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Best known as a member of the R&B group Switch, singer, Tommy DeBarge, has passed away at the age of 64.<\/p>\n

The musician died<\/a> in the hospital on Thursday October 21, weeks after his initial hospitalization.<\/p>\n

DeBarge grappled with liver and kidney failure over the years, but his health took a turn for the worse recently, a family member told\u00a0TMZ.<\/p>\n

His daughter Marina DeBarge revealed her father had battled COVID-19 earlier this year in addition to kidney and liver disease. He recovered from COVID, and never complained about the pain.<\/p>\n

DeBarge’s sister Etterline “Bunny” DeBarge remembered her late brother with a Facebook post of him playing the guitar in the clouds.<\/p>\n

“Tommy has gained his wings,”\u00a0she wrote. The singer also shared the post on her professional Facebook page.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0second post\u00a0soon followed: “Rest peacefully in Heaven, Dearest Thomas DeBarge.”<\/p>\n

The R&B and funk band achieved fame following its formation in the late 1970s and went on to release the hit tracks I Call Your Name, Love Over & Over Again, and There’ll Never Be under their belt.<\/p>\n

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Switch was founded by Tommy and his brother Bobby and consisted of band members\u00a0Tommy, Bobby, Gregory Williams, Phillip Ingram, Eddie Fluellen, and Jody Sims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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