When Grammy winner Adam Schlesinger passed away, age 52, on Wednesday as a result of coronavirus complications at a Poughkeepsie hospital - it saddened countless prominent figures in the entertainment industry.The New York-born, New Jersey-raised pop savant penned the catchy theme song to Tom Hanks' 1996 directorial debut That Thing You Do, and the 63-year-old Oscar winner remembered him on Twitter.'There would be no Playtone [Productions] without Adam Schlesinger,' wrote Tom, who's also recovering from the virus.

RIP: When Grammy winner Adam Schlesinger passed away, age 52, on Wednesday as a result of coronavirus complications at a Poughkeepsie hospital - it saddened countless prominent figures in the entertainment industry (pictured.

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