• Jason Rae, husband of R&B singer Corinne Bailey Rae, was found dead in Leeds on March 22, 2008.

• 1. Date of Death: March 22, 2008
  2. Place of Death: Leeds, England
  3. Rae was 31 years old
  4. Cause of Death: Drug Overdose (unconfirmed)TMZ: Corinne Bailey Rae Mourns Husband's Death (March 28, 2008)
  5. Married Corinne in 2001

• Background

  Jason Rae's body was found in an apartment in Leeds. Rae, who had struggled with drug addiction in the past, was a saxophonist for the funk group The Haggis Horns.Daily Mail: Singer Corinne Bailey Rae's 'hard-partying' husband dies of suspected drugs overdose (March 24, 2008) The band performed with Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, and Rae's wife on various tours.

  Around the same time of Rae's death, police officers arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of supplying Rae with controlled drugs. The man was released on bail pending further investigation.CNN: Police probe death of UK singer's husband (March 24, 2008)

  The results of Rae's autopsy were inconclusive. Toxicology results remain undisclosed, but it has been rumored that he died of a drug overdose.TMZ: Corinne Bailey Rae Mourns Husband's Death (March 28, 2008)

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