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R&B pianist and songwriter Floyd Dixon, whose "Hey Bartender" was brought to the masses by the Blues Brothers, has died in Orange, Calif., at 77.
Mississippi native Jessie Mae Hemphill, founder of country blues, has died in Memphis at the age of 72 from complications related to an infection.
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Award-winning blues bassist Willie Kent, known as the godfather of Chicago blues, has died of cancer at age 70, it was reported Friday.