo
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Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey

(Nov. 6, 1948 - Jan. 18, 2016)

Courtesy Photo
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Pablo Manavello

Pablo Manavello

(May 21, 1950 – Jan. 18, 2016)

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Kevin Junior

Kevin Junior

(Died: Jan. 18, 2016)

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Clarence Reid

Clarence Reid

(Feb. 14, 1939 - Jan. 17, 2016)

Brian Cooke/Redferns
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Dale Griffin

Dale Griffin

(Oct. 24, 1948 - Jan. 17, 2016)

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Pete Huttlinger

Pete Huttlinger

(June 22, 1961 - Jan. 15, 2016)

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Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

(Feb. 21, 1946 - Jan. 14, 2016)

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René Angélil

(Jan. 16, 1942 - Jan. 14, 2016)

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Giorgio Gomelsky

Giorgio Gomelsky

(Feb. 28, 1937 - Jan. 13, 2016)

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David Bowie

David Bowie

(Jan. 8, 1947 - Jan. 10, 2016)

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John Berry

John Berry

(Died: Jan. 9, 2016)

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Otis Clay

Otis Clay

(Feb. 11, 1942 - Jan. 8, 2016)

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Red Simpson

Red Simpson

(March 6, 1934 - Jan. 8, 2016)

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Brett Smiley

Brett Smiley

(Sept. 25, 1955 - Jan. 7, 2016)

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Troy Shondell

Troy Shondell

(May 14, 1940 - Jan. 7, 2016)

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Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros

Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros

(April 4, 1928 - Jan. 6, 2016)

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Robert Balser

Robert Balser

(March 25, 1927 - Jan. 5, 2016)

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Nicholas Caldwell

Nicholas Caldwell

(April 5, 1944 - Jan. 5, 2016)

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Pachy Carrasco

Pachy Carrasco

(May 11, 1968 - Jan. 5, 2016)

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Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez

(March 26, 1925 - Jan. 5, 2016)

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Long John Hunter

Long John Hunter

(July 13, 1931 - Jan. 4, 2016)

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Jason Mackenroth

Jason Mackenroth

(May 9, 1969 - Jan. 3, 2016)

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Robert Stigwood

Robert Stigwood

(April 16, 1934 - Jan. 4, 2016)

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Paul Bley

Paul Bley

(Nov. 10, 1932 - Jan. 3, 2016)

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1/11/2016
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