Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson, the rich-voiced and riveting singer best known for his work with Was (Not Was), died Tuesday, a representative for Blue Note Records confirmed. He was 74. Per Billboard, ...

When he released his second solo album, 2017’s “Get What You Deserve,” Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson declared that, “I’m old as dirt – but I can still sing!” And sing he did through a 40-year recording ...

Hillard Sweet Pea Atkinson had a long career that spanned many decades. Pic credit: WasNotWasVEVO/ YouTube Rolling Stone reported that Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson has died in Los Angeles of a heart ...

These days, you might hear Sweet Pea Atkinson when you least expect it—while social distancing at the supermarket, where in a ‘Mega Hits of the ‘80s’ set you might hear a raspy, Ruffinesque ...

Hilliard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson, who had a run of improbable hits in the 1980s with surrealist art-funk outfit Was (Not Was) before becoming an in-demand session singer, died of a heart attack May 5. He ...

For most of his lengthy career, singer Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson hasn’t been a headliner. His most notable assignment was as a member of Was (Not Was), the Detroit-based funk unit whose heyday ...

Sweet Pea Atkinson's croon is probably best exhibited in the campy 1980s MTV hit "Walk the Dinosaur" by the group Was (Not Was). The track featured the Detroit singer's distinctive growl, and the ...

Maybe because this was the second of two nights at Potawatomi, Lyle Lovett and his band really seemed relaxed -- comfortable even -- and simply dug into the music.

(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - MARCH 15: SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST Photo of WAS NOT WAS and Sweet Pea ATKINSON, Sweet Pea Atkinson performing on stage at La Zona Rosa as part ...

Hilliard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson, who had a run of improbable hits in the 1980s with surrealist art-funk outfit Was (Not Was) before becoming an in-demand session singer, died of a heart attack May 5. He ...

Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson, the singer most famous for being a member of Was (Not Was), has died. Billboard reports that Atkinson on Tuesday in Los Angeles, after suffering from a heart attack.