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Aaron Schroeder Dies
The songwriter behind the Elvis Presley hit “It’s Now or Never” has died. A publicist for Aaron Schroeder says the 84-year-old died Tuesday. Dale Olson said Schroeder had been suffering from a form of Alzheimer’s disease. Surv...
Harry Hurt Dies
Harry Hurt, 81, one of the world’s foremost authorities on motorcycle crashes and their causes, died Nov. 29 at a hospital in Pomona, Calif. He had a heart attack after back surgery. Mr. Hurt was the principal investigator of the Hurt Report, a...
Eric Woolfson Dies
An agent says Eric Woolfson, co-founder of the 1970s British progressive rock group Alan Parsons Project, known for the hits “Eye in the Sky” and “Don’t Answer Me,” has died of cancer. He was 64. Rest In Peace, Eric. ...
Bess Lomax Hawes Dies
Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio’s hit “M.T.A.” and helped preserve American folk arts as an official of the National Endowment for the Arts, died Nov. 27 at a hospital in Por...
Bob Keane Dies
He was raw, only played a few songs and had just a couple interesting guitar riffs, but Bob Keane would say later there was just something special about the teenager he would rename Ritchie Valens and turn into one of the biggest stars in rock ‘...
Bernard Birnbaum Dies
CBS News producer Bernard Birnbaum, who helped shape the public’s view of issues ranging from poverty to the Watergate scandal while working alongside Walter Cronkite and Charles Kuralt, has died, the network said. Birnbaum died on Thanksgiving...

