Rickey E. Smith Jr. was only 36-years-old.
Authorities want to know who prescribed the "Purple Rain" singer the pain meds that might have killed him.
Philadelphia-born soul singer Billy Paul, the man responsible for the 1972 hit song "Me and Mrs. Jones," died Sunday at his Blackwood, New Jersey home, his manager confirmed.
Natalie Cole, legendary R&B singer and daughter of Nat King Cole, died at a Los Angeles hospital on New Years Eve.
