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On January 15, 2015, Drake died at his home in Great Neck, New York due to complications from bladder cancer shortly before his 96th birthday. Awards and honors. Drake received several honorary doctorates and achievement awards, as well as being inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1983.
As of October 1, 2023, there were 2,262 death row inmates in the United States, including 49 women. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2]
Jan 17, 2015 · Mr. Drake, who wrote lyrics and music, produced television programs and was president of the American Guild of Authors and Composers, died on Thursday at 95 at his home in Great Neck, N.Y. The...
Inductee. 1919- 2015 Born/Died. 1983 Inducted. Wrote, composed, and produced some 700 prime time network programs. Composer and lyricist Ervin Drake had a remarkably varied career, including extensive work as a producer in television and significant activism on behalf of songwriters.
Jan 16, 2015 · PUBLISHED: January 16, 2015 at 6:05 p.m. | UPDATED: April 9, 2018 at 9:10 p.m. Ervin Drake, the songwriter who composed “It Was a Very Good Year” and then on to have 50 more very good years,...
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Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast -based artists such as Dr. Dre ( The Chronic ), Snoop Dogg ( Doggystyle , Tha Doggfather ), Tha Dogg Pound ( Dogg Food ), and 2Pac ...
Jan 27, 2015 · 27 January 2015 • 6:09pm. Ervin Drake with his wife Edith Credit: Photo: The LIFE Images Collection/Getty. Ervin Drake, who has died aged 95, was the songwriter behind the Frank Sinatra...
