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Remembering Red McCombs

• San Antonio business icon and philanthropist Billy Joe “Red” McCombs, who parlayed his massive success as a car dealer

• Burt Bacharach, the massively prolific composer who is responsible for writing more than 70 Top 40 classics like “I

• We were deeply saddened yesterday to learn that beloved music industry veteran Jesus Garber, who had been bravely battling

• Motown legend Barrett Strong, who co-wrote some of the era’s most iconic hits, like “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone,”

• Legendary Philadelphia disc jockey Jerry Blavat, also known as “The Geator with the Heater” and “The Boss with the

• UPDATED: We were deeply saddened to learn that Lin Brehmer, a beloved fixture at Audacy Triple A WXRT/Chicago for

• UPDATED: Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash

• We were saddened to learn that Bruce Avery, former longtime General Manager of Hofstra University’s WRHU/Hempstead, NY, widely respected

• Lisa Marie Presley — the only child of Elvis Presley — died Thursday after being hospitalized earlier that day,

• We’ve lost yet another talented industry pro – noted engineering guru Gary Kline, probably best known for his lengthy