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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Music Deaths: Andy "Thunderclap" Newman and Mike Gibbons

ANDY "THUNDERCLAP" NEWMAN, 73  Died March 29, 2016.

The band was formed by Who guitarist Pete Townsend.  best remembered for their "Something in the Air Tonight" which went to #1 in Britain in 1969 and #37 in the U.S..

MIKE GIBBONS  Died April 2, 2016.

Lead singer and trumpet player with Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods.  Formed 1965 and got a break opening for the Osmonds in the early 1970s.  From Cincinnati.  They sang a cover version of Paper Lace's "Billy Don't be a Hero" which spent two weeks at #1 in 1974.

Also had top 40 hits with "Who Do You Think You Are" (#15-1974) and "The Heartbreak Kid" (#39-1974).

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