Photo by Robin May

David Egan, one of the bright lights in South Louisiana’s musical firmament, has died. The singer-songwriter, whose tunes were covered (and on Grammy-nominated and -winning records) by Irma Thomas, Joe Cocker, Solomon Burke, Etta James and many others, succumbed to cancer after a two-year battle. He died at home surrounded by family.Egan was a member of several trailblazing Louisiana bands including A-Train, Filé and Lil’ Band O’ Gold.For more on the man and his music, read The Independent’s March cover story, “ Great Clarity: Life, Death and David Egan .”Friends Todd Mouton and CC Adcock produced a beautiful tribute to the late musician on YouTube. See it below.And spend your evening listening to this Spotify playlist of Egan's music created by Mouton.