Rick Parfitt of Status Quo, Carrie Fisher, her mother Debbie Reynolds and jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon were just some of the artists we have lost this Christmas.
It has been a tragic year starting with David Bowie and including Glenn Frey, Leonard Cohen and Leon Russell.
In a special edition of Noise11 iHeartRadio, we look at the artists we lost in 2016 and play their music.
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Noise11 iHeartRadio Music News playlist 18 December 2016 – 6 January 2017
David Bowie – Blackstar (January 10, 2016)
Prince – When Doves Cry (April 21, 2016)
Eagles – Tequila Sunrise (Glenn Frey, January 18, 2016)
Redgum – I Was Only 19 (Hugh McDonald, November 18, 2016)
Jon English – Hollywood Seven (March 9, 2016)
Daddy Cool – Daddy Rocks Off (Ross Hannaford, March 8, 2016 and Wayne Duncan, December 4, 2016)
Leon Russell – Jumping Jack Flash (November 13, 2016)
Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker (November 7, 2016)
Michael Jackson – Thriller (Rod Temperton, songwriter, September 2016)
Earth Wind and Fire – Boogie Wonderland (Maurice White, February 4, 2016)
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Pete Burns, October 23, 2016)
Sharon Jones – I’m Still Here (November 18, 2016)
Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air (March 30, 2016)
Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard – Missing Ol’ Johnny Cash (Merle Haggard, April 6, 2016)
Billy Paul – Me and Mrs Jones (April 24, 2016)
Emerson Lake and Palmer – Fanfare For The Common Man (Keith Emerson, March 11, 2016, Greg Lake, December 7, 2016)
Jefferson Airplane – Somebody To Love (Paul Kanter, January 28, 2016)
Black – Wonderful Life (Colin Vearncombe, January 26 2016)
The Beatles – A Day In The Life (Sir George Martin, March 8, 2016)
The Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love (Robert Stigwood, January 4, 2016 and Barbra Gibb, August 12, 2016)
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