Bad news: the leader of The Knack, the band that composed the hit «My sharona«. Doug fieger He was the leader of that successful North American new wave band and also the author of that hit. He passed away on Sunday, February 14, in California at the age of 58.
Fieger had suffered from lung cancer that had plagued him since 2005. Sharona alperin was inspiring muse of the subject and said that “Doug changed my life forever. It was just Valentine's Day, a day of love and heart, and that was Doug: all heart and love.
«My sharona»Is one of the best-selling rock tracks of all time, shipping over 1 million copies in the United States during its 1979 release year.
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