Gregg Foreman, frontman of The Delta 72 and collaborator with Cat Power and The Gossip, has died at age 53. Tributes from fellow musicians describe his passionate life and wide-ranging contributions to music. The Philadelphia native's death prompted messages of condolence shared online.
Gregg Foreman, a Philadelphia native, led The Delta 72 from its formation in 1994. The band fused post-punk with British Invasion-era R&B, drawing crowds with Foreman's flamboyant, James Brown-inspired stage moves. They released three studio albums before disbanding, as noted in a 2005 NME review of their energetic London performance where Foreman leaped from the stage and executed impressive splits onstage.
