Fred Imus | Radio personality, 69
Fred Imus, 69, a country songwriter and radio personality who appeared frequently on his older brother Don's radio show, was found dead in his home in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday. He died in his sleep, said Matthew Hiltzik, a spokesman for Don Imus.
Fred Imus, 69, a country songwriter and radio personality who appeared frequently on his older brother Don's radio show, was found dead in his home in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday. He died in his sleep, said Matthew Hiltzik, a spokesman for Don Imus.
Mr. Imus appeared on country radio shows, most recently co-hosting Fred's Trailer Park Bash on Sirius XM Radio, with a politically incorrect style like his brother's. He produced his brother's show for a time and called in for decades, becoming "a regular guest who wouldn't leave," Don Imus said through Hiltzik.
Although the two often argued on the air, they ended every call with, "I love you."
Mr. Imus peaked musically in 1976 when he wrote "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" with Phil Sweet. The song was recorded by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius and reached No. 1 on the country charts.
Mr. Imus also cowrote two books, The Fred Book, with New York Daily News columnist Mike Lupica; and Two Guys, Four Corners: Great Photographs, Great Times, and a Million Laughs, with his brother. - N.Y. Times News Service