'RIP my friend': Guitarist for Kiwi rock band Dragon dies

Robert Taylor, former guitarist of New Zealand rock band Dragon, has died. The group formed in Auckland in 1972 is best known for its songs April Sun in Cuba and Rain. Taylor was Dragon’s lead ...

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux dies aged 78

The Alabama-born artist also sang on hits including Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicious Minds’ and Percy Sledge’s ‘When A Man Loves a Woman’ ...
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Today-Music-History-Nov04

Today in Music History for Nov. 4: In 1740, English clergyman Augustus Toplady, who wrote the hymn "Rock of Ages," was born. In 1847, composer Felix Mendelssohn died at Leipzig at age 38.
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3 Rock Songs From 1978 That Deserved To Hit No. 1, but Failed To

These rock songs from 1978 did well when they were released, but I can help but think they should have hit No. 1 on at least one chart.

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux, Who Also Sang on Elvis Presley's 'Suspicious Minds,' Dies at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a former member of the Grateful Dead who also sang on No. 1 hits for Elvis Presley and Percy ...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dead at 78

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died. She was 78. Godchaux-MacKay died on Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, after a lengthy battle with cancer, her family confirmed ...