Devo's guitar player Bob Casale remembered
From left, Bob Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale, Gerald Casale and Mark Allen Mothersbaugh of Devo attend the Art Of Elysium "Heaven" Gala 2011 at The California Science Center Exposition Park on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
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Today's music is based on some sad news this week for fans of the innovative art-rock band Devo. Guitarist Bob Casale died on Monday from heart failure. He was 61 years old. Bob and his brother Gerald were founding members of the band which started on the campus of Kent State University in reaction to the shooting of students by the National Guard in 1970. Casale's guitar playing was a key element of the distinctive Devo sound.
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