RONNIE GILBERT, 88
Died June 6, 2015. Contralto singer with the influential Weavers folk music group. One of the members was Pete Seeger. Their big hits were "Goodnight Irene" (#1-1950) and "On Top of Old Smoky" (#2-1951). The Red Scare of the 1950s got them blacklisted and ended their success. But they had a big influence on Peter, Paul & Mary, the Kingston Trio and Bob Dylan.
JIM ED BROWN, 81 Died June 11, 2015.
Best known as lead singer of the Browns, a country group that had a hit in 1954 with "Looking Back to See" (#8-1954). Charted hits on country charts 21 times from 1954 to 1968. Their biggest hit was "The Three Bells" (#1 country and pop in 1959).
He began a solo career in 1965. His biggest hit was "Pop a Top" (#3-1967). He did a duo with Helen Cornelius "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" (#1 country 1976) and "Lying in Love With You" (#2 country 1979).
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