Yes it's "Rock and Roll Heaven" or "The people who died". A list of obits of Rock and Roll figures and related musical genres like Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Swing, R & B, Gospel, Hip-Hop, Pop and some World Beat & Avant Garde Classical Music. From 2009 on.
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Thursday 18 April 2024
The People Who Died (so far) 2024 Edition
Jerry Abbott - 81 - American country music songwriter (Emmylou Harris & Freddy Fender) and record producer (Pantera), father of Pantera members Vinnie Paul & Dimebag Darrell
Jean-Marie Aerts - 72 - Guitarist with Belgian New Wave band TC Matic
Dick Allix - 78 - Drummer w/UK Pop band Vanity Fare
Matt Alvarez ~ 40's - Guitarist, bassist, banjo player/singer with St Catherines, Ontario Folk Punk bands the Filthy Senioritas, Life Problems, Dirtfight and artist
Ian Amey - 79 - Guitarist/singer with 1960's English band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Bruno Amstad - 60 - Swiss jazz singer
Jaimz Asmundson - 50's - Member of Winnipeg Techno duo Ghost Twin
Juana Bacallao - 98 - Cuban singer and dancer
Shane Baldwin - 50's - Drummer for UK Hardcore & Thrash bands Vice Squad, Chaotic Dischord, Onslaught
Aston Barrett Jr - 70's - Bassist with Bob Marley & The Wailers
Les Bateman (AKA Les Bates) - 70's - Keyboardist with 1960's Saskatoon band Witness Inc and session work, later Tronto producer and sound emgineer with Drake and Blues singers Johnny Shines & Louisana Red
Jim Beard ~ 63 - Jazz pianist & organist with Wayne Shorter, Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, John Scofield
Casey Benjamin - 45 - American sax and keyboard player w/the Robert Glasper Experiment and with Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Heavy D, DJ Logic, Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Beyonce, Vernon Reid and Melvin Gibbs
Dickie Betts ~ 80 ~ Bassisst for 1970's American Southern Rock band the Allman Brothers
Bruce Blankenship - 50's - Guitarist with American Doom Metal band Cold Mourning
Audie Blaylock - 61 - American Bluegrass singer and guitarist & madndolinist w/Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys, Red Allen, Harley Allen, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Lynn Morris and solo
Hans Blum - 95 - German 1960's singer-songwriter ("Primaballerina")
John Blunt ~ 80's ~ Drummer with UK 60's Beat band the Searchers ("Needles & Pins", "Sugar & Spice")
Boss - 54 - American rapper ("Deeper")
Ron Boudreau - 50's - Toronto rock photographer
Cola Boyy - 34 - American Dance Music multi-insturmenatlist & producer
Brian Brett - 60's - Canadian Poet and Folk singer/songwriter, collaborator with 1980's Art Punk band the Scenics
Bigidagoe - 26 - Dutch rapper
Boss - 54 - American rapper
Dean Brown - 68 - American Jazz Fusion guitarist w/Bill Evans, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack,
John Card ~ 50's ~ Drummer with Canadian Punk bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, DOA, NomeansNo, Subhumans
Eric Carmen - 74 - American singer/songwriter with 1970's & 80's bands the Raspberries and solo ("Go All the Way", "All by Myself")
Tony Cedras - 71 - South African accordian, keyboard & guitar player w/Paul Simon, Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba, Henry Threadgill, Cassandra Wilson, Hugh Masekela
Sue Chaloner - 71 - British-Dutch 1970's pop singer
Conrad Chase - 58 - American singer (The Baha Boys)
Eddie Cheeba - 67 - American 1970's & 80's New York Hip Hop club DJ
Mark Chewter - 60's - Guitarist with classic Hamilton Punk band the Forgotten Rebels (1980-81)
Florian Chmielewski - 97 - Minnisota accordian player and Democratic politician
Kaj Chydenius - 84 - Finnish Avant Garde Classical musician and composer
WC Clarke ~ 84 ~ Austin, Texas Blues singer/guitarist
Tony Clarkin - 77 - Guitarist and songwriter with UK Metal band Magnum
Eleanor Collins ~ 104 ~ Canadian Jazz & Gospel singer and TV host from the 1940's onward w/Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy McPartland
Larry Collins ~ 79 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly guitarist w/The Collins Kids and songwriter ("Delta Dawn")
Ken Coull - 50's - Toronto Metal drummer with In The Act Of Violence, Socketchild, concert promotor
Gerry Conway - 76 - English drummer and percussionist w/Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens
Chris Cross - 71 - Bassist with UK New Wave bands Ultravox & Tiger Lily
Sandra Crouch - 81 - American Gospel singer, Grammy winner, sister of singer Andre Crouch
Michael Cuscuna - 75 - American jazz record producer and music journalist (DownBeat), co-founder of Mosaic Records, Grammy winner (1993, 1998, 2002)
Joe Cutajar - 83 - Singer with 1970's Maltese Pop duo Helen & Joseph
Frank Darcel - 65 - Guitarist with 1980's French New Wave band Marquis de Sade
Roberto Darvin - 82 - Uruguayan singer-songwriter & guitarist
Etterlene DeBarge - 88 - American Gospel and R&B singer
Phil Delire - 68 - Belgian music producer (Lady Ga-Ga)
Dax Deneau - 50's - Toronto Death Metal singer with Cemetey Cursive, Eyeswithoutaface, Homolka, show promotor, record reviewer
Dutty Dior - 27 - Norwegian rapper
Bruce Duncan - 60's - Manager and soundman for 1980's Toronto New Wave Power Pop band the Jitters
Jimmy Van Eaton ~ 86 ~ Rockabilly drummer with Sun Records, played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Charlie Feathers, Bill Justis, and Ray Smith
Clare Elliott - 60's - Singer with 1970's & 80's New Zealand Punk band the Suburban Reptiles
Bob Erlendson ~ 93 ~ Winnipeg Jazz pianist & composer with Lenny Breau, Shirley Eikhard
Henry Fambrough - 85 - 1970's Soul singer with The Spinners ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", "Ghetto Bride", "I Never Knew Love Before","Rubberband Man")
Frank Farian - 82 - German singer, songwriter w/Boney M ("Rasputin") and record producer with R&B groups Boney M and Milli Vanilli
Brahim Fribgane - Moroccan musician w/La Mar Enfortuna
Diego Gallardo - 31 - Ecuadorian singer-songwriter
Wayne Brillo Green - 60's - Toronto sound engineer & guitar tech
Brian Griffin- 60's - UK album art photographer for New Wave bands Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie, Elvis Costello, Billy Idol, Ultravox, Teardrop Explodes, Joe Jackson
Steve Harley - 73 - Singer with 1970's UK band Cockney Rebel
Blake Harrison - 48 - Bassist with American Hardcore band Pig Destroyer
Alex Hassilev - 91 - Singer & banjo player with 1960's American The Limeliters and actor
Michel Hausser - 96 - French Jazz vibes player w/Stephane Grappelli, Lucky Thompson, Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Griffen and solo
Bill Hayes - 98 - American singer 1950's Pop & Country singer ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett")
Albert Heath - 88 - Drummer with American Jazz group the Heath Brothers as well as John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Art Farmer, Kenny Clark, Herbie Hancock, Johnn Griffin, Wes Montgomery, Nina Simone
Jim Heinman - 80 - Canadian Jazz and R&B sax player
Clarence Frogman Henry ~ 87 ~ American 1950's & 60's R&B singer "I Ain't Got No Home")
Greg "Fritz" Hintz - 60's - Drummer with Canadian Metal band "Helix" ("Rock You")
Malcolm Holcombe - 68 - American Folk/Country singer-songwriter
Yuri Ilchenko - 72 - Russian vocalist and guitarist (Mify, Zemlyane)
Reuben Jackson - 67 - American poet and jazz historian
Cat Janice - 31 - American singer-songwriter
Jarge - 50's - Singer with 1980's Toronto Hardcore band POC
Chris Karrer ~ 76 ~ Guitarist with German Kraut Rock band Aamon Dull II
Getachew Kassa - 79 - Ethiopian singer and percussionist
Toby Keith - 62 - American country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Red Solo Cup") and songwriter
Steve Kille - 50's - Bassist with American Indie band Dead Meadow
George Kimble - 60's - Manager of New York Punk band the Undead
Ronnie King ~ 70's ~ Bassist with 70's & 80's Calgary band the Stampeders ("Sweet City Woman")
Donald Kinsey - 70 - American Blues guitarist and singer (The Kinsey Report, Albert King, Roy Buchanan, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley & the Wailers)
Martin Kirkup - 75 - British-born American music industry manager w/Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, k.d. lang, Counting Crows, The B-52s, Echo and the Bunnymen, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Johnny Knight ~ 86 (real name Johnny Mangiagli, AKA Johnny Donn,Johnny Marlo, Johnny Manjelli & the Gamma Goochee, 1950's New York Rockabilly singer/guitarist
Michael Knott - 61 - American singer-songwriter (Lifesavers Underground)
KODA - 45 - Ghanaian Gospel singer
James Kottak - 61 - American Metal drummer w/The Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak
Wayne Kramer ~ 72 ~ Guitarist with Proto Punk band the MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams"), later Gangwar and solo
Neil Kulkarni - 51 - UK music journalist with Melody Maker and author
Juris Kulakovs - 65 - Keyboardist with 1980's Latvian band Pērkons
Yevgeny Kungurov - 40 - Russian opera and pop singer
Martin Lacroix - 40's - Singer with Montreal Death Metal bands Cryptopsy, Emnity, Spasme
Anders Lampe - 59 - Guitarist with Danish Pop Rock band Bamses Venner
Bob Lanese - 82 - American Jazz trumpeter (James Last Orchestra)
Serge Laprade - 83 - French Canadian 1960's Pop singer and radio broadcaster
Steve Lawrence - 88 - American singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers)
Keith LeBlanc ~ 70 ~ Drummer with New York Dance Industrial bands Tackhead Sound System, Minstry, ABC and Little Axe
Greg Lee - 53 - Singer with California Ska band Hepcat
Félix Sabal Lecco - 64–65 - Cameroonian drummer
Melinda Ledbetter - 77 - American talent manager for Brian Wilson
Anderson Leonardo - 51 - Singer with Brazilian band Molejo
David Libert - 60's - Singer with 1960's American Pop group the Happenings, songwriter w/the Chiffons, the Tokens and Gerry & the Pacemakers, manager & agent for Alice Cooper, the Runaways, Vanilla Fudge, Parliament Funkadelic, Liing Color, Shelia E
Marie Nilsson Lind - 62 - Singer with Swedish Folk Pop group Ainbusk
John Lowe - 81 - Pianist with early 60's UK band The Quarrymen
Sylvain Luc - 58 - French Jazz guitarist
Angela McCluskey - 64 - Scottish/American singer with Indie band the Wild Colonials
Fergie MacDonald - 86 - Scottish accordionist
Michael McMartin - 79 - Canadian born Australian record label owner of Trafalgar Records and manager (Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman)
X-Ray McRae - 70's - Toronto 1980's owner & booker at the Horseshoe, X-Rays, Ultrasound Show Bar
Mandisa - 47 - American gospel singer ("Only the World", "Overcomer", "Stronger"), Grammy winner
Melanie - 76 - American singer-songwriter ("Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") and guitarist
Muluken Melesse - 70 - Ethiopian singer and drummer
Muñequita Milly - 23 - Peruvian folk singer
Slađana Milošević - 68 - Serbian singer, songwriter and record producer New Wave & Dance groups Dzentlmenti, Zdravo, Neutral Design
Rui Mingas - 84 - A popular Afro Jazz singer and composer in Angola who came from a famous family of musicians, his music would combine Afro-Jazz with Portugese and local traditions and one of his compositions, "Angola Avante" would become the national amthem and he he would serve in the National Congress from 2017-2021
Peter "Peetah" Morgan - 46 - Jamaican Reggae singer (Morgan Heritage)
John Morris - 60's - Toronto street busker
Scott Mung ~ 40's ~ Singer/guitarist with Winnipeg Punk bands Death Tax, The Mandys and Mung
San Murata - 60's - Japanese Canadian Jazz fiddle player and artist
Naomy - 46 - Romanian Pop singer
Graeme Neysmith 50's - Guitarist with UK Showgaze band the Pale Saints
Paul Nelson -60's - American guitarist, record producer and songwriter w/Buddy Guy, Johnny Winters, Allman Bros, Eric Clapton and solo
Jan Nemec ~ 60's - Czech producer with Metal bands Celtic Frost, Helloween & Celtic Frost
Annie Nightengale - 83 - UK Radio DJ (BBC 1), TV host ("Old Grey Whistle Test") and journalist
Lillebjørn Nilsen - 73 - Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician.
Phil Nimmons - 100 - Canadian Jazz clarinetist
Mojo Nixon - 66 - American musician ("Elvis Is Everywhere", "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child") and actor (Super Mario Bros., Great Balls of Fire!)
Rocket Norton ~ 73 ~ Drummer with Canadian bands Prism and Seeds Of Time
Kathleen O'Brien - 60's - Former manager at Indiana independent music store The Record Exchange
Phil Page - 50's - Bassist with Toronto Punk bands The Downbelows, Teenage X, Fairmounts, The Merves, Rabblerousers, Stink Bug, Camerons
Del Palmer - 71 - English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and sound engineer with Kate Bush
Park Bo-ram - 30 - South Korean Pop singer
Steve Paxton - 85 - American experimental dancer & choreographer w/Merce Cunningham
Slim Pezin - 78 - French guitarist, arranger and conductor w/Johnny Halyday, Charles Aznavor
Mike Pinder - 82 - Keyboardist with The Moody Blues ("Ride My See Saw", "Nights In White Satin". "Go Now", Tuesday Afternoon")
Chavelita Pinzón - 93 - Panamanian folklorist and singer
Vince Power - 70's - London club owner at the Mean Fiddler and booker for the Reading Music Festival
Presto - 31 - German rapper
Judi Pulver - 77 - Anglo-American 1970's Jazz Pop singer/pianist
Tina Rainford - 77 - German 1970's Pop singer ("Silver Bird")
Jussi Raittinen- 80 - Singer/guitarist with 1960's & 70's Finnish bands The Esquires, The Sounds & The Boys and TV host
James Ratch - 70's - Toronto promoter, roadie and doorman
Jim Reid (AKA JR) - Toronto DJ at CFNY in the 80's
Ruby Lynn Reyner ~ 72 ~ Singer with 1970's New Yrk Glam Punk band Ruby & the Rednecks, musical actress & screenwriter & Andy Warhol model
Enrique Roizner - 84 - Argentine Bosa Nova and Latin Jazz drummer
Chan Romero ~ 82 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer "Hippy Hippy Shake"
Dexter Romweber ~ 57 ~ Singer guitarist with North Carolina Punkabilly band the Flat Duo Jets
Jerome Rothenberg - 92 - American poet & spoken word artist
Amparo Rubín - 68 - Mexican singer and lyricist
Quinho do Salgueiro - 66 - Brazilian Samba singer
Anders Sandberg - 55 - Singer with Swedish 2000's Dance band Rednex "Cotton Eyed Joe"
Matt Scanlan - 40's - Toronto club DJ AKA DJ Love Hertz
Bart Schoales - 70's - Canadian artist, photographer, filmmaker, illustrator with 1960's Toronto band Kensington Marketand Bruce Cockburn, co-founder of Anubis Records, producer with Electrontic artist John Mills-Cockell, member of Prog band Leather
B.B Seaton - 79 - Singer w/Jamaican Ska band The Gaylads
Silent Servant (real name John Juan Mendez) - 46 - American techno DJ and producer
Marlena Shaw - 81 - American R&B and Jazz singer ("It's Better than Walking Out", "California Soul")
Pluto Shervington - 73 - Jamaican Reggae singer & producer
Melitha Sidabutar - 23 - Indonesian Gospel singer
Margo Smith - 84 - American Country singer ("Still a Woman")
C.J Snare - 64 - Singer with American musician 1990's Glam Metal band FireHouse ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes")
Enrique Llácer Soler - 89 - Spanish Jazz and Classical percussionist & composer
Jo-El Sonnier - 77 - Louisianna Cajun singer-songwriter and accordionist
David Soul - 80 - American actor "Starsky & Hutch" and 1970's Country Pop singer
Mark Spiro - 67 - American songwriter and record producer w/Anne Murray, Giant, Cheap Trick)
Ľubomír Stankovský - 72 - Drummer w/1960's & 70's Slovak Jazz Pop rock band Modus
T. M. Stevens - 72 - American bassist w/The Pretenders, Joe Cocker, Stee Vai
Roni Stoneman - 85 - American Bluegrass Banjo player & singer with the Stoneman Family & The Stoneman Sisters, regular on "Hee Haw"
Eddie Sutton - 59 - Singer with American Metal band Leeway
Damo Suzuki - 74 - Japanese singer/guitarist with 1970's German Kraut Rock band Can
Eugen Šváb - 87 - Slovak Swing singer & percussionist
Pooch Tavares - 81 - Singer with American 1970's R&B band Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", "More Than A Woman")
Bobby Taylor - 80's - Owner of the Black Bull Tavern in Toronto
Mike Taylor - Australian record company executive (Universal Music Australia),
Bobby Tench - 79 - British guitarist (Jeff Beck Group, Van Morrison, Eric Burdon, Freddie King, Hummingbird, Streetwalkers
Susie Tennant - 61 - Seattle 1990's promoter of Grunge, Punk and Indie bands with Sub Pop, Experience Music Project (later MoPOP), Tower Records, BMG, Geffen Records
Jaakko Teppo - 71 - Finnish singer-songwriter
Shinsadong Tiger - 40 - South Korean record producer ("U&I", "No No No")
Harry Tong - 50's - Toronto 80's & 90's poster illustrator for Thrash & Metal bands
Brit Turner - 57 - Drummer with Georgia Country Rock band Blackberry Smoke
Garry Van Egmond - 82 - Australian concert promoter for AC/DC and Dire Straits
Louis Vasquez ~ 44 ~ American singer, songwriter, producer & multi-insturmentalist with Indie band The Soft Moon
Joe Viera - 91 - German Jazz saxophonist and educator, founder of the Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen
Rico Wade - 52 - American R&B music producer & songwriter, as part of Organized Noize duo worked with En Vogue, Ludachris, Goodie Mob, Bog Boi, the "Miami Vice" soundtrack
Dan Wallin - 97 - American sound engineer (Woodstock, A Star Is Born)
Karl Wallinger ~ 66 ~ Welsh multi-insturmenatlist, singer & songwriter w/The Waterboys & World Party ("Ship of Fools","Way Down Now")
Larry Wanagas - 70's - Edmonton producer & owner of Bumstead Records and manager to KD Lang, Susan Aglukark, Big Sugar, The Blue Shadows (featuring Billy Cowsill), BOY, Erasure (North America), Colin James,The Modern Minds (featuring Moe Berg), Yukon Blonde and The Trews.
Michael Ward - 57 - Guitarist with American Alternatie bands The Wallflowers, School of Fish
Dick Waterman - 88 - American Blues photographer, promoter w/Bonnie Raitt and Son House
Michael Watford - 80 - American Gospel and dance music singer
Gavin Webb - 77 - Bassist with Australian rock band The Masters Apprentices
Mary Weiss ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's Girl Group the Shangri-La's ("Leader Of The Pack", "Remembe Walking In The Sand")
Max Werner - 70 - Singer and drummer with 1970's Dutch Prog Rock band Kayak
Russell Wilson - 60's - Juno Award winning Bassist with Hamilton, Ontario Rock band Junkhouse and with Billy Bob Thorton on the soundtrack for the film "Slingblade"
Melinda Whitley - 64 - Guitarist with 80's all female Metal bands Belle Of The Ball and Missdemenor
Steve Wright - 69 - British radio DJ and host of TV show "Top Of The Pops"
Sergei Yefremenko - 51 - Singer, guitarist and lyricist with Russian Ska band Markscheider Kunst)
Marcelo Yzurieta - 49 - Argentine singer, guitarist and composer
Pavel Zajíček - 72 - Czech poet & singer with 1970's Czech Art Rock underground band (DG 307)
Thursday 11 April 2024
Some Metal Dudes
James Kottak - 61 - American Metal drummer w/The Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak
THE SCORPIONS ~ "ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE";
THE SCORPIONS ~ "NO ONE LIKE YOU";
KINGDOM COME ~ "GET IT ON";
Melinda Whitley - 64 - Guitarist with 80's all female Metal bands Belle Of The Ball and Missdemenor
MISSDEMEANOR ~ "I CAN'T LET GO";
Tony Clarkin - 77 - Guitarist and songwriter with UK 80's Metal band Magnum
MAGNUM ~ "DAYS OF NO TRUST";
C.J Snare - 64 - Singer with American musician 1990's Glam Metal band FireHouse ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes")
FIREHOUSE ~ "WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES";
FIREHOUSE ~ "LOVE OF A LIFETIME";
Eddie Sutton - 59 - Singer with American Nu Metal band Leeway
LEEWAY ~ "KINGPIN";
LEEWAY ~ "I'M NOT YOUR PUSHER";
Bruce Blankenship - 50's - Bassist with American 1990's Stoner Metal band Cold Mourning
COLD MOURNING ~ "LOSING MY SHADOW";
Blake Harrison - 48 - Bassist with American Hardcore band Pig Destroyer
PIG DESTROYER ~ "THE DIPLOMAT";
PIG DESTROYER ~ "THE CAVALRY";
Friday 5 April 2024
Some 70's Pop & Rock Figures
Dickie Betts ~ 80 ~ Bassisst for 1970's American Southern Rock band the Allman Brothers
THE ALLMAN BROS ~ "WHIPPING POST";
THE ALLMAN BROS ~ "RAMBLIN MAN":
Eric Carmen - 74 - American singer/songwriter with 1970's & 80's bands the Raspberries and solo ("Go All the Way", "All by Myself")
THE RASPBERRIES ~ "GO ALL THE WAY";
THE RASPBERRIES ~ "I WANNA BE WITH YOU";
ERIC CARMEN ~ "ALL BY MYSELF";
Steve Harley - 73 - Singer with 1970's UK band Cockney Rebel
COCKNEY REBEL ~ "MR SOFT";
COCKNEY REBEL ~ "MAKE ME SMILE";
Dick Allix - 78 - Drummer with British 70's Pop band Vanity Fare
VANITY FARE ~ "EARLY IN THE MORNING";
VANITY FARE ~ "HITCHING A RIDE";
Gerry Conway - 76 - English drummer and percussionist w/Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens
JETHRO TULL ~ "BROADSWORD";
Max Werner - 70 - Singer and drummer with 1970's Dutch Prog Rock band Kayak
KAYAK ~ "RUTHLESS QUEEN";
KAYAK ~ "STARLIGHT DANCER";
Ľubomír Stankovský - 72 - Drummer w/1960's & 70's Slovak Jazz Pop rock band Modus
MODUS ~ "ZAHADNA";
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