Knack lead singer Doug Fieger dies of cancer

[BeatleBoot]

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100214/METRO/2140317/Knack-lead-singer-Doug-Fieger-dies-of-cancer

Doug Fieger, the lead singer of the rock band The Knack, has died after a battle with cancer, his brother, the prominent Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger, confirmed today.

He was 57.

Fieger sang lead vocals on the 1979 hit "My Sharona," which held the No. 1 spot for six weeks.


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Detroit native Jaan Uhelszki, a former editor at Creem Magazine in Detroit who is now a music writer based on the West Coast, knew Doug Fieger when he had the band Sky, which predated The Knack.

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[GreenEyedLefty]

1. RIP

:(

[Beaverhausen]

2. That's so young. Sad. And who the fuck unrecced this?

RIP

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[BeatleBoot]

3. Of course we all know the ties to the Democratic Party

This goes out especially to the moran who un-rec'd this post.

you may want to do your homework.

[Sebastian Doyle]

4. Shit, I was really hoping he'd beat this

Just posted a Knack song in another thread too. That band never got the respect they deserved.

Rest in peace, Doug. :cry:

[BeatleBoot]

7. Point us to the thread you speak of...

It would be cool.

[pretzel4gore]

5. Doug got the record co.'s attention once

by releasing a boxful of rats in their offices! That is so cool...

[Bluebear]

6. The voice will be eternal thanks to that classic tune.

Rock on, Doug.

[mix]

8. bummer

RIP Doug

[Captain Hilts]

9. My Sharona never did it for me but I remember they had some good songs. RIP. nt

[givemebackmycountry]

10. 1-2-3-4

DADA,DIDNT,DAT,DAT,DAT,DAT,DIDNT,DAT
DADA,DIDNT,DAT,DAT,
MY BONER!

Little Cheech and Chong humor.

He had a HUGE hit and I've heard it a million times so that's more than I will ever accomplish.

RIP Doug.
You ruled for awhile, and you can't ask for more than that.

[Doc_Technical]

18. Actually,

Cheech said, "My Scrotum."

[Union Yes]

11. M-M-M-My Sharona! RIP. knr nt

[BeatleBoot]

12. Live Video here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1T71PGd-J0&feature=related

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[closeupready]

14. So was I. Scary when that happens. Very sad, too.

Condolences to his family. :(

[slackmaster]

15. A-A-A-Ayyyyyatollah!

RIP Doug.

[kedrys]

16. RIP Doug

Thanks for the songs and the good times.

[treestar]

19. I hated that song so much

But dying of cancer? Poor guy.

[gmoney]

20. That's sad to hear...

Their first two albums were great fun (if a bit sexist)... I remember buying the first one on vinyl when it first came out at the record department of my local department store, back when they had a record department. I kind of imagined it was like a generation earlier buying their first Beatles album... I know there's no comparison, but somehow I knew they'd be huge, at least briefly.

[Sebastian Doyle]

21. And their fourth album was Serious Fun

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNTsUIQhmf0/Sszymf8zUgI/AAAAAAAADHc/n5QemKHStF8/s320/The+Knack+-+Serious+Fun+-+1991.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pir69Od-y0s