Tag: rock music
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Astrud Gilberto, the singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ has died at the age of 83.
The vocalist of one of the most popular songs in history has died. Astrud Gilberto’s breathy voice helped make the breezy and seductive “The Girl From Ipanema” a worldwide success. Her son, bassist Marcelo Gilberto, announced her death on Monday night. She was 83 years old. There are many versions of who requested Gilberto to…
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Jerry Lee Lewis has dies at age 87
Jerry Lee Lewis, rock’s original wild man, died. 87. Sam Philips, who founded Sun Records and discovered Elvis, Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Roy Orbison, declared Lewis “the most gifted man I ever dealt with, black or white… one of the most talented human beings to walk God’s earth.” After marrying his 13-year-old…