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Stuart Cable Dead: Ex-Stereophonics Drummer Stuart Cable Dies At 40

LONDON — Stuart Cable, the former drummer with the British rock band Stereophonics, has died at the age of 40. South Wales Police say Cable was found early Monday at his home in the town of Aberdare, 165 miles (265 kilometers) west of London. The force says the cause of death has not been determined, but there are no suspicious circumstances. Cable co-founded Stereophonics with singer Kelly Jones in the early 1990s. The band had a string of British top 10 hits, including "Have a Nice D

Published: 2010-06-07 Provider: Huffington Post

Paul Gray Dead: Slipknot Bassist Dies At 38

DES MOINES, Iowa — Paul Gray, the bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot, was found dead Monday in an Iowa hotel room but there was no indication of foul play, police said. A hotel employee found Gray, 38, dead in a room at the TownePlace Suites in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines, police said in a statement. An autopsy was planned for Tuesday. "Paul Gray was an awesome person on and off stage. He will be missed by many including myself," Jacoby Shaddix, lead singer of metal ba

Published: 2010-05-24 Provider: Huffington Post

KC And Sunshine Band's Richard Finch Arrested For Sex With Underage Boys

NEWARK, Ohio — A music producer and co-founder of KC and the Sunshine Band responsible for such hits as "Shake Your Booty" and "Keep It Comin' Love" has acknowledged having sex with teenage boys, police said Wednesday. Richard R. Finch, 56, was arrested Tuesday after a boy told authorities he'd had sexual contact with him at Finch's home in Newark, the Licking County sheriff's office said. The boy made the revelation last week. Finch, while being interviewed at the sheriff's office, adm

Published: 2010-03-25 Provider: Huffington Post

Mark Linkous Suicide: Sparklehorse Singer Dead, Dies At 47

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who released his music under the band name Sparklehorse, has died after shooting himself in the chest in Tennessee. He was 47. Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell DeBusk said Linkous shot himself outside a friend's house around 1:20 p.m. Saturday with his own rifle. DeBusk said Linkous was staying with friends and became upset after receiving a text message. Linkous' most recent work included collaborations with producer D

Published: 2010-03-08 Provider: Huffington Post

BILLY POWELL DEAD: Lynyrd Skynyrd Keyboard Player Dead At 56

Billy Powell, a longtime keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd who survived the band's 1977 plane crash, died at his Orange Park condo early this morning, according to police. Orange Park Police Chief James Boivin said Powell called 911 from his condo in Club Continental and was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m. after rescue crews performed CPR on him. Boivin said he was told Powell had an appointment with his heart specialist Monday but never made the appointment.

Published: 2009-01-28 Provider: Huffington Post