Former Tower Of Power Lead Singer Rick Stevens Dies At Age 77

Rick Stevens (Donald Stevenson), best known for singing some of the early hits for Tower of Power, died at the age of 77 on Tuesday (9/5/2017).  Some of the classic songs that Stevens’ voice is featured on include Sparkling In The Sand, Bump City, You’re Still A Young Man and Down To The Nightclub. In 1976, Stevens shot and killed three men in what was described as a drug deal gone bad.  He was sentenced to life in prison, but was paroled in 2012.  He then resumed his singing career forming the group Rick Stevens & Love Power.

 

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