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02.03.2023 / 20:21

Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative

An impressive array of more than 50 Canadian recording artists have pooled their talents for a new single to promote an excellent cause.

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Tom Waits pays touching tribute to “wry and soulful” Hal Willner

The much loved music and television producer passed away last week

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Tina Fey, Adam Sandler & ‘SNL’ Cast Pay Tribute To Show’s Longtime Music Supervisor Hal Wilner, Dead At 64

At the end of the very first “At Home” edition of “Saturday Night Live”, some special guests joined the cast to pay tribute to a longtime member of the show’s behind-the-scenes team: Hal Wilner, the show’s music supervisor since 1980. According to Rolling Stone, Wilner passed away on April 7 of complications consistent with COVID-19.

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Watch SNL Stars Sing Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” for Hal Willner

Film, TV, and music producer Hal Willner died at age 64 this week with symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Willner was a long-time producer of Saturday Night Live’s music sketches and produced records for Lou Reed. In a tribute to their late colleague, several stars from SNL’s history paid tribute to Willner by singing the chorus of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day.” Watch it happen below.

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'SNL' staffer and music producer Hal Willner dead at 64

Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull producer Hal Willner has died, aged 64.

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Hal Willner, Longtime 'SNL' Music Producer, Dies at 64 From Coronavirus Complications

The family has lost one of their own.

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Lou Reed and ‘Saturday Night Live’ producer Hal Willner dies aged 64

He is reported to have been suffering from coronavirus

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Hal Willner, Producer for Lou Reed, SNL, and More, Dead at 64

Film, TV, and music producer Hal Willner has died at the age of 64, a representative tells Pitchfork. A formal cause of death has not been established, but Willner experienced symptoms consistent with COVID-19, according to the representative.

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Hal Willner, ‘SNL’ music producer, dead at 64 from coronavirus

Hal Willner — the respected producer who worked with Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull, was a long-time “Saturday Night Live” staffer and compiled a series of eccentric all-star tribute albums — died Monday at the age of 64. A rep for Willner confirmed the producer’s death to Rolling Stone. While a cause of death has yet to be announced, a source close to Willner tells Rolling Stone he was suffering from symptoms consistent with the coronavirus.

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Hal Willner Dead - Music Producer & 'SNL' Alum Dies at 64 From Coronavirus

Hal Willner has sadly passed away at the age of 64.

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