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Glenn Frey (1948–2016), founding member of the Eagles

Glenn Frey, a founding member and guitarist of the Eagles, has died at the age of 67, according to a statement from the band.

Linda McCartney and Wings

Linda McCartney died April 17, 1998, of breast cancer at 56. We remember the activist and songwriter...

Karen Carpenter Had Only Just Begun

The death of Karen Carpenter is one of the great tragedies of the music world. Blessed with a warm, friendly singing voice and a natural flair for drums – but perhaps feeling a lack of control over her life, professionally and personally – she turned to diets to shape the one thing she felt she could control: her body. Anorexia nervosa and its vicious circle of dieting and pills eventually led to her death 30 years ago at the young age of 32.

Maurice Gibb, the Quiet Bee Gee

Maurice Gibb was known as “the quiet one” among the Bee Gees – he was much less of a front man than his brothers Robin and Barry. But don’t write off his contributions to the group.

The Way Jim Croce Was

"I'm no missionary and I can't wear any armor, either. I just gotta be the way I am."

A Lou Rawls Christmas

had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game," once said. That velvety voice sounds good all year long, but never quite as wonderful as during the holidays.

Lovin' Minnie Riperton

Long before Mariah Carey became famous for her five-octave vocal range, there was another, a singer who could do five octaves and then some. Carey was barely out of diapers when Minnie Riperton was being celebrated for her rare five-and-a-half-octave range and her amazing ability to enunciate even in her very highest register.

Robin Gibb, Disco Superstar

Robin Gibb and his brothers leave a musical legacy like few others. Their music dominated the disco era.

America will miss Dan Peek

Today we got word that , a founding member of 1970s folk rock band America, has passed away. When I heard the news, I went straight to my favorite song of theirs — one that's on many of my personal playlists and has been part of my life since I was a kid.

Perry Como: Singing Sensation and Barber

Perry Como sold over 100 million records during a career that spanned over half a century. Ten years after his death, we take a look back at his life and work.

P.S., We'll Miss You

Singers Phoebe Snow and Poly Styrene have both just died. We remember the careers of the women with the same initials and wildly different musical styles...

Andy Gibb, In the Shadow of the Bee Gees

Teen idol Andy Gibb had a slew of hits in the late 1970s but struggled to emerge from the shadow of his older siblings. On his birthday, we take a look back.