Scott Kempner of The Dictators and The Del-Lords dies, aged 69

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Valerie Wu Intern Scott “Top Ten” Kempner (pictured at left), founding member of bands The Dictators and The Del Lords, guitarist and songwriter, died Wednesday of complications from early onset dementia. He was 69. Kempner, who died at a nursing home in Connecticut, was born in the Bronx, N.Y.

Scott Kempner, a cofounder of The Dictators and The Del-Lords, died today at a nursing home in Connecticut at age 69 from complications of early onset dementia.