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By Robert Fontenot, About.com Guide to Oldies Music since 2002

Oldies News: R.I.P. Edward Patten, Chris Curtis

Sunday March 6, 2005
Not one but two oldies artists have passed away very recently: Chris Curtis, drummer for the Searchers, who scored their biggest hit stateside with "Needles and Pins," and original Pips tenor (and cousin of Gladys Knight) Edward Patten.

Read more here:
The New York Times: Chris Curtis, 63, Drummer for the Searchers, Is Dead

Billboard: Pips Member Edward Patten Dies

If you know of some breaking news that should be here, be sure and e-mail me!

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