Post by B on Nov 13, 2016 17:23:42 GMT -5
Leon Russell Dead at 74
pitchfork.com/news/69784-leon-russell-dead-at-74/?mbid=social_facebook
"Southern rock luminary Leon Russell has died in Nashville at the age of 74. He passed away in his sleep, according to a statement Russell’s wife shared on his website.
Russell was in the process of recovering from “heart bypass surgery in July” one of his representatives told NPR...."
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Leonard Cohen Dead at 82
www.rollingstone.com/music/news/leonard-cohen-dead-at-82-w449792
"Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter whose work spanned nearly 50 years, died Monday at the age of 82. Cohen's label, Sony Music Canada,
confirmed his death on the singer's Facebook page Thursday evening.
"It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away," the statement read. "We have lost one of music's most
revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date. The family requests privacy during their time of grief." A cause of death was not given...".