Jimy Sohns, the lead singer of The Shadows of Knight rock band and the voice of its monster hit “Gloria,” has died at the age of 75 of complications from a stroke.
His death was announced on the band’s Instagram page and by his daughter. “Gloria” was originally recorded and performed by Van Morrison, but was popularized by Chicago’s The Shadows of Knight upon its December 1965 release.
It was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Sohns and a friend still ran the band’s social media pages in the last few years, although he no longer performed.
The band’s Instagram page conveyed its sorrow at his passing. ‘Devastated. Rest in Peace my dear friend,’ it read in the caption.
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