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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 23, 2018 17:29:54 GMT -5
Jazz trumpeter Hugh Masakela has died at the age of 78 from prostate cancer-In the summer of 1968,Masakela had a worldwide smash with the instrumental "Grazin' In The Grass"-The previous year,he perfomed at the Monterey Pop Festival-The Animals name checked him in their hit song "Monterey"-Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 23, 2018 17:31:13 GMT -5
"Grazin'In The Grass" returned to the top forty a year later as a vocal hit for The Friends Of Distinction.
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Post by mrjukebox on Jan 23, 2018 18:22:28 GMT -5
Hugh was briefly married to Miriam Makeba who had a top forty hit in 1967 called "Pata Pata".
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jan 23, 2018 19:37:35 GMT -5
I did not know that Hugh & Miriam were married. Thanks for the info; I can use it for an upcoming countdown. By the way, here's a link to a show where Hugh is at #1. archive.org/details/011968072701 |
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Post by 1finemrg on Jan 24, 2018 6:27:04 GMT -5
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