Birthdays, Deaths and other announcements

Paul Simon is 84

Robert Lamm (Chicago) is 81

Sammy Hagar is 78

John Ford Coley is 71

Marie Osmond is 66

Cliff Richard is 85

Justin Hayward is 79

Thomas Dolby is 67

Barry Maquire is 90

Richard Carpenter is 79

Chris de Burgh is 77

Bob Weir is 78

Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) is 66

Flea (RHCP) is 63

Wendy Wilson is 56

John Mayer is 48

Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley has died at the age of 74.

Gary Puckett is 83

Alan Jackson is 67

Ziggy Marley is 57

Wyclef Jean is 56

Eminem is 53

Richard Addrisi of the Addrisi Brothers died this past week. he was 84. Richard also.wrote Never My Love for the Association. The brothers biggest hit was We've Got To Get It On Again.

George McCrae is 81

Jeannie C. Riley is 80

Patrick Simmons is 77. He is a founding member

of the Doobie Brothers and is the only one to

appear on every release

Wanda Jackson is 88

Manfred Mann is 85

Elvin Bishop is 83

Charlotte Caffey (Go Go’s) is 72