In MemoriamLast week, three music legends died.
67-year-old jazz keyboardist George Duke lost his battle with lymphocytic leukemia on August 5. Last month, Duke released his final album DreamWeaver, which he recorded as a tribute to his wife who died one year ago. The album reached Number One on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart.
On August 8, 82-year-old “Cowboy” Jack Clement died at his Nashville home of liver cancer. During his long career, Clement produced records for such artists as Johnny Cash, Eddy Arnold, Roy Orbison, Charley Pride, Louis Armstrong, U2, and many others. Earlier this year, it was announced that Clement is among the latest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The official induction for Clement, Kenny Rogers and Bobby Bare takes place on October 27.
And, Marilyn King, the last surviving member of the King Sisters, died on August 7. The King Sisters are credited with influencing generations of jazz vocal groups. They recorded some 150 records from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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