It’s so arduous to say goodbye … particularly to proficient creators who’ve contributed lovely artworks which have made the world a brighter place. However whereas nobody can stay ceaselessly, musicians’ compositions will go on to be loved by future generations.
The world of music had a tough begin when on Jan. 4, David Soul — who performed the blond, blue-eyed Det. Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson on hit Seventies buddy-cop TV collection Starsky and Hutch — died at age 80. However the late star wasn’t simply an actor when it got here to the world of leisure — he was additionally an completed musician, touchdown three songs on the Billboard Sizzling 100 (together with 1977’s No. 1 hit “Don’t Give Up on Us”) and two albums on the Billboard 200.
Then Grammy-winning artist Jo-El Sonnier died at age 77 on Jan. 14, whereas on tour. He suffered cardiac arrest after a present in Texas. Simply days later, the world stated goodbye to Mary Weiss, the lead singer of Nineteen Sixties pop woman group The Shangri-Las. She was 75. And that was just the start of the musicians who would go on to depart us this 12 months.
Whereas pals and family members mourn these proficient artists, they won’t be forgotten by their followers world wide. Under, Billboard remembers the musicians who handed away in 2024.
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Frank Farian
(July 18, 1941 – Jan. 23, 2024)
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Melanie
(Feb. 3, 1947 – Jan. 23, 2024)
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Marlena Shaw
(Sept. 22, 1939 – Jan. 19, 2023)
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Mary Weiss
(Jan. 19, 2024)
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Jo-El Sonnieh
(1946 – Jan. 13, 2024)
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David Soul
(Aug. 28, 1943 – Jan. 4, 2024)
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