Pioneering KROQ DJ Dusty Street dies, aged 77
nme.comFacebook: “There have been rumours and stories surfacing. I have been in Eugene the last two days at Dusty Street’s beside.“The numerous afflictions that she has been so indomitably fighting these last years finally caught up to her.
I am writing with a broken heart to say that Dusty left us tonight.”He added that she “died peacefully, quietly and surrounded by love in a beautifully serene location overlooking the most beautiful lake you could ever want.
As befitting the queen that she was”.“There will never be another Dusty Street. The queen is gone, but she’ll never be forgotten,” he concluded.Billy Idol is among artists to have shared tributes, who said on social media that he was “very sad” to hear of Street’s passing.
He added: “She backed Generation X & my solo career on radio #KROQ & was one of the first to play White Wedding… we always had fun together Rock on Dusty love BFI…”Very sad to hear of #dustystreet passing … she backed Generation X & my solo career on radio #KROQ & was one of the first to play White Wedding… we always had fun together Rock on Dusty love BFI ..
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