`My Sharona` Singer Dies Aged 57

Doug Fieger, singer for The Knack, has died of cancer at the age of 57.

The Knack were best know for writing the classic 1979 hit `My Sharona`.

Lead singer Doug Fieger lost his battle with cancer on Sunday (February 14, 2010). He was 57.

Sharona is a real person. Doug Fieger met Sharona Alperin when she was 16. She is now a real estate agent in Los Angeles.

Guitarist Berton Averre wrote the riff years before he joined The Knack.

Even George W. Bush has the song on his iPod.

The Knack released 'Get The Knack’ in 1979. It was a number one album around the world. The next record 'But The Little Girls Understand’ reached no. 15. The third album 'Round Trip’ in 1981 stalled at no. 93.

The Knack broke up in 1982 but reformed in the 90s failing to repeat the original success.

Fieger had been battling lung and brain cancer for a number of years.

In October 2008 he told undercover.com.au that he was undergoing chemotherapy but his condition had been stable for two years. 'It metastasized to my brain and sent microscopic cells into my body that have, over time, been collected by my lymph system. These are very pernicious and hard to treat'.

Doug had two brain tumors removed in August 2006. "The bad news is that this chemo is the last one that is available to me unless some clinical trial comes up so if it doesn't work I'm SOL ! Oh well .....,' he told Undercover in 2008.

Bruce Gary, the drummer for The Knack died from cancer in 2007 at the age of 55.

source: www.music-news.com