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Adam Schlesinger - A Life in Music

On April 1, 2020 the world lost a musician like no other: Adam Schlesinger died because of Covid-19 complications. He was just 52 years old. I just want to remember him for what he was most famous for and for what so many people loved him - his music. Tinted Windows This supergroup was formed by James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins), Taylor Hanson (Hanson), Adam Schlesinger and Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick).They had just one album - but it was pure pop awesomeness. The Wonders - That Thing You Do  It's hard to write about the song without doing it justice. "That Thing You Do" ist a musical supernova. Written by Adam Schlesinger and with Mike Viola on main vocals it maybe one of THE earworms in the last decades. The fictional band The Wonders (or One-ders) performed the song in the same titled movie. Fountains of Wayne  The band formed in New York City in 1995 with Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. Adam may by most famous fo...