
Stevie Wonder visiting children’s school for the blind, London – 1970

His death was announced by the radio station that is still broadcasting, who said: “In a pastime populated by unusual people, Ronan was more unusual than all of them combined.” He had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013.
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including ‘Lean On Me’, ‘Lovely Day’ and ‘Ain’t No Sunshine,’ has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81.
The three-time Grammy Award winner, who withdrew from making music in the mid-1980s, died on Monday in Los Angeles, the statement said. His death comes as the public has drawn inspiration from his music during the coronavirus pandemic, with health care workers, choirs, artists and more posting their own renditions on “Lean on Me” to help get through the difficult times.
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I don’t think I’ve ever heard any of their music.
Hedge & Donna were an American folk & folk-rock duo. They recorded 6 albums between 1968 and 1973. They signed with Capitol Records. Jet magazine described them as working “the gamut of songs from blues and soul to spirituals and folk.”
heh-heh…