The unsung obituaries of the 2000s

As we end the "Noughts" Mog.com rounds up the musicians and performers and musicians who have died in the past decade and whose legacy has be unfortunately diminished ever since.

2000

Kirsty MacColl, pop and folk singer-songwriter.
Ian Dury, singer, lyricist, actor, and founder, frontman, & lead singer of the New Wave band Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Jack Nitzsche, arranger, producer, songwriter and film score composer.
Tito Puente, Latin Jazz and Mambo musician, aka "The King of Latin Music".

2001

Chet Atkins, country guitarist and co-creator of the Nashville sound
James Carr, extraordinary Rhythm & Blues and soul musical artist.

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