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Coffee Break: Artists we lost in 2017 (part 2)

The Smithereens perform at the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Smithereens perform at the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.Scott Gries/Getty Images

by Anna Reed

December 29, 2017

2016 took the lives of many of our favorite musicians, and 2017 wasn't so nice either.

Yesterday we played songs from Sonny Knight, The Tragically Hip, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Husker Du, Chuck Berry, Della Reese, The Allman Brothers Band and The J. Geils Band.

In the second installment of this 2-day Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from musicians who died in 2017?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Charles Bradley - Heartaches and Pain
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
AC/DC - There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'
Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame
The Smithereens - A Girl Like You
The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You / Come On Get Happy