Neil Innes, Rutles Singer-Songwriter and Monty Python Collaborator, Dies at 75

Neil Innes, a British songwriter and comedian who collaborated with Monty Python and co-founded the Beatles pastiche band The Rutles, has died at age 75. A statement posted to Innes' website said the musician died unexpectedly on Sunday (Dec. 29) of natural causes. "We have lost a beautiful kind, gentle soul whose music…