Post by admin on Dec 25, 2016 23:29:55 GMT
Jeez, that's a shocker 
Singer George Michael has died aged 53, his publicist has said.
The star, who launched his career with Wham in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have "passed away peacefully at home".
Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT.
Police say there were no suspicious circumstances.
bbc
With the baby boomers etc all approaching their later years then these events are becoming all too frequent:
List of 2016 Deaths:
Greg Lake - Emerson, Lake and Palmer bassist/singer
Leonard Cohen - singer/songwriter
Pete Burns - Dead or Alive singer
Prince
Keith Emerson - Emerson, Lake & Palmer keyboardist
Maurice White - Earth, Wind & Fire founder/singer
Paul Kantner - Jefferson Airplane co-founder/singer/guitarist
Glenn Frey - Eagles co-founder/singer/songwriter/guitarist
Dale Griffin - Mott the Hoople drummer
David Bowie
Singer George Michael has died aged 53, his publicist has said.
The star, who launched his career with Wham in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have "passed away peacefully at home".
Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT.
Police say there were no suspicious circumstances.
bbc
With the baby boomers etc all approaching their later years then these events are becoming all too frequent:
List of 2016 Deaths:
Greg Lake - Emerson, Lake and Palmer bassist/singer
Leonard Cohen - singer/songwriter
Pete Burns - Dead or Alive singer
Prince
Keith Emerson - Emerson, Lake & Palmer keyboardist
Maurice White - Earth, Wind & Fire founder/singer
Paul Kantner - Jefferson Airplane co-founder/singer/guitarist
Glenn Frey - Eagles co-founder/singer/songwriter/guitarist
Dale Griffin - Mott the Hoople drummer
David Bowie