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Johnny Grande RIP

06/07/06
. (Contact Music) Pianist JOHNNY GRANDE, a founding member of BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS, has died in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was 75. Grande, who passed away on 2 June (06), played piano on the 1954 classic ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK, which rocketed the band to fame.[see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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