Usher's Father Dies
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 21, 2008 11:55 AM EST
LAST UPDATED: January 21, 2008 1:43 PM EST
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Usher's father and namesake, Usher Raymond III, has passed away.
The R&B singer's father died Friday at an Atlanta hospital, a rep for Usher tells Access.
The cause of death is not known at this time.
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