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Died On This Date (June 10, 2009) Huey Long / The Ink Spots

Posted by themusicsover on June 10, 2010

Huey Long
April 25, 1904 – June 10, 2009

hueyAt 105 years old, Huey Long was the last surviving member of Doo Wop legends, the Ink Spots.  Long’s career began back in 1925 as a banjoist for one of Houston’s most popular Dixieland bands of the ’20s, Frank Davis’ Louisiana Jazz Band.  He later moved to Chicago and switched to the more popular guitar.  In 1944, he was asked to join the Ink Spots with whom he stayed for the next 40 years.  Long passed away of natural causes on June 10, 2009.

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Died On This Date (March 15, 2009) Jack Lawrence / Wrote Many Early Pop Hits

Posted by themusicsover on March 15, 2010

Jack Lawrence
April 7, 1912 – March 15, 2009

jack1Jack Lawrence was a noted songwriter whose penned songs that have been nominated for Academy Awards and have been made into hits by the likes of the Ink Spots, Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin.  On March 15, 2009, Jack Lawrence died as a result of an earlier fall.  He was 96.



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Died On This Date (February 26, 2008) Buddy Miles / Played Drums For Jimi Hendrix

Posted by themusicsover on February 26, 2010

Buddy Miles
September 5, 1947 – Februay 26, 2008
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Buddy Miles was 60 years old when, on February 26, 2008, he died from congestive heart failure. Miles was the great drummer behind Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys. Prior to that he spent his teens playing in such bands as the Ink Spots, the Delfonics and with Wilson Pickett. In the mid-’80s, Miles was introduced to a whole new generation as the voice of The California Raisins in the popular ad campaign. It is his voice that was heard singing “I Heard It Through The Grapevine.” His drums could be heard throughout his career behind the likes of Carlos Santana, Cheech & Chong and even Phish.  He also released several mind-blowing albums of his own throughout the years.  Mitch Mitchell, drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience was found dead in a hotel room on November 12, 2008.

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Died On This Date (November 13, 1996) Bill Doggett / Jazz Keyboardist

Posted by themusicsover on November 13, 2009

Bill Doggett
February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996

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Bill Doggett was a respected Jazz and R&B keyboardist who came to prominence in the late ’30s.  During the early part of his career, he played for the Ink Spots and Louis Jordan.  During the ’50s, Doggett formed his own band with whom he recorded a few hits, including “Honky Tonk” which sold over four million copies.  He also worked as an arranger for some of music’s biggest names, including Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong.  Bill Doggett died of a heart attack at the age of 80.

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