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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoGregg Foreman, the Delta 72 founder and Cat Power collaborator, dead at 53
Gregg Foreman, influential blues-punk musician and collaborator, has died at 53, leaving a significant impact on the music scene.
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Cat Power is prepping to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her milestone 2006 album, The Greatest, with a new EP and 2026 tour dates. The three-song EP, titled Redux, features Cat Power backed by Dirty Delta Blues, the all-star super-group assembled for the world tour that followed The Greatest comprising guitarist Judah Bauer, keyboardist Gregg Foreman, bassist Erik Paparozzi, and drummer Jim White. It was recorded by Grammy-winning engineer and longtime collaborator Stuart Sikes at Church House Studios in Austin, Texas.