Legendary Cuban singer and songwriter Pablo Milanes died at the age of 79. According to his Representatives, Milanes was hospitalized in Madrid after falling ill in the Spanish capital. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer. Milanes was the founder…
Dallas Frazier was born in Spiro, Okla., on Oct. 27, 1939. At age 12, he was already writing songs. He also won a talent competition hosted by Ferlin Husky. By age 14, Frazier was recording for Capitol Records. In 1960,…
K.T. Oslin, a country music singer, and songwriter who came to fame with her anthem “80’s Ladies,” has died, according to a statement from the Country Music Association. She was 78. Oslin became the first woman to win the CMA…
(CNN)John Prine, the raspy-voiced singer-songwriter whose homespun, witty, and insightful country-folk tunes influenced legions of musicians in a career that spanned five decades, died Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was 73. His publicist tells CNN, “Yes,…
Bill Withers (Bill William Withers Jr.) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985 with hit songs as “Lean On Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine.” Bill Withers, the acclaimed 1970s soul singer behind hits Ain’t No…
Guitarist/songwriter Neal Casal died on Monday, August 25 at age 50, as his friend and publicist Kevin Calabro confirmed via Casal’s Instagram account on Tuesday, August 27. “It’s with great sadness that we tell you our brother Neal Casal has passed…
Sylvia Moy, a songwriter and the first female producer for the Motown recording studio, who collaborated on several hits, including Stevie Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour” and Marvin Gaye’s “It Takes Two,” died April 15 at a hospital in Dearborn, Mich.…
Rod Temperton, the legendary British songwriter whose genius shaped the sound of the 1970s and 1980s, has left an indelible mark on the music industry with his iconic compositions, which have become timeless classics. His passing on September 25, 2016,…
Ollie Imogene “Jean” Shepard was an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the No. 1 spot.
In the grand tapestry of American music and cinema, few threads shine as vividly and rebelliously as that of Kris Kristofferson. Born on June 22, 1936, in Brownsville, Texas, Kristofferson was not merely a singer-songwriter and actor; he was a…
