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From hairdresser to L.A. lounge icon, Marty Roberts is remembered as a musical idol

After performing six nights a week for four decades, LA musician Marty Roberts has died. He was half of the husband-and-wife duo Marty and Elayne.
Marty Roberts performs at The Dresden in Los Angeles.

The jazz and lounge music world has lost one of its most iconic personalities. Marty Roberts — one half of the married lounge act "Marty & Elayne" died last week, at 89.

For decades, the duo performed five to six nights a week — Marty on drums and vocals, Elayne

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