Replacement Replacement Drummer Dies

Deaths in Music

Steve Foley, Aug. 23: The bespeckled drummer from Minneapolis will always be known as the replacement Replacement for his brief tenure after Chris Mars left the beloved band in 1990. His death at 49 is being attributed to an accidental prescription drug overdose. He appeared in one video for the band, the visually quirky 'When It Began,' pictured.

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LeRoi Moore, Aug. 19: As a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, Moore's saxaphone playing helped propel the band's sound to major success. He was 46.

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Pervis Jackson, Aug. 18: Jackson provided the deep bass that was the foundation of The Spinners' many soul hits. He lost his battle with brain and liver cancer at age 70.

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Isaac Hayes, Aug. 10: He branched out from his early start in soul music to help influence the sound of funk and disco. He also won an Oscar for his iconic Number One hit 'Theme From Shaft.' Hayes was 65.

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Robert Hazard, Aug. 5: He wrote the Cyndi Lauper classic, 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,' and later had a hit with 'Escalator of Life' before revving up country outfit The Hombres. The Philly icon died after a brief illness. He was 59.

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Esbjorn Svensson, June 14: The visionary Swedish pianist, beloved by fans worldwide for his efforts to marry rock-inspired electronics with traditional jazz, died while scuba diving near Stockholm. He was 44. His trio, E.S.T., had just completed their 12th album.

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Jerry Wexler, Aug. 15: Quite literally the father of "rhythm and blues" -- he coined the term and produced the genres finest talents like Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Wilson Pickett while holding court at Atlantic Records in the 1950s and 1960s. He was 91.

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Danny Davis, June 12: The man responsible for bringing horns to country music, who played at the inaugurations of Presidents Nixon and Reagan, died of a heart attack at Nashville's St. Thomas Hospital. He was 83.

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Bo Diddley, June 2: The rock 'n' roll pioneer, whose signature beat bears his name and has influenced generations of guitarists, died in Florida after months of ill health.

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Don Helms, Aug. 11: And so passes the final member of Hank Williams' iconic band, the Drifting Cowboys. The pedal steel master, seen with wife Hazel this year, played on nearly every Hank Sr. classic, as well as hits for Patsy Cline and Lefty Frizzell. He was 81.

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