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shenmue

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Sat Sep 5, 2015, 12:28 PM Sep 2015

Rico Rodriguez, trombonist of the Specials, has died

BBC story here

He was 80. Rest in peace.

From the article:

The Specials announced his death in a tweet on Friday.

It said: "Our dear friend Rico passed away today. We offer out deepest condolences to his family. His legacy will go on forever. RIP dear Rico."
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Rico Rodriguez, trombonist of the Specials, has died (Original Post) shenmue Sep 2015 OP
RIP Kingofalldems Sep 2015 #1
Gangsters! Octafish Sep 2015 #2
Weird. I just listened to several of their albums on Apple Music last night. onehandle Sep 2015 #3
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