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    Gary DeCarlo, Singer Of 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye,' Dies At 75

    Long unacknowledged as the voice behind the indelible stadium anthem, the singer and co-writer died on Wednesday at age 75.
    by Anastasia Tsioulcas Jun 30, 2017 2 minutes
    Singer and songwriter Gary DeCarlo in 2014 in Parsippany, N.J. DeCarlo died Wednesday at age 75.

    Gary DeCarlo, the voice behind the late-'60s hit "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," died Wednesday in Branford, Conn. He was 75 years old, and had been battling metastatic cancer.

    DeCarlo was the co-writer and singer of that now-indelible tune, which spent 16 weeks on

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