Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Dave Wills, Tampa Bay Rays Radio Announcer, Dies at 58
thewrap.compost, the Rays called Wills “a beloved figure throughout the Tampa Bay community and Major League Baseball.” The MLB commemorated Wills’ “impeccable play-by-play calling, his insightful analysis and his infectious personality.”“Dave was an outstanding broadcaster, a great friend and an even better person,” said the Rays’ principal owner Stuart Sternberg in the MLB announcement. “He had a remarkable talent for bringing the game to life for our fans and was a vital part of the Rays family.
We will miss him dearly and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.”“Baseball lost one of its most informative and entertaining storytellers, and I feel like I lost a brother,” former Rays communicatons chief Rick Vaughn said. “He was so happy here in Tampa Bay and so eager to represent the Rays wherever he went.”Alongside his partner Andy Freed, Wills joined the Rays in 2005, quickly becoming a fan-favorite duo.
Before that, the Chicago native spent 11 years with the White Sox radio team. He got his start doing play-by-play for the minor league team Kane County Cougars from 1991 to 1995, following his time with the University of Illinois-Chicago men’s basketball team and other broadcast work.Though an official cause of death has not been revealed, the Tampa Bay Times reported that he was diagnosed with a heart condition called supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart beat) at the end of 2022.
After being hospitalized in Toronto, he missed the final two weeks of the 2022 regular season, but was back to work in time for the playoff series in Cleveland.The Rays are replacing Sunday’s broadcast with a moment of silence in Wills’ honor.
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