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| Knack's lead singer Doug Fieger dies at 57 |
| 2010-02-15 |
| With a keen musical ear and an early love of the stage, Fieger was a student at Oak Park's Clinton Junior High when he started his first professional band -- launching the path that would ultimately lead him to the top of the pop charts. Fieger, best known as the founding vocalist-guitarist of the Knack, died this morning at home in Woodland Hills, Calif., after a six-year battle with cancer. He was 57.... Having moved to L.A. after cutting his teeth on the Detroit rock scene, Fieger became an overnight millionaire with the hit "My Sharona" in 1979. One of the great "guilty pleasure" songs of all time. Though he never re-created that single's blockbuster success, he continued touring under the Knack banner, including a final hometown show at DTE Energy Music Theatre in July 2003.... |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #6 'My Sharona' was written about a real girlfriend that rocked his world for 4 years. Sounds like a real wildman but I was surprised his brother is attorney Geoffrey Fieger. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-02-15 23:47 |
| #5 That music makes me cringe...can't stand it. Of course that doesn't prevents me to say RIP to him. |
| Posted by: Glush Wittlesbach8127 2010-02-15 21:46 |
| #4 Died too young. When I hear this song, My Sharona, I see the Solid Gold Dancers in my mind. Not a bad thing. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-02-15 20:41 |
| #3 I thought it was "My Bologna". |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-02-15 19:16 |
| #2 MY SHARONA |
| Posted by: Creng Jones5204 2010-02-15 18:49 |
| #1 not exactly "the day the music died", but RIP, Doug. 57 is wayyyy too young |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-15 15:39 |