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Franny Beecher, Guitarist for Bill Haley & the Comets, Dies at 92

A rock n' roll pioneer has passed away. Franny Beecher, lead guitarist for Bill Haley & the Comets from 1954 to 1962, died in a nursing home outside Philadelphia on Feb. 24. He was 92.

Dave Lifton

Marshall Lytle, Bill Haley’s Bassist, Dead at 79

Marshall Lytle, who played bass in Bill Haley and the Comets, has died at the age of 79. He passed away on Saturday, May 25, in New Port Richey, Fla., of lung cancer.

Michael Gallucci