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Costello was found dead in his Atlanta hotel room on April 15, 2008, one day before his 29th birthday. He was in treatment for dual diagnosis at the time of his death, and a lawsuit was filed with the facility. He had not slept in three days, having been discharged in a manic episode. The day he
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As a guitarist he was astounding, but for Sean it was never about showing off monstrous chops or stroking his own ego. His playing always fit the song; he would work the tone and phrasing, sometimes with an economy of notes that let the empty spaces hang achingly for what seemed like hours. When he
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number or whatever, and he didn’t even think twice about it." Levon Helm and the members of
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584:Nappy Brown
403:Discography
393:amphetamine
331:Nappy Brown
300:Chuck Berry
158:Early years
1469:Categories
879:Cuttin' In
623:References
497:In Transit
420:Cuttin' In
306:tune or a
292:Levon Helm
238:B. B. King
228:In concert
210:Cuttin’ In
61:1979-04-16
1338:Wsbtv.com
1277:Blues.org
548:Anonymous
531:Ollabelle
527:Ollabelle
389:ephedrine
290:musician
288:Americana
284:Ollabelle
246:Ma Rainey
242:Buddy Guy
119:1995–2008
897:AllMusic
858:. London
502:Mudcat,
296:The Band
206:AllMusic
162:Born in
136:musician
1452:YouTube
1441:YouTube
1430:YouTube
304:country
222:R&B
197:album,
180:Memphis
168:Atlanta
85:Atlanta
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422:(2000)
416:(1996)
391:, and
381:heroin
234:Europe
150:Career
92:Genres
991:(PDF)
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366:Death
318:than
133:blues
96:Blues
1375:2023
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308:rock
240:and
100:soul
75:Died
55:Born
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