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  • Writing hit songs risky business

    Contact Wendel CMI columnist

    I've always dreamed about penning a Top 40 hit, although reaching the charts has been a curse for many younger than me. Greg Arama, bassist for The Amboy Dukes ("Journey to the Center of the Mind"), was killed in a 1979 motorcycle accident at 29. Lefty Baker, guitarist for Spanky and our Gang ("Like to Get to Know You"), died of cirrhosis of the liver at 29 in 1971. Charles Fizer of The Olympics ("Western Movies") was killed at 25 in a 1965 race riot. Bobby Bloom ("Montego Bay") died from an accidental gunshot in 1974 at 28.... Full story