Bailey Rae’s Husband Mourned by Fans
By Ona Zachary
15:45, March 24th 2008
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Bailey Rae’s Husband Mourned by Fans

Police are still awaiting results of the toxicology tests that could explain the death of Jason Rae, the husband of Grammy-nominated British singer Corinne Bailey Rae.

The musician, aged 31, was found dead in a Leeds apartment Saturday around 3:15 p.m., West Yorkshire Police reported. The police suspect a drug overdose to be the cause of his death.

According to the Associated Press, West Yorkshire Police said that the officers in charge with investigating the death had arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of supplying drugs.

Jason was playing the saxophone in the Haggis Horns band, described by its members as “an eight-piece live funk extravaganza,” on its MySpace page.

The Haggis Horns have performed with Corinne Bailey Rae, Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson.

The band’s fans expressed their condolences for Corinne Bailey Rae both on the social networking site Facebook and the band’s MySpace page.

On the Haggis Horns’ MySpace page, a friend expressed her admiration for Jason Rae: “I just heard the news today. Deepest sympathy - I'm so sorry. Jason was one of the cleverest, funniest and talented people I've ever known.”

A saxophone player wrote about his fellow musician Jason: “It is a sad and awful thing to lose such a 1st class top musician. Especially when it’s [a loss] as unexpected and premature as Jason's. My love, condolences and sympathy goes out to all you guys, Corrine and the Rae family. May you rest in peace Jason.”

Corinne Bailey Rae has not commented on her husband’s death, but her record label declared on Sunday, according to BBC: “EMI Records would like to offer its sincere condolences to Corinne Bailey Rae and the Rae family at this tragic time.We ask that the media respects Corinne's privacy and that of her entire family.”

The couple married in 2001, after meeting in Leeds jazz club.



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