Eric Woolfson (The Alan Parsons Project) dead at 64
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Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Telegraph obituary here . ericwoolfsonmusic.com
voluntaryXchange (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the 70’s, Wolfson was the song writer and lyricist behind a new kind of rock band: one that focused on composition and production, not on the musicians and live performances. It was very much like classical music: kind of...
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The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The New York Times : Eric Woolfson, a founder and the principal songwriter and vocalist of the Alan Parsons Project, a British group that existed only in the studio and that took its ambitious, sophisticated progressive rock to the pop charts, died on Wednesday in London. He was 64. The cause was cancer, said his daughter Sally Seddon. Mr. Woolfson, a songwriter and keyboardist, met Alan Parsons in...
westcoastmusic (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Musician Eric Woolfson, singer and songwriter best known as co-founder of progressive rock group Alan Parsons Project, has died. He was 64. Woolfson died in London on Wednesday after a battle with cancer, according to his website. A songwriter since...
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Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Mr. Woolfson was a founder and the principal songwriter and vocalist of the Alan Parsons Project, a British group that took its ambitious, sophisticated progressive rock to the pop charts.
One Angry Man (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Newly engaged Hulk Hogan and Taylor Swift were in a heated discussion at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony about the Health Care Reform Bill when Stevie Wonder overheard and interrupted. Hitting the pause button on his Mp3 player where the Alan Parsons Project was blasting Rachel Uchitel’s favorite tune, the Eye of the Tiger, [...]
BOOKSTEVE'S LIBRARY (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
A nice fan-made video for my favorite song from THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, sung by co-founder Eric Woolfson who died yesterday of cancer.
Slobokan's Site O' Schtuff (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
An agent says Eric Woolfson, co-founder of the 1970s British progressive rock group Alan Parsons Project, known for the hits “Eye in the Sky” and “Don’t Answer Me,” has died of cancer. He was 64. Rest In Peace, Eric. – Posted with Stuffr! – Copyright © 2009 Slobokan's Site O' Schtuff. This feed is for personal non-commercial use [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Eric Woolfson was one of the most successful musicians in Britain, with worldwide sales of more than 50 million records as the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist, manager and co-founder of the Alan Parsons Project. His solo albums are in addition to this, yet despite this success his natural modesty ensured that he remained largely unknown in the UK.
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Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT star ERIC WOOLFSON has died, aged 64.The songwriter passed away in London on Tuesday (01Dec09) following a battle with cancer. Paying...
Starpulse News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
BERLIN (AP) - An agent says Eric Woolfson, co-founder of the 1970s British progressive rock group Alan Parsons Project, known for the hits "Eye in the Sky" and "Don't Answer Me," has died of cancer. He was 64.[...] Read more!