Memphis, Tenn. -- Musician B.B. Cunningham Jr., a member of Jerry Lee Lewis' band, was killed in a Memphis shootout early Sunday, police said.
Police didn't provide details, but they said when officers arrived, both the 70-year-old Cunningham and a 16-year-old boy were found dead from gunshot wounds.
The teenager has not been identified. Calls to police by The Associated Press were not returned.
When contacted at his home in Washington D.C., Bill Cunningham confirmed his brother was killed.
Byny Garcia, who lives in a unit across the courtyard from where the shooting took place, said Cunningham was well-liked.
"He'd take care of the old people and the Spanish kids," Garcia said. "He was a good person. We don't feel good at this moment."
Born Blake Baker Cunningham Jr., the keyboardist and singer established a national reputation in 1965 as a member of the touring version of Ronnie and the Daytonas,...
Police didn't provide details, but they said when officers arrived, both the 70-year-old Cunningham and a 16-year-old boy were found dead from gunshot wounds.
The teenager has not been identified. Calls to police by The Associated Press were not returned.
When contacted at his home in Washington D.C., Bill Cunningham confirmed his brother was killed.
Byny Garcia, who lives in a unit across the courtyard from where the shooting took place, said Cunningham was well-liked.
"He'd take care of the old people and the Spanish kids," Garcia said. "He was a good person. We don't feel good at this moment."
Born Blake Baker Cunningham Jr., the keyboardist and singer established a national reputation in 1965 as a member of the touring version of Ronnie and the Daytonas,...
- 10/15/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Keyboardist and singer B.B. Cunningham Jr., a longtime member of Jerry Lee Lewis's band, was found dead after a shootout in Memphis early Sunday, say police. Cunningham, 70, had been working as a security guard when he went to investigate a gunshot at an apartment complex building, reports Memphis's Commercial Appeal. Also found dead was an unidentified 16-year-old boy, says the newspaper. "He'd take care of the old people and the Spanish kids," said Byny Garcia, who lives across from where the shooting took place and described the violence in the neighborhood as common. Of Cunningham, he said, "He was a good person.
- 10/15/2012
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
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