The singer passed away at his LA home earlier this week Acclaimed vocalist and Was (Not Was) member Hillard ‘Sweet Pea’ Atkinson has died at the age of 74.
Billboard reports that Atkinson died on Tuesday (May 5) at his home in LA after suffering a heart attack. Guitarist Randy Jacobs, who worked with Atkinson in both Was (Not Was) and the Boneshakers, told Billboard that Atkinson was a “one of a kind”. “He had that aura,” he said. “He could walk on stage and win everybody over, without singing a note… because he’s Sweet Pea.
I saw him do that so many times. And then once he sings… forget about it.” Atkinson was best known for his work in Was (Not Was), who formed in Detroit in 1979 and recorded such tracks as ‘Walk The Dinosaur’ and ‘Shake
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