'One of the greatest singers' dead at 76

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Dan McCafferty, a vocalist and founding member of Nazareth, passed away at age 76:"One of the best vocalists"

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The hard rock band Nazareth's original lead singer, Dan McCafferty, has passed away. He was 76.

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Pete Agnew, the bassist for the group, posted on Tuesday that McCafferty passed away "at 12:40 today."He omitted to mention the cause of death.

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Agnew continued, "This is the hardest announcement I've ever had to make.

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Along with Agnew, guitarist Manny Charlton, and drummer Darrell Sweet, McCafferty was a founding member of the band Nazareth when it was established in 1968.

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He left the group in August 2013.

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