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Lolly Vegas Redbone Musican Dies

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Lolly Vegas, 70, the lead singer and guitarist for Redbone, a Native American rock band that had a million-selling hit in 1974 with the bouncy"Come and Get Your Love,"died in his sleep Thursday at his home in Reseda.

He had lung cancer and had been in poor health since suffering a stroke 15 years ago, said the band's manager, Michael Stone.

Redbonerode the tight, driving style of “Come and Get Your Love" to No. 5 on Billboard's pop singles chart, but most of the band's songs had less of a dance feel and more of a swamp-rock sound. The band first gained notice with"Maggie"in 1970 and"The Witch Queen of New Orleans"in 1971.

In concert, Redbone often dressed in traditional Native American attire, and some of the group's songs, including"We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee,"emphasized the members' Indian background.

Vegas was born Oct. 2, 1939, in Coalinga, Calif., and grew up in Fresno. He and his brother Pat, a singer and bassist, were session musicians who performed together as Pat and Lolly Vegasin the 1960s at Sunset Strip clubs and on the TV variety show “Shindig!"

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