Lead singer for The Knack dies.

[nrgbeat]

For many folks, this song was the death knell for disco in 1979.

'My Sharona' songwriter Doug Fieger dies | News | NME.COM

[donny-g]

The irony of "My Sharona" being a harbinger of disco's doom is that Fieger would end up singing on an album for the post-disco act Was/Not Was a few years later.

BTW, Fieger was a great pop songwriter and singer. Here's a link to my obituary for this underrated talent: http://www.schlockmania.com/fieger-obit/