I participate daily @ a writing site that sort of doubles as a forum. They always immediately post about any famous musician/singer who dies, so just now, it was this Michael George guy. I never even was exposed to his name, much less have I heard anything he performed. Sounds like his death might've been a rerun of "Prince's" (another guy I'd never heard of either, till the writing pack went on and on about his demise).
Personally speaking, none of these "greats" made music worth beans. So whhhhat's all the snivelling about? Sheesh!