Musicians Hall of Famer Billy Strange, songwriter for Elvis and Sinatra, dies at 81
Musicians Hall of Famer Billy Strange, a songwriter, guitarist and arranger who aided the hit-making efforts of Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra, has died in Nashville at age 81.
John E. Carter, the R&B tenor and two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, died Aug. 21 in Harvey, Ill. He was 75.