Corinne Bailey Rae arrives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in a Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008 photo, in Los Angeles. Police say Jason Rae, husband of the Grammy-nominated British singer, was found dead in an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds on Saturday, March 22, 2008. Officers are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Dies Of Suspected Drug Overdose

March 24, 2008 11:15 PM EST | AP

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LONDON — The husband of Grammy-nominated British singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead. Police say Jason Rae was found in an apartment in the northern English city of Leeds on Saturday. Officers are awaiting results of toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.

A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying him with drugs but has been released on bail, officials said.

Thirty-one-year-old Jason Rae was a saxophonist with a funk band, the Haggis Horns.

Bailey Rae's self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies in the U.S. after its release in 2006.

The 29-year-old was nominated for song of the year at the Grammy Awards in both 2007 and 2008.


 
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I am so sorry to hear. That is a terrible way to lose a loved one....My heart goes out to Corrine, also to go through this type of ordeal in media scrutiny. I love her music, and I hope she can find the strength to go on recording, and perhaps draw some inspiration from such a tragedy to prosper in his memory.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:22 AM on 03/26/2008

That sucks. I only heard of her last year, but her album's beautiful to listen to. She's a riser, and I feel bad because she comes across as being the opposite of someone like Winehouse.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:43 AM on 03/25/2008

For grisgris the idiot: that was a quote from Quaoar, I was trying to explain who she is.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:28 PM on 03/24/2008

For amanda85, the childish little moron, try being a little clearer. Oh, give it up. You couldn't explain your way out of a men's room.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:51 PM on 03/25/2008

For the xenophobic moron: that was a quote from Quaoar, I was trying to explain who she is.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:27 PM on 03/24/2008

I can't post anything longer than a line.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:04 PM on 03/24/2008

That's about all you can think anyway and more than you can comprehend.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:51 PM on 03/25/2008

For those who never heard of her...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:22 PM on 03/24/2008

Huffpo's broken? Tried to post this and I can only see the first line.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:21 PM on 03/24/2008

"never heard of her"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:20 PM on 03/24/2008

Hardly surprising. You've demonstrated a lack of knowledge about other great musicians (and seemed oddly proud of it) on HuffPo many times before. Try broadening your scope. You are missing out.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:30 PM on 03/24/2008

Huffpo truncated my message, that was a quote.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:02 PM on 03/24/2008
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She has a fantastic voice. I love her songs.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:27 PM on 03/23/2008
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Tragic and painful for Corrine. Maybe they're right, but I wish the media would hold off on the drug overdose angle until the tox. report comes in. When the lead for Drowning Pool died they were all over the overdose thing, turned out he had an undiagnosed heart problem. Yeah even with that band name. The real cause of death never got the press that the drug angle did.

Still such a horrible loss at such a young age.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:09 PM on 03/23/2008

who?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:41 PM on 03/23/2008
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinne_Bailey_Rae

Apparently she's a singer but I never heard of her or her husband either.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:54 PM on 03/23/2008
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