Comets bass player Marshall Lytle dies at 79

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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — Marshall Lytle, the original bass player for Bill Haley & His Comets, one of the first bands to take rock ‘n’ roll music mainstream, has died. He was 79.

Lytle died at his home in New Port Richey, Fla., on May 25, said his niece, Shayna Golda.

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