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Brett James

Obituaries: Country Hitmaker Brett James, Rock Hall of Famer Sonny Curtis

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September 22, 2025

Rick Davies, leader of Supertramp, playing Wurlitzer piano at BBK Live 2010 in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain

Obituaries: Tributes to Supertramp's Rick Davies, Blancmange's Stephen Luscombe

September 16, 2025

Obituaries: Remembering Mark Volman of The Turtles, Flo & Eddie

Obituaries: Remembering Mark Volman of The Turtles, Flo & Eddie

September 08, 2025

Oskar Graf

Obituaries: Canadian Luthier Oskar Graf, Austin Music Scene Veteran Chris Gage

September 01, 2025

Harvey Glatt

Obituaries: Canadian Music Industry Remembers Ottawa Music Pioneer Harvey Glatt

August 25, 2025

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Sheila Jordan

Obituaries: Musicians Pay Tribute to Influential Jazz Vocalist Sheila Jordan

August 18, 2025

Rick Scott

Obituaries: B.C. Folk Favourite Rick Scott of Pied Pumkin, Noise Rock Pioneer Bill Exley of Nihilist Spasm Band

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August 06, 2025

Chuck Mangione in 1977.

Obituaries: 'Feels So Good' Jazz Star Chuck Mangione, English Vocalist Dame Cleo Laine

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Ozzy Osbourne at Black Sabbath's Final Performance

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Ozzy Osbourne at Black Sabbath's Final Performance

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Connie Francis, circa 1960.

Obituaries: Chart-Topping Pop Star Connie Francis, Canadian Country Singer Laura Vinson

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Obituaries: Strawbs Leader David Cousins, Canadian Jazz Drummer Norman Marshall Villeneuve

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