Adam Schlesinger, the songwriter known best as a member of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy and for his Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated work in TV and film, died from coronavirus complications on Wednesday morning (April 1), Billboard has confirmed.
He was 52 years old. The star had been receiving medical care for a week after testing positive for COVID-19, and his condition was most recently said to be "improving." Schlesinger had three Emmys and a Grammy, plus an Oscar nomination for "That Thing That You Do,” the title track from the 1996 Tom Hanks-directed film.
Fountains of Wayne had their biggest hit with “Stacey’s Mom,” which hit No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2003. More to come...