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Billy ‘The Kid’ Emerson, rock-and-roll pioneer, dies at 97
Billy “The Kid” Emerson, influential songwriter and trailblazing American musician whose music inspired legendary artists such as Elvis Presley, has died at 97. Emerson’s song “Red Hot” has been recorded and performed over the years in dozens of renditions including one from the the Beatles. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.