Blues and jazz saxophonist Ed Wiley Jr. died on Monday in North Carolina at the age of 80. Wiley, who scored the 1950 hit “Cry, Cry Baby” and went on to work with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and Teddy Pendergrass, was leaving church on Sunday when he fell and struck his head, slipping into a coma. [...]
Allmusic Blog — Blues and jazz saxophonist Ed Wiley Jr. died on Monday in North Carolina at the age of 80. Wiley, who scored the 1950 hit “Cry, Cry Baby” and went on to work with Cla... more info