Swampy
03-23-2008, 06:22 PM
Singer Corinne Bailey Rae's husband dies
Last Updated: 8:10pm GMT 23/03/2008
The musician husband of singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead from a suspected drugs overdose, reports have said.
Corinne Bailey Rae performed at this year's Grammy Awards
The body of Jason Rae was discovered in a Leeds flat on Saturday.
The 32-year-old musician was a saxophonist with the Haggis Horns.
The band describe themselves on their Myspace page as "an eight-piece live funk extravaganza" who combine funk, soul, hip-hop and afrobeat with jazz virtuosity.
The group had performed with Corinne Bailey Rae, as well as other artists including Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Nightmares On Wax.
They released their debut album, Hot Damn!, last September. A post mortem examination carried out proved inconclusive. Police said they were awaiting the results of toxicology reports.
Officers investigating his death have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs.
He has been released on bail pending further inquiries, West Yorkshire Police have said.
Corinne Bailey Rae received critical acclaim for her self-titled album in 2006, which featured the hit single ‘Put Your Records On’.
The album reached number one of the UK charts and sold over a million copies in the US.
This year she was recognised at the Grammy awards for her contribution to the record that won album of the year Herbie Hancock's 'River: The Joni Letters'.
She was reportedly working on a new album.
Last Updated: 8:10pm GMT 23/03/2008
The musician husband of singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead from a suspected drugs overdose, reports have said.
Corinne Bailey Rae performed at this year's Grammy Awards
The body of Jason Rae was discovered in a Leeds flat on Saturday.
The 32-year-old musician was a saxophonist with the Haggis Horns.
The band describe themselves on their Myspace page as "an eight-piece live funk extravaganza" who combine funk, soul, hip-hop and afrobeat with jazz virtuosity.
The group had performed with Corinne Bailey Rae, as well as other artists including Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Nightmares On Wax.
They released their debut album, Hot Damn!, last September. A post mortem examination carried out proved inconclusive. Police said they were awaiting the results of toxicology reports.
Officers investigating his death have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs.
He has been released on bail pending further inquiries, West Yorkshire Police have said.
Corinne Bailey Rae received critical acclaim for her self-titled album in 2006, which featured the hit single ‘Put Your Records On’.
The album reached number one of the UK charts and sold over a million copies in the US.
This year she was recognised at the Grammy awards for her contribution to the record that won album of the year Herbie Hancock's 'River: The Joni Letters'.
She was reportedly working on a new album.