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David Peaston, whose golden voice serenaded and wowed the “Showtime at the Apollo” audiences in the late ’80s, passed away Wednesday at age 54.  The actual cause of death has not been officially announced. RELATED: Don Cornelius Dies At 75 Peaston, whose stratospheric tenor voice was smooth and silky, managed to bring the Apollo house […]

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Legendary hip-hop music executive Sylvia Robinson, co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, has died. In addition to her work on the business side of music, she was also a singer, musician, music producer. Sugar Hill Records was the label home to many of early hip-hop’s most successful artists, like the Sugar Hill Gang and Grandmaster Flash […]