Eric Mercury, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose soulful vocals pushed the boundaries of rock music on his 1969 debut Electric Black Man, has died at age 77.
His niece Lee Ann Mercury says the Toronto-born musician died Monday in Montreal after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
We’re very sad to hear that the great Eric Mercury passed away yesterday. The celebrated singer, songwriter, producer, and actor not only sang with The Pharaohs and Eric Mercury And The Soul Searchers, but also had a successful solo career and starred in Jesus Christ Superstar. <a href=”https://t.co/FDLBAxcEUN”>pic.twitter.com/FDLBAxcEUN</a>
—@StaxRecords
Mercury launched his career in the late 1950s
