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Bobby Hebb Dies

Influential R&B songwriter and vocalist Bobby Hebb has died. He was 72. The Nashville native wrote and recorded “Sunny,” a soaring groove that remains perennially hummable, even by generations born decades after its original release. The tune was covered by James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Eddy Arnold, Dusty Springfield, Stevie Wonder, the Ventures, Ella Fitzgerald, Booker T. & the…
The Ventures’ Bob Bogle Dies

Bob Bogle, the guitarist for The Ventures, died recently in Vancouver, Washington, after a long battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 75. One of American music’s most successful instrumental groups, The Ventures enjoyed a slew of hits including “Walk—Don’t Run,” a version of the Hawaii Five-O theme, “Perfida,” and numerous instrumental remakes of classics including “I Walk the Line” and the themes from Batman…
