With each passing year, a number of music greats both familiar and unfamiliar pass from this mortal coil up and on to that Great Gig In The Sky, and 2012 was no exception. There were passing icons from soul, rock, hip-hop, and all over the music world. Here we celebrate those that found their final resting place in the last twelve months, may they Rock In Peace.
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