December 29, 2000 - In 2000, death silenced many music industry notables who made contributions to all genres of music. Among them, Tito Puente, Allen Woody, Benjamin Orr, Steve Allen, Stanley Turrentine, Victor Borge, Kirsty MacColl, Pop Staples, John Morris Rankin, "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Jean-Pierre Rampal.
February 13, 2000 - R&B musician Screamin' Jay Hawkins, known for his trademark shriek and wild stage show--which he sometimes opened by emerging from a coffin--died in a hospital near Paris on Saturday (2/12). He was 70.
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