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Dunlap had a lengthy career in the Twin Cities music scene, which was abruptly cut short after he suffered a stroke in 2012.

Haynes influenced generations of drummers and helped change the direction of jazz improvisation.

Her son President Nelson says she died at a hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. A cause of death was not immediately available. 

Quincy Jones, the famed music producer who helped artists dominate popular music for half a century, has died. NPR's Walter Ray Watson described Jones' talent as one that produced music that hooked ears, warmed hearts and moved feet to dance. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

The production wizard behind Michael Jackson's Thriller won 28 Grammy awards during a career that spanned more than 70 years as a performer, songwriter, producer and music executive.

Lesh’s death was announced on his Instagram account. Lesh was the oldest and one of the longest surviving members of the band that came to define the acid rock sound emanating from San Francisco in the 1960s.

Jones, who began his singing career in the 1950s and was a frequent guest on the popular romantic comedy TV show, died after a battle with leukemia.

Payne, who came to fame as a teen in the massively popular British boy band One Direction, died in Buenos Aires after falling from his hotel balcony, according to reporting by the Associated Press.

Renowned soul and gospel singer Cissy Houston has died. She was part of a extraordinary musical family that included Dionne Warwick and her superstar daughter, Whitney Houston.