music legends we've lost

Dee Dee Warwick 9/25/45 - 10/18/08 - Dee Dee Warwick, who won recognition for both her solo work and her performances with her older sister Dionne Warwick, has died. Warwick had several hits on the soul and R&B charts in the 1960s and 70s, including "Foolish Fool," "She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking)" and a version of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" that was later covered by Diana Ross and The Supremes. Warwick was 63.

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Dee Dee Warwick 9/25/45 - 10/18/08 - Dee Dee Warwick, who won recognition for both her solo work and her performances with her older sister Dionne Warwick, has died. Warwick had several hits on the soul and R&B charts in the 1960s and 70s, including "Foolish Fool," "She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking)" and a version of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" that was later covered by Diana Ross and The Supremes. Warwick was 63.

Levi Stubbs 6/6/36 – 10/17/08 - Stubbs, best known as the chief voice of the Motown R&B group The Four Tops died at his home in Detroit after a long battle with cancer. Stubbs, whose voice was featured on hits "Baby I Need Your Loving" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," was 72.

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Levi Stubbs 6/6/36 – 10/17/08 - Stubbs, best known as the chief voice of the Motown R&B group The Four Tops died at his home in Detroit after a long battle with cancer. Stubbs, whose voice was featured on hits "Baby I Need Your Loving" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," was 72.

Norman Whitfield 5/12/40 – 9/16/08 - Whitfield was one of the Motown pioneers of epic soul. The hit singles Whitfield produced in his 25-year career included "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," "Cloud Nine," "War," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," "Smiling Faces Sometimes" and "Car Wash." The Grammy-winning songwriter reportedly died of complications from his long struggle with diabetes. He was 67.

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Norman Whitfield 5/12/40 – 9/16/08 - Whitfield was one of the Motown pioneers of epic soul. The hit singles Whitfield produced in his 25-year career included "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," "Cloud Nine," "War," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," "Smiling Faces Sometimes" and "Car Wash." The Grammy-winning songwriter reportedly died of complications from his long struggle with diabetes. He was 67.

LeRoi Moore 9/7/61 – 8/19/08 - Moore, best known as a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, passed away due to serious injuries, including a punctured lung and broken ribs he suffered in an ATV accident on June 30. The sax player was 46.

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LeRoi Moore 9/7/61 – 8/19/08 - Moore, best known as a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, passed away due to serious injuries, including a punctured lung and broken ribs he suffered in an ATV accident on June 30. The sax player was 46.

Pervis Jackson 9/7/61 – 8/19/08 - Jackson was the big man with the deep, smooth, bass voice in a string of 1970s R&B hits by the Spinners. One of the group's bigger hits was "Games People Play." Jackson died a week after being diagnosed with brain and liver cancer. He was 70.

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Pervis Jackson 9/7/61 – 8/19/08 - Jackson was the big man with the deep, smooth, bass voice in a string of 1970s R&B hits by the Spinners. One of the group's bigger hits was "Games People Play." Jackson died a week after being diagnosed with brain and liver cancer. He was 70.

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Isaac Hayes 8/20/42 – 8/10/08 - The baldheaded, baritone soul crooner, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film "Shaft," was found unconscious at his home in Memphis, next to a still-running treadmill. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was perhaps better known to a younger audience as the voice of Chef from the hit cartoon show “South Park.” He was 65.

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Isaac Hayes 8/20/42 – 8/10/08 - The baldheaded, baritone soul crooner, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film "Shaft," was found unconscious at his home in Memphis, next to a still-running treadmill. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was perhaps better known to a younger audience as the voice of Chef from the hit cartoon show “South Park.” He was 65.

Bo Diddley 12/30/28 – 6/2/08 - Remembered as a founding father of Rock 'N' Roll, the legendary singer and performer, known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat, died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla. He was 79. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee received an honorary degree from the University of Florida in August 2008 that was accepted by his daughter, Evelyn Kelly, on his behalf.

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Bo Diddley 12/30/28 – 6/2/08 - Remembered as a founding father of Rock 'N' Roll, the legendary singer and performer, known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat, died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla. He was 79. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee received an honorary degree from the University of Florida in August 2008 that was accepted by his daughter, Evelyn Kelly, on his behalf.

Al Wilson 6/19/39 – 4/21/08 - Best known for his 1973 hit song "Show and Tell," Wilson died of kidney failure. The smooth-voiced Wilson began as a spiritual singer and had R&B hits in 1968 with "The Snake" and "Do What You Gotta Do." He was 68.

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Al Wilson 6/19/39 – 4/21/08 - Best known for his 1973 hit song "Show and Tell," Wilson died of kidney failure. The smooth-voiced Wilson began as a spiritual singer and had R&B hits in 1968 with "The Snake" and "Do What You Gotta Do." He was 68.

Sean Levert 9/28/1968 – 3/30/08 - Sean Levert, a third of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and a son of the lead singer of the O’Jays, Eddie Levert, died after falling ill while serving a jail term. Sean launched a solo career in 1995 with the album "The Other Side," which yielded the charting singles "Put Your Body Where Your Mouth Is" and “Same One." He was 39.

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Sean Levert 9/28/1968 – 3/30/08 - Sean Levert, a third of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and a son of the lead singer of the O’Jays, Eddie Levert, died after falling ill while serving a jail term. Sean launched a solo career in 1995 with the album "The Other Side," which yielded the charting singles "Put Your Body Where Your Mouth Is" and “Same One." He was 39.

Wayne Frost 12/8/63 - 4/3/08 - Known for his acrobatic and daredevil moves, Frosty Freeze, his moniker in the hip-hop world, helped inspire the worldwide break-dancing craze in the early 1980s as a member of the influential group Rock Steady Crew – seen in the 1983 hit movie "Flashdance." He died following a long illness, which was not identified. He was 44.

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Wayne Frost 12/8/63 - 4/3/08 - Known for his acrobatic and daredevil moves, Frosty Freeze, his moniker in the hip-hop world, helped inspire the worldwide break-dancing craze in the early 1980s as a member of the influential group Rock Steady Crew – seen in the 1983 hit movie "Flashdance." He died following a long illness, which was not identified. He was 44.

George "Buddy" Miles 9/5/47 – 2/26/08 - Known as a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970, Miles was also a hitmaker under his own name with the song “Them Changes.” The Hendrix drummer, who also worked with Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Stevie Wonder, Muddy Waters and David Bowie over a four-decade career, died at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 60. His official cause of death is unknown.

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George "Buddy" Miles 9/5/47 – 2/26/08 - Known as a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970, Miles was also a hitmaker under his own name with the song “Them Changes.” The Hendrix drummer, who also worked with Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Stevie Wonder, Muddy Waters and David Bowie over a four-decade career, died at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 60. His official cause of death is unknown.