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Topic Started: Feb 14 2010, 09:12 PM (248 Views)
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Doug Fieger (August 21, 1952 - February 14, 2010) was an American singer-songwriter. He was the eccentric lead singer of the New Wave Rock band The Knack, and co-wrote the biggest hit song of 1979, "My Sharona", with lead guitarist, Berton Averre. He was the younger brother of Detroit attorney Geoffrey Fieger who confirmed his death on Valentine's Day, 2010 to The Detroit News.


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http://www.wral.com/entertainment/story/7035753/
The Knack lead singer Doug Fieger dies
Posted: Today at 6:56 p.m.
Updated: Today at 8:11 p.m.

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack who sang on the 1979 hit "My Sharona," died Sunday. He was 57.

Fieger, a Detroit-area native, died at his home in Woodland Hills near Los Angeles after battling cancer, according to The Knack's manager, Jake Hooker.

Fieger formed The Knack in Los Angeles 1978, and the group quickly became a staple of Sunset Strip rock clubs. A year later he co-wrote and sang lead vocals on "My Sharona."

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