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Drums legend dies at 60

February 26, 2008 in obituarium by Ciro | No comments

George “Buddy” Miles (60)
*1947.09.05 @ Omaha, Nebraska, USA
+2008.02.26 @ home in Austin, Texas, USA after long fight with congestive heart disease

drums, voice

Electric Flag, Buddy Miles Express, Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gipsys, solo

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George Allen ”Buddy” Miles (60)
*1947.09.05 @ Omaha, Nebraska, USA
+2008.02.26 @ casa en Austin, Texas, USA después de una larga lucha por complicaciones coronarias

batería, voz

Electric Flag, Buddy Miles Express, Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gipsys, solo

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“Father of rock&roll” soul/blues man dies

December 12, 2007 in obituarium by Ciro | No comments

Ike Wister Turner (76)
* 1931.11.05 @ Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
+ 2007.12.12 @ San Marcos, California, USA (emphysema + cocaine overdose)

guitarist, pianist, vocalist, producer

The Kings Of Rythm (Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats), Ike & Tina Turner, solo

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Ike Wister Turner (76)
* 1931.11.05 @ Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
+ 2007.12.12 @ San Marcos, California, USA (enfisema pulmonar + sobredosis de cocaína)

guitarrista, pianista, vocalista, productor

The Kings Of Rythm (Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats), Ike & Tina Turner, solo

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Godfather of soul dies at 73

December 25, 2006 in obituarium by Ciro | 1 comment

James Brown (73)
*1933.05.03 @ Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
+2006.12.25 @ hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (congestive heart failure derived from pneumonia)

singer, songwriter, various instruments

The Famous Flames, The J.B.’s, solo

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James Brown (73)
*1933.05.03 @ Barnwell, Carolina Del Sur, USA
+2006.12.25 @ hospital en Atlanta, Georgia, USA (falla cardíaca provocada por una neumonía no tratada)

cantante, escritor, multiinstumentalista

The Famous Flames, The J.B.’s, solo

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