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‘The Reaper’ Claims Blue Oyster Cult Founder Allen Lanier [VIDEO]
Founding Blue Oyster Cult keyboardist and guitarist Allen Lanier has died at the age of 66 after being hospitalized with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, according to the band's official Facebook page. Allen is the first person in the picture -- Ironic that he's holding a cigarette.