Music Deaths: Lead Singer and Keyboardist of Sugarloaf

JERRY CORBETTA, 68.  Died September 16.

Lead singer and keyboardist of Sugarloaf.  He and Bob Webber had played together with the Moonrakers and Chocolate Hair and signed with Liberty Records.  They changed the name of the band to Sugarloaf  (a mountain outside of Boulder, Colorado).

They hit #3 in 1970 with "Green-eyed Lady."  Then they hit a slump and were dropped by Liberty.  They came back with "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" (#9-1975).

But there was no follow-up hit.  He also performed as part of Disco Tex's Sex-O-Lettes on the single "Get Dancin'" (#10-1975).