Smash Mouth Frontman Steve Harwell Dies at 56

Smash Mouth Frontman Steve Harwell Dies at 56
Singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth performs with the band in Anaheim, Calif., on Sept. 29, 2008. Matt Sayles/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth, has died. He was 56.

The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Mr. Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his home in Boise, Idaho. The cause of death was acute liver failure, Hayes said in a statement.