Fountains of Wayne co-frontman Adam Schlesinger, a Grammy-winning musician and songwriter, has died from coronavirus complications, his longtime lawyer said.
at the time that the artist was not in a coma but confirmed he was being treated at a hospital. "He's very sick and is heavily sedated, as are all people on ventilators," Grier told the outlet.
Schlesinger was nominated for 10 Emmys for writing comical songs across several television shows, winning three. He was nominated for an Academy Award for writing the title song to the 1997 Tom Hanks-directed movie “That Thing You Do." Raised in New York and Montclair, N.J., Schlesinger formed Fountains of Wayne, named for a lawn ornament store in Wayne, N.J., in 1995 with his classmate from Williams College Chris Collingwood.With Schlesinger playing bass and singing backup and Collingwood playing guitar and singing lead, and the two men co-writing songs, the band known for its sunny harmonies and synthesis of pop, rock punk and comedy would have hits in 1996 with “Radiation Vibe” and 2003 with “Stacy's Mom.
FILE - This Sept. 14, 2019 file photo shows Adam Schlesinger, from left, Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen in the press room with the awards for outstanding original music and lyrics for 'Crazy Ex Girlfriend' at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.He won the 2009 Grammy for best comedy album for writing the songs on “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!” a companion to a TV Christmas special with songs performed by Stephen Colbert and Elvis Costello.
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