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Dave Riley, Bassist for Noise Rockers Big Black, Dead at 59

Dave Riley — the bassist for the fiercely independent, influential noise-rock group Big Black — died Tuesday after a short battle with cancer. His housemate, Rachel Brown, reported the news on Facebook. He was 59. “In late August, [Riley] developed a persistent sore throat that wasn’t responsive to antibiotics,” Brown …

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