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Bunny Mack was an African singer, songwriter, and musician born on December 3, 1945, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He passed away on July 11, 2015, in London, England. At the age of six, he began playing the harmonica and penny-whistle, making his first public appearance at eight. He later learned to play the banjo and guitar, singing in church choirs. While playing with a band called The Daverns, he requested that his name not be mentioned during public broadcasts due to parental disapproval. Adopting the stage name Kenny Marson, he joined the band Soundcasters '66 and moved to the UK, where they released their first single in 1967. Two years later, "Oh How I Miss Her" became a minor UK hit, but issues with the band's home office led them to relocate to Germany, where they performed for a year before disbanding. Mack subsequently joined various groups and, in the late 1970s, collaborated with The Afronationals' producer, who was also from Sierra Leone. His second single with Deen marked a commercial breakthrough, followed by a successful release. In 1981, his debut LP "Let Me Love You" became a disco hit. Utilizing session musicians, his disco/funk/calypso fusion featured English lyrics set to a danceable beat, earning him the title of musician of the year by Africa Music magazine and a gold disc for
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