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4 months agoGwen McCrae, Singer Who Helped Open the Dance Floor to Disco, Dies at 81
Gwen McCrae, renowned for her R&B hits in the 1970s, passed away at 81 due to complications from a stroke.
The sexy crossover tune "Rockin' Chair" was written by Miami composers Clarence "Blowfly" Reid and Willie Clarke and it thrust its way up the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart to No. 9 and No. 1 R&B in the summer of 1975.