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popular name: Bob Casale

date_of_death: February 17, 2014

age: 61

cause_of_death: Heart failure

claim_to_fame: Music

best_know_for: Bob Casale was a founding member of the influential new wave band Devo. Often referred to as "Bob 2" to distinguish him from bandmate Bob Mothersbaugh, Casale played rhythm guitar and keyboards, contributed backing vocals, and was a key part of Devo's sonic experimentation with synthesizers and sampling. He joined Devo in the early 1970s alongside his older brother Gerald Casale, one of the band's conceptual founders. Casale was known for his technical expertise and grounded demeanor, often serving as the stabilizing force within the band. He contributed to all of Devo’s studio albums, including their 1980 breakthrough Freedom of Choice, which featured the hit single "Whip It." Beyond his work with Devo, Casale worked as an audio engineer and producer, collaborating with Mark Mothersbaugh’s Mutato Muzika on numerous film, television, and commercial projects. He continued to perform with Devo during their reunions and later tours. Upon Bob Casale's unexpected passing, his grave can be found at Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent, Ohio.

popular name: Charles Aznavour

date_of_death: October 1, 2018

age: 94

cause_of_death: Cardiorespiratory arrest complicated by an acute pulmonary edema

claim_to_fame: Music

best_know_for: Charles Aznavour was a French singer of Armenian ancestry, as well as a songwriter, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a composer, singer and songwriter spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in 9 languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time and an icon of 20th-century pop culture. Between 1974 and 2016, Charles Aznavour received over sixty gold and platinum records around the world. According to his record company, the total sales of the artist's recordings were over 180 million units.

popular name: Furry Lewis

date_of_death: September 14, 1981

age: 88

cause_of_death: Heart failure

claim_to_fame: Music

best_know_for: A notable guitarist in both the bottleneck and finger-picking styles, Furry was a country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee whose greatest productivity came late in life during the folk blues revival of the 1960s. Furry opened for The Rolling Stones, most notably on July 4, 1975, at Memphis' Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. As a Memphis blues legend, he was invited to perform by the band, with Keith Richards reportedly a fan, and he played in front of over 50,000 people before the Stones took the stage.