On this day in 1965, American disc-jockey Alan Freed, the "father of rock and roll", died from uraemia and cirrhosis brought on by alcoholism at the age of 42.
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On this day in 2006, Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack, aged just 64. Among his best-known hits are In The Midnight Hour, Land Of 1,000 Dances, Mustang Sally and Funky Broadway.
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On this day in 1998, Carl Perkins died aged 65. According to Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the rockabilly era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the rockabilly sound more so than anybody involved in it, because he never changed."
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Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers was born on this day in Chicago, Illinois in 1939. He died on 3 January 2014,16 days before his 75th birthday.
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