I know that I am not alone when I say that I was inspired by her vitality, her fierce intensity and her vulnerability.”Ī post shared by Third Man Records Man Records, which reissued the Detroit Cobras’ first two albums and released their final single (“What More”/”I Can’t Go Back”) in 2018, added in a statement, “In both her voice and personality, Rachel Nagy was the perfect balance of tough badass and absolute sweetheart. More than just a performer, she embodied the spirit of the music itself and vaulted it to new heights with her own deeply affecting vocal power. With the Detroit Cobras Rachel Nagy carried the torch of Rock, Soul and R&B to fans all over the world. “There are no words to fully articulate our grief as we remember a life cut short, still vital and inspirational to all who knew and loved her.

“It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the loss of our beloved friend and musical colleague, Rachel Lee Nagy,” Detroit Cobras’ longtime guitarist Greg Cartwright wrote. No cause of death was revealed, nor was Nagy’s age at the time of her death. The band - which Nagy formed in the early Nineties alongside guitarist Mary Ramirez - announced Nagy’s death Saturday on social media. Rachel Nagy, founding member and lead singer of the Motor City garage rock outfit the Detroit Cobras, has died.

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