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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hall of Fame Rock and Country Artist Dies at the Age of 79
A rock and country legend died Friday, May 16, at the age of 79. Tony Haselden, the lead guitarist and vocalist for the1970s/1980s rock band LeRoux, and later a prolific songwriter in Nashville, died on Friday, according to a post from the Louisiana Jukebox Cafe. No cause of death was listed. The site says he was a South Carolina native, but later split his time between Louisiana and Nashville, Tennessee. He joined the rock band LeRoux in 1978. That band went on to have several hits, including "Take a Ride on a Riverboat," "New Orleans Ladies," "Addicted," "Carrie's Gone," and their highest-charting hit "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' for the Lights). According to the band's website, over the years, LeRoux performed with huge acts like The Allman Brothers, Journey, Kansas, Heart, The Doobie Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Foreigner, Marshall Tucker, The Outlaws, ZZ Top and more. After the band split up in the late 1980s (though they did reunite here and there over the years), Haselden moved to Nashville and was a songwriter for some of country's biggest hits, including It Ain't Nothin'" for the late Keith Whitley, "That's My Story (And I'm Stickin' To It)" for Collin Raye, "Mama Knows" for the group Shenandoah, "You Know Me Better Than That" by , "Love Needs a Holiday" by , "That's Me" by Martina McBride and "What Made You Say That" by . Haselden was also a member of two Halls of Fame — the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and the LMHOF Songwriters' Association Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 2010, according to the LeRoux website. In the Facebook comments on the post about his passing, several fans say he was the most caring person. "Tony was always willing to stop and listen and tell stories. Good guy all around," wrote one fan. Another added, "On my list of the nicest people I've ever met, Tony Haseldon was very close to the top. RIP Tony." "I've known Tony since the mid-to-late 70s when he would come to Alexandria's Professional Music to jam with owner Charlie Humphreys (I worked & taught there.). I got to play with him then and ran into him occasionally in Nashville and Louisiana when he was with Leroux. He was a wonderful songwriter, a great guitarist and vocalist, and just a terrific human being. Always kind, always remembered my name and always had a good word. Bless his family and the Leroux family at this time," wrote one of his colleagues.
BBC News
25-04-2025
- BBC News
Nesta Haselden: Death of motorcyclist accidental, inquest finds
The death of a 21-year-old who fell off his motorcycle into the path of an oncoming car was an accident, an inquest has Haselden died in the collision near Queen Elizabeth II High School on the A1 Douglas to Peel Road at about 16:15 BST on 7 footage from shortly before the collision had shown Mr Hasselden riding his Yamaha motorbike with one hand on the handlebars. Coroner Rebecca Cubbon found that he had "lost control" of his machine but it was not know why. Douglas Courthouse heard that Mr Haselden was riding behind a Hyundai Kona in the direction of St John's, with a Nisan Micra travelling in the opposite direction towards police interview, the driver of the Nisan said the 21-year-old had appeared "wobbly" as if he was "not in control" before falling onto the opposite side of the carriageway.A passenger in the Hyundai noted hearing a loud bang and saw Mr Hesselden on the road, with his AirPods and phone nearby illuminated with a music app displayed. 'Sensible rider' Mr Haselden died of multiple injuries caused by the collision, the inquest were no defects on the bike and the visibility and road conditions were described as "perfect" by one court heard although the tyres on the bike were old, they had not contributed to the Haselden, who was a private banker and youth worker, had been working from home that day, and was making his way to a football match, the inquest a statement, his mother Leesandra Caine said he was a "sensible rider" and he had been riding a motorbike for a year and using the Yamaha since from Burnley, the Peel resident "had the ability to make friends of all ages", she October police confirmed there would be no charges in relation to the a verdict of accidental death, Ms Cubbon said there was "little" that the Nissan driver could do to avoid the could "not be satisfied" Mr Haselden had been using his phone at the time of the crash, she added. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
