Archive for January 14th, 2010

14th January
2010
written by Matt The Cat

Well, we lost another from rock n’ roll’s first wave. The great Bobby Charles passed away early today. Offbeat.com posted a good obit, so I’m passing it on below.

http://www.offbeat.com/2010/01/14/bobby-charles-passed-away/


Bobby Charles Passed Away

14 January 2010 — by Alex Rawls

Songwriter Bobby Charles passed away this morning; the cause has yet to be determined. The writer of “Walking to New Orleans” and “See You Later Alligator” had struggled with ill-health for years, including back problems and a bout with cancer that was in remission. Those problems led him to miss a scheduled appearance at the Ponderosa Stomp in 2004 and Jazz Fest in 2007. Evidently he fell recently and was bedridden as a result. It was after that fall that he died.
Charles had completed work on a new album, which is due out next month.
More when we know more.
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