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As we reported earlier, legendary bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn has died at the age of 70. Now rock luminaries are reacting to the news on Twitter.

Adam 'MCA' Yauch of the popular and pioneering rap group Beastie Boys, died today (May 4) after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. The bold use of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Aerosmith samples on their first album, 1986's 'Licensed to Ill,' helped introduce a whole new generation to hip-hop. The group would expand ...

The death earlier today (April 19) of Levon Helm, legendary singer and drummer for the Band, has resulted in a swift outpouring of Twitter messages expressing love and respect for the legend and his music. You can read the words of rockers such as Slash, Flea, Foreigner and many more below:

With today's passing of 'American Bandstand' and 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' host Dick Clark, tributes have been pouring in via Twitter for the man dubbed "The World's Oldest Teenager." The testimonials are coming from friends, fellow music business impresarios, artists who appeared on his shows and those who grew up watching him on television. Below is a sample. ...

A world full of daydream believers is mourning the death of the Monkees' Davy Jones today (Feb. 29). As soon as news of his heart attack and passing at age 66 hit the internet, Jones' musical peers and fans took to Twitter to express their love for the '60s pop-rock star. Slash, De...

February 14 is here, and you know what that means: it's time to celebrate Valentine's Day. How are your favorite rockers celebrating this special day? By taking to Twitter and letting their fans know just how they feel. In a few cases, those feelings seem to boil down to a simple "please buy my stuff" message, but some artists have gone to the trouble of sending special thoughts just for

It wasn't long after the shocking death of pop icon Whitney Houston was revealed to the world that tributes starting pouring in via Twitter. Whitney didn't have a ton of direct connections to the rock world, but that doesn't mean classic rockers don't have memories of and tributes to the singer to share with their fans. Below is a samplin...

Steven Tyler's ugly performance of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' before today's (Jan. 22) Ravens-Patriots game sure set Twitter afire. Within moments of the Aerosmith singer letting out those last few strained notes from his pipes, dozens and dozens of clever tweets were being sent out in a mad dash to diss his version of the song. Here are just a fe...

R&B legend Etta James passed away Friday morning in Riverside, Calif., at the age of 73 after a long battle with leukemia. Bridging the gap between R&B, blues, jazz, gospel and rock 'n' roll, the singer made a name for herself in the '60s as the first major female star on Chess Records, and established her musical immortality with her indelible version of the pop standard 'At Last.' Upon n

The news that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of Lymphoma has sent his peers and fans flocking to Twitter to wish him well in his health battle. Slash and Sebastian Bach were, as usual, among the first to send their best regards to the master of the heavy metal guitar riff, with the former Skid Row singer doing so in particularly colorful style... Read