2016 Begins, Ends With Music Deaths

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    • Publish Date: Dec 26 2016 11:58AM
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    • Updated Date: Dec 29 2016 11:29AM
2016 Begins, Ends With Music Deaths

Pop superstar George Michael's death over the Christmas holidays caps one of the most tragic years in memory for the music world which mourned a steady stream of top names.  Here are some of the prominent musicians who died over the momentous year:


DAVID BOWIE.

The rock icon's fans were stunned by his death on January 10, just two days after releasing an acclaimed album, 'Blackstar,' on his 69th birthday. Bowie, musically innovative until the end, had been battling cancer but his illness was known to few outside his immediate family.


GLENN FREY.

The co-founder and frontman of the Eagles died on January 18 at age 67 after years of poor health. With the massive success of tracks such as "Hotel California," the country-tinged rockers were among the best-selling acts in US history.


PAUL KANTNER
The co-founder and creative force of Jefferson Airplane, whose psychedelic sound was a soundtrack to the 1960s hippie era, died on January 28 at age 74 after a heart attack.


MAURICE WHITE.

The founder of Earth, Wind & Fire crafted tight pop songs out of funk, with the band becoming one of the top-selling acts of all time and among the first African American groups to win a wide white audience. The 74-year-old died on February 4 after suffering for years from Parkinson's disease.


KEITH EMERSON AND GREG LAKE

Emerson, one of rock's original keyboard stars who infused concerts with on-stage theatrics such as playing upside-down, killed himself in his Los Angeles area home at age 71 on March 11. Bassist and singer Greg Lake, his bandmate in progressive rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, died in London of cancer on December 7 at age 69.


PHIFE DAWG

The snide rapper from A Tribe Called Quest, a group that brought a new artistic sensibility to hip-hop, died on March 22 at 45 after a lifelong struggle with diabetes.


MERLE HAGGARD

The country music legend, a self-styled outlaw whose music gave voice to disaffected conservatives in the hippie era, died on April 6 on his 79th birthday.


PRINCE

One of the most influential and successful artists of the 1980s, the "Purple Rain" star died on April 21 at 57 at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota from an accidental overdose of powerful painkillers. Prince, who popularized his own brand of danceable funk, was prolific in his output but also famously reclusive. With his marathon shows, he had appeared outwardly to be a model of health.


LEONARD COHEN.

The poet and singer, whose meditations on love and spirituality had won him an impassioned if niche audience, died on November 7 at 82, with his family quietly burying him in his native Montreal before announcing the news. In a parallel to Bowie, Cohen just weeks earlier had released an acclaimed album, ominously entitled "You Want It Darker."


SHARON JONES.
The fiery soul and funk singer, who rose to fame at a late age and came to be called the female James Brown, died on November 18 of cancer at age 60.


RICK PARFITT.

The hard-charging, hard-living guitarist from Status Quo died on December 24 at age 68 following an infection.


GEORGE MICHAEL.

The singer, one of the brightest lights of giddy 1980s pop with the duo Wham! before a more introspective and troubled solo career, died at his home outside London at age 53, apparently on December 25. The "Careless Whisper" singer had numerous health scares late in his life. 

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Abhishek Sundriyal Children's Academy

First rule of 2017 - don''t ask about 2016

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

Well, this is very sad....But conceal the past, live in the present and be optimistic about the future!

Om Badiyani Sandipani

Sad

Srividya AIR FORCE SCHOOLYEL

That''s very sad to hear such news.

Srividya AIR FORCE SCHOOLYEL

That''s very sad to hear such news.

Ritvik Baweja BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (PITAM PUR

Too much sorrow

Vatanesh Sharma THE OXFORD SENIOR SEC SCH

Its the rule of nature that who has come has to go.We can''t do anything in this.

E. Deepak Sen Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Let them RIP.

E. Deepak Sen Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

I''m sad for Prince.

Akshita Gairola ITI CENTRAL SCHOOL DOORVANINAGAR

We have surely lost many great singers in 2016. But the past is in the past. All we can do is pray for their soul.

rabhya maini DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL(TULSIDHAM-THANE)

george micheal is my favourite ...... tears are coming out of my eyes.

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