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Getty ImagesIt was 50 years ago Saturday (July 3rd, 1971) that Jim Morrison was found dead in the bathtub of his apartment in Paris, France by his longtime companion, Pamela Courson. The local coroner ruled the official cause of death for the 27-year-old Doors frontman as “heart attack induced by respiratory problems.” Morrison was buried…

PRPhotos.comMadonna went online to pay tribute to singer, model, Nick Kamen. The two were long-time friends and collaborated on “Each Time You Break My Heart.” The song was originally written for her album, True Blue, but Kamen ended up releasing it and had a top 5 hit with it. On Twitter, she wrote: “It’s heart…

Getty ImagesLegendary songwriter Jim Steinman, best known for writing Meat Loaf’s 1977 masterpiece, the 14-times-platinum Bat Out Of Hell, died on April 19th at age 73 in Connecticut, reportedly of kidney failure, according to Billboard. Steinman, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012, will forever be remembered the instant Meat Loaf…