Beastie Boys’ Founder John Berry Passes Away at 52

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Friday, May 20, 2016

GoLocalPDX Lifestyle Team & Graphiq

John Berry, one of the founding members of the Beastie Boys, and person responsible for the band's name, passed away on Thursday at the age of 52. 

Berry's health had been on the decline for the last several years after he suffered from frontal lobe dementia. 

GoLocal teams with Graphiq to show the Beastie Boys' profile, their top songs on Last.fm, as well as a slideshow of their studio albums. 

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