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Mojo Nixon, Rocker Behind ‘Elvis Is Everywhere,’ Dies at 66 on Outlaw Country Cruise
Mojo Nixon, the unpredictable rock and roller behind the 1987 MTV-favorite novelty song "Elvis Is Everywhere," died Wednesday (Feb. 7) at age 66.
According to a statement on his Facebook page, Nixon (real name: Neill Kirby McMillan Jr.) died after suffering a “cardiac event” during an Outlaw Country Cruise on which he was a performer. “Mojo Nixon was full-tilt, wide-open rock hard, root hog, corner on two wheels + on fire… Passing after a blazing show, a raging night, closing the bar, taking no prisoners + a good breakfast with bandmates and friends. Nixon also hit the Billboard charts with “Don Henley Must Die” — a savage song that takes aim at the Eagles frontman from his 1990 solo album Otis — which was a No.
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