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Dash Crofts performs at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 22, 1977, in Atlanta.

Dash Crofts, Half of ‘Summer Breeze’ Soft Rock Duo Seals & Crofts, Dead at 85

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Tommy DeCarlo of Boston performs at Ruth Eckerd Hall on June 29, 2012, in Clearwater, Fla.

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Neil Sedaka performs at Saban Theatre on April 5, 2019, in Beverly Hills.

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‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star James Van Der Beek Dead at 48 After Cancer Battle

‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star James Van Der Beek Dead at 48 After Cancer Battle

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Greg Brown of Cake performing on day four of Bottle Rock Napa Valley Festival at Napa Valley Expo on May 12, 2013 in Napa, California.

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Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil Founding Drummer and Songwriter, Dies at 70

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Valentino, Fashion Designer to the Jet Set, Dies at 93 in Rome

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Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead photographed in the 1970s.

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Perry Bamonte of The Cure performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 2, 2000 in Mountain View, Calif.

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Buddah Records executive Neil Bogart (left) jokes with bubblegum pop producers L-R Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz also called Super K Production Company in his office circa 1968.

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Steve Cropper of Booker T & the M.G.'s performs at Squaw Valley ski area on August 25, 1991 in Squaw Valley, California.

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Jamaican reggae musician Jimmy Cliff performing at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, 17th July 1982.

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