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Thania Garcia Jim Beard, a keyboardist, producer and arranger who was playing for Steely Dan since 2008, has died due to complications from a sudden illness. He was 63. A rep for the musician confirmed Beard’s death to Variety in a statement issued on Wednesday.

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Jim Beard Dies: Steely Dan Keyboardist Was 63

Jim Beard, a pianist, keyboardist, composer, producer and arranger known for his work with Steely Dan as well as jazz musicians Wayne Shorter and John McLaughlin, died Saturday, March 2, in a New York City hospital from complications due to a sudden illness. He was 63.

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Samuel E. Wright (1946–2021), voice of Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid”

Samuel E. Wright was an actor and singer known for roles including providing the voice of Sebastian the crab in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.”Wright was best known for his role in “The Little Mermaid,” for which he sang the iconic songs “Kiss the Girl” and the Oscar-winning “Under the Sea.” But he was also a stage actor as well as doing live-action screen roles.

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Cándido Camero (1921 – 2020), pioneering Latin jazz percussionist

Cándido Camero was a percussionist who is considered one of the fathers of Latin jazz, best known for his conga and bongo drumming.A native of Cuba, where he played regularly at the famed Tropicana Club, Camero came to New York in 1947. There, he began introducing his Latin rhythms into contemporary jazz music, becoming the first jazz percussionist to play conga drums as he helped develop the genre of Latin jazz.

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Jim Beard, Steely Dan Keyboardist, Dies at 63

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