Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins dead at 50

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Taylor Hawkins' "musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on" forever, Foo Fighters tweeted. -AP

Taylor Hawkins, for 25 years the drummer for Foo Fighters and best friend of frontman Dave Grohl, has died at age 50 during a South American tour with the rock band.

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