Ambrosia's Hammond B3 King Passes Away

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome in. This is Vancouver News today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Christopher North, the keyboard wizard from the soft rock band Ambrosia, passed away Monday in a Los Angeles hospice at age 75. He was a founding member who shaped their sound with his Hammond B3 mastery. Bandmate Joe Puerto confirmed throw cancer as the cause. Earlier last year, North got seriously hurt when a car struck him outside a deli in Santa Monica. That accident added to his struggles before the cancer took hold. The band poured out love on social media, calling him the Hammond B3 King, whose intense playing built emotional soundscapes for progressive and soft rock fans. Ambrosia hit big in the late 70s with breezy yacht rock vibes like America and seals and crafts. Tracks like how much I feel and biggest part of me both peaked at number three on the charts with the latter earning a Grammy nod. Those songs still pull over 120 million streams each on Spotify today. Formed back in 1970 with Puerto,

1:05David Pack and Burley Drummond, they dropped hits through the 80s, broke up, then reunited. North leads behind a brother and two kids, but his soulful hooks echo on.