Video: RIP Amy Winehouse
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was found dead Saturday by ambulance crews called to her home in north London’s Camden area. She was 27.
The singer, best known for her telling hit “Rehab,” was as famous for her alcohol and drug addictions and troubled relationships as she was for her Grammy-winning, chart-storming, retro-inspired music. “They tried to make me go to rehab,” according to the now-haunting lyrics on her global smash 2006 single, “Rehab.” “I said ‘No, no no.’”
The British hitmaker made an auspicious debut with her jazz-influenced 2003 album “Frank.” She shot to worldwide fame with the 2006 follow-up “Back to Black,” with its blend of jazz, soul, rock and classic pop. It won five Grammys and made Winehouse — with her black beehive hairdo and old-fashioned sailor tattoos — one of music’s most recognizable stars, according to the AP.
But her music was ultimately overshadowed by her demons, particularly her struggles with substance abuse.
Last month, Winehouse canceled her European comeback tour after she swayed and slurred her way through barely recognizable songs in her first show in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Booed and jeered off stage, she flew home and her management said she would take time off to recover, reported the AP.
To read the full obituary from the AP, click here.
An autopsy today failed to determine what killed the 27-year-old star, leaving fans and family with a weeks-long wait for the results of toxicology tests, the AP reported. A family spokesman told the wire service that a private funeral “for family and close friends” is set for Tuesday at an undisclosed time and place.
Oklahoma rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson recorded Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good” as the first single for her Jack White-produced album “The Party Ain’t Over.” Check out video of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performing the cover live, along with Winehouse’s official video for “Rehab,” both posted below.
Our thoughts are with Winehouse’s family, friends and fans.
-BAM
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