The People Who Died (so far) 2024 Edition

Jerry Abbott - 81 - American country music songwriter (Emmylou Harris & Freddy Fender) and record producer (Pantera), father of Pantera members Vinnie Paul & Dimebag Darrell

Jean-Marie Aerts - 72 - Guitarist with Belgian New Wave band TC Matic

Dick Allix - 78 - Drummer w/UK Pop band Vanity Fare

Matt Alvarez ~ 40's - Guitarist, bassist, banjo player/singer with St Catherines, Ontario Folk Punk bands the Filthy Senioritas, Life Problems, Dirtfight and artist

Ian Amey - 79 - Guitarist/singer with 1960's English band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Bruno Amstad - 60 - Swiss jazz singer

Jaimz Asmundson - 50's - Member of Winnipeg Techno duo Ghost Twin

Juana Bacallao - 98 - Cuban singer and dancer

Shane Baldwin - 50's - Drummer for UK Hardcore & Thrash bands Vice Squad, Chaotic Dischord, Onslaught

Aston Barrett Jr - 70's - Bassist with Bob Marley & The Wailers

Les Bateman (AKA Les Bates) - 70's - Keyboardist with 1960's Saskatoon band Witness Inc and session work, later Tronto producer and sound emgineer with Drake and Blues singers Johnny Shines & Louisana Red

Jim Beard ~ 63 - Jazz pianist & organist with Wayne Shorter, Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, John Scofield

Casey Benjamin - 45 - American sax and keyboard player w/the Robert Glasper Experiment and with Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Heavy D, DJ Logic, Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Beyonce, Vernon Reid and Melvin Gibbs

Dickie Betts ~ 80 ~ Bassisst for 1970's American Southern Rock band the Allman Brothers

Bruce Blankenship - 50's - Guitarist with American Doom Metal band Cold Mourning

Audie Blaylock - 61 - American Bluegrass singer and guitarist & madndolinist w/Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys, Red Allen, Harley Allen, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Lynn Morris and solo

Hans Blum - 95 - German 1960's singer-songwriter ("Primaballerina")

John Blunt ~ 80's ~ Drummer with UK 60's Beat band the Searchers ("Needles & Pins", "Sugar & Spice")

Boss - 54 - American rapper ("Deeper")

Ron Boudreau - 50's - Toronto rock photographer

Cola Boyy - 34 - American Dance Music multi-insturmenatlist & producer

Brian Brett - 60's - Canadian Poet and Folk singer/songwriter, collaborator with 1980's Art Punk band the Scenics

Bigidagoe - 26 - Dutch rapper

Boss - 54 - American rapper

Dean Brown - 68 - American Jazz Fusion guitarist w/Bill Evans, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack,

John Card ~ 50's ~ Drummer with Canadian Punk bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, DOA, NomeansNo, Subhumans

Eric Carmen - 74 - American singer/songwriter with 1970's & 80's bands the Raspberries and solo ("Go All the Way", "All by Myself")

Tony Cedras - 71 - South African accordian, keyboard & guitar player w/Paul Simon, Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba, Henry Threadgill, Cassandra Wilson, Hugh Masekela

Sue Chaloner - 71 - British-Dutch 1970's pop singer

Conrad Chase - 58 - American singer (The Baha Boys)

Eddie Cheeba - 67 - American 1970's & 80's New York Hip Hop club DJ

Mark Chewter - 60's - Guitarist with classic Hamilton Punk band the Forgotten Rebels (1980-81)

Kaj Chydenius - 84 - Finnish Avant Garde Classical musician and composer

WC Clarke ~ 84 ~ Austin, Texas Blues singer/guitarist

Tony Clarkin - 77 - Guitarist and songwriter with UK Metal band Magnum

Eleanor Collins ~ 104 ~ Canadian Jazz & Gospel singer and TV host from the 1940's onward w/Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy McPartland

Larry Collins ~ 79 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly guitarist w/The Collins Kids and songwriter ("Delta Dawn")

Ken Coull - 50's - Toronto Metal drummer with In The Act Of Violence, Socketchild, concert promotor

Gerry Conway - 76 - English drummer and percussionist w/Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens

Chris Cross - 71 - Bassist with UK New Wave bands Ultravox & Tiger Lily

Sandra Crouch - 81 - American Gospel singer, Grammy winner, sister of singer Andre Crouch

Michael Cuscuna - 75 - American jazz record producer and music journalist (DownBeat), co-founder of Mosaic Records, Grammy winner (1993, 1998, 2002)

Joe Cutajar - 83 - Singer with 1970's Maltese Pop duo Helen & Joseph

Frank Darcel - 65 - Guitarist with 1980's French New Wave band Marquis de Sade

Roberto Darvin - 82 - Uruguayan singer-songwriter & guitarist

Etterlene DeBarge - 88 - American Gospel and R&B singer

Phil Delire - 68 - Belgian music producer (Lady Ga-Ga)

Dax Deneau - 50's - Toronto Death Metal singer with Cemetey Cursive, Eyeswithoutaface, Homolka, show promotor, record reviewer

Dutty Dior - 27 - Norwegian rapper

Bruce Duncan - 60's - Manager and soundman for 1980's Toronto New Wave Power Pop band the Jitters

Jimmy Van Eaton ~ 86 ~ Rockabilly drummer with Sun Records, played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Charlie Feathers, Bill Justis, and Ray Smith

Clare Elliott - 60's - Singer with 1970's & 80's New Zealand Punk band the Suburban Reptiles

Bob Erlendson ~ 93 ~ Winnipeg Jazz pianist & composer with Lenny Breau, Shirley Eikhard

Henry Fambrough - 85 - 1970's Soul singer with The Spinners ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", "Ghetto Bride", "I Never Knew Love Before","Rubberband Man")

Frank Farian - 82 - German singer, songwriter w/Boney M ("Rasputin") and record producer with R&B groups Boney M and Milli Vanilli

Brahim Fribgane - Moroccan musician w/La Mar Enfortuna

Diego Gallardo - 31 - Ecuadorian singer-songwriter

Wayne Brillo Green - 60's - Toronto sound engineer & guitar tech

Brian Griffin- 60's - UK album art photographer for New Wave bands Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie, Elvis Costello, Billy Idol, Ultravox, Teardrop Explodes, Joe Jackson

Steve Harley - 73 - Singer with 1970's UK band Cockney Rebel

Blake Harrison - 48 - Bassist with American Hardcore band Pig Destroyer

Michel Hausser - 96 - French Jazz vibes player w/Stephane Grappelli, Lucky Thompson, Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Griffen and solo

Bill Hayes - 98 - American singer 1950's Pop & Country singer ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett")

Albert Heath - 88 - Drummer with American Jazz group the Heath Brothers as well as John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Art Farmer, Kenny Clark, Herbie Hancock, Johnn Griffin, Wes Montgomery, Nina Simone

Jim Heinman - 80 - Canadian Jazz and R&B sax player

Clarence Frogman Henry ~ 87 ~ American 1950's & 60's R&B singer "I Ain't Got No Home")

Greg "Fritz" Hintz - 60's - Drummer with Canadian Metal band "Helix" ("Rock You")

Malcolm Holcombe - 68 - American Folk/Country singer-songwriter

Yuri Ilchenko - 72 - Russian vocalist and guitarist (Mify, Zemlyane)

Reuben Jackson - 67 - American poet and jazz historian

Cat Janice - 31 - American singer-songwriter

Jarge - 50's - Singer with 1980's Toronto Hardcore band POC

Chris Karrer ~ 76 ~ Guitarist with German Kraut Rock band Aamon Dull II

Getachew Kassa - 79 - Ethiopian singer and percussionist

Toby Keith - 62 - American country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Red Solo Cup") and songwriter

Steve Kille - 50's - Bassist with American Indie band Dead Meadow

George Kimble - 60's - Manager of New York Punk band the Undead

Ronnie King ~ 70's ~ Bassist with 70's & 80's Calgary band the Stampeders ("Sweet City Woman")

Donald Kinsey - 70 - American Blues guitarist and singer (The Kinsey Report, Albert King, Roy Buchanan, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley & the Wailers)

Martin Kirkup - 75 - British-born American music industry manager w/Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, k.d. lang, Counting Crows, The B-52s, Echo and the Bunnymen, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Johnny Knight ~ 86 (real name Johnny Mangiagli, AKA Johnny Donn,Johnny Marlo, Johnny Manjelli & the Gamma Goochee, 1950's New York Rockabilly singer/guitarist

Michael Knott - 61 - American singer-songwriter (Lifesavers Underground)

KODA - 45 - Ghanaian Gospel singer

James Kottak - 61 - American Metal drummer w/The Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak

Wayne Kramer ~ 72 ~ Guitarist with Proto Punk band the MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams"), later Gangwar and solo

Neil Kulkarni - 51 - UK music journalist with Melody Maker and author

Juris Kulakovs - 65 - Keyboardist with 1980's Latvian band Pērkons

Yevgeny Kungurov - 40 - Russian opera and pop singer

Keith LeBlanc ~ 70 ~ Drummer with New York Dance Industrial bands Tackhead Sound System, Minstry, ABC and Little Axe

Martin Lacroix - 40's - Singer with Montreal Death Metal bands Cryptopsy, Emnity, Spasme

Anders Lampe - 59 - Guitarist with Danish Pop Rock band Bamses Venner

Bob Lanese - 82 - American Jazz trumpeter (James Last Orchestra)

Serge Laprade - 83 - French Canadian 1960's Pop singer and radio broadcaster

Steve Lawrence - 88 - American singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers)

Greg Lee - 53 - Singer with California Ska band Hepcat

Félix Sabal Lecco - 64–65 - Cameroonian drummer

Melinda Ledbetter - 77 - American talent manager for Brian Wilson

David Libert - 60's - Singer with 1960's American Pop group the Happenings, songwriter w/the Chiffons, the Tokens and Gerry & the Pacemakers, manager & agent for Alice Cooper, the Runaways, Vanilla Fudge, Parliament Funkadelic, Liing Color, Shelia E

Marie Nilsson Lind - 62 - Singer with Swedish Folk Pop group Ainbusk

John Lowe - 81 - Pianist with early 60's UK band The Quarrymen

Sylvain Luc - 58 - French Jazz guitarist

Angela McCluskey - 64 - Scottish/American singer with Indie band the Wild Colonials

Michael McMartin - 79 - Canadian born Australian record label owner of Trafalgar Records and manager (Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman)

X-Ray McRae - 70's - Toronto 1980's owner & booker at the Horseshoe, X-Rays, Ultrasound Show Bar

Mandisa - 47 - American gospel singer ("Only the World", "Overcomer", "Stronger"), Grammy winner

Melanie - 76 - American singer-songwriter ("Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") and guitarist

Muluken Melesse - 70 - Ethiopian singer and drummer

Muñequita Milly - 23 - Peruvian folk singer

Slađana Milošević - 68 - Serbian singer, songwriter and record producer New Wave & Dance groups Dzentlmenti, Zdravo, Neutral Design

Rui Mingas - 84 - A popular Afro Jazz singer and composer in Angola who came from a famous family of musicians, his music would combine Afro-Jazz with Portugese and local traditions and one of his compositions, "Angola Avante" would become the national amthem and he he would serve in the National Congress from 2017-2021

Peter "Peetah" Morgan - 46 - Jamaican Reggae singer (Morgan Heritage)

John Morris - 60's - Toronto street busker

Scott Mung ~ 40's ~ Singer/guitarist with Winnipeg Punk bands Death Tax, The Mandys and Mung

San Murata - 60's - Japanese Canadian Jazz fiddle player and artist

Naomy - 46 - Romanian Pop singer

Graeme Neysmith 50's - Guitarist with UK Showgaze band the Pale Saints

Paul Nelson -60's - American guitarist, record producer and songwriter w/Buddy Guy, Johnny Winters, Allman Bros, Eric Clapton and solo

Jan Nemec ~ 60's - Czech producer with Metal bands Celtic Frost, Helloween & Celtic Frost

Annie Nightengale - 83 - UK Radio DJ (BBC 1), TV host ("Old Grey Whistle Test") and journalist

Lillebjørn Nilsen - 73 - Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician.

Phil Nimmons - 100 - Canadian Jazz clarinetist

Mojo Nixon - 66 - American musician ("Elvis Is Everywhere", "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child") and actor (Super Mario Bros., Great Balls of Fire!)

Rocket Norton ~ 73 ~ Drummer with Canadian bands Prism and Seeds Of Time

Kathleen O'Brien - 60's - Former manager at Indiana independent music store The Record Exchange

Phil Page - 50's - Bassist with Toronto Punk bands The Downbelows, Teenage X, Fairmounts, The Merves, Rabblerousers, Stink Bug, Camerons

Del Palmer - 71 - English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and sound engineer with Kate Bush

Park Bo-ram - 30 - South Korean Pop singer

Steve Paxton - 85 - American experimental dancer & choreographer w/Merce Cunningham

Slim Pezin - 78 - French guitarist, arranger and conductor w/Johnny Halyday, Charles Aznavor

Chavelita Pinzón - 93 - Panamanian folklorist and singer

Vince Power - 70's - London club owner at the Mean Fiddler and booker for the Reading Music Festival

Presto - 31 - German rapper

Judi Pulver - 77 - Anglo-American 1970's Jazz Pop singer/pianist

Tina Rainford - 77 - German 1970's Pop singer ("Silver Bird")

Jussi Raittinen- 80 - Singer/guitarist with 1960's & 70's Finnish bands The Esquires, The Sounds & The Boys and TV host

James Ratch - 70's - Toronto promoter, roadie and doorman

Jim Reid (AKA JR) - Toronto DJ at CFNY in the 80's

Ruby Lynn Reyner ~ 72 ~ Singer with 1970's New Yrk Glam Punk band Ruby & the Rednecks, musical actress & screenwriter & Andy Warhol model

Enrique Roizner - 84 - Argentine Bosa Nova and Latin Jazz drummer

Chan Romero ~ 82 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer "Hippy Hippy Shake"

Dexter Romweber ~ 57 ~ Singer guitarist with North Carolina Punkabilly band the Flat Duo Jets

Jerome Rothenberg - 92 - American poet & spoken word artist

Amparo Rubín - 68 - Mexican singer and lyricist

Quinho do Salgueiro - 66 - Brazilian Samba singer

Anders Sandberg - 55 - Singer with Swedish 2000's Dance band Rednex "Cotton Eyed Joe"

Matt Scanlan - 40's - Toronto club DJ AKA DJ Love Hertz

Bart Schoales - 70's - Canadian artist, photographer, filmmaker, illustrator with 1960's Toronto band Kensington Marketand Bruce Cockburn, co-founder of Anubis Records, producer with Electrontic artist John Mills-Cockell, member of Prog band Leather

B.B Seaton - 79 - Singer w/Jamaican Ska band The Gaylads

Silent Servant (real name John Juan Mendez) - 46 - American techno DJ and producer

Marlena Shaw - 81 - American R&B and Jazz singer ("It's Better than Walking Out", "California Soul")

Pluto Shervington - 73 - Jamaican Reggae singer & producer

Melitha Sidabutar - 23 - Indonesian Gospel singer

Margo Smith - 84 - American Country singer ("Still a Woman")

C.J Snare - 64 - Singer with American musician 1990's Glam Metal band FireHouse ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes")

Enrique Llácer Soler - 89 - Spanish Jazz and Classical percussionist & composer

Jo-El Sonnier - 77 - Louisianna Cajun singer-songwriter and accordionist

David Soul - 80 - American actor "Starsky & Hutch" and 1970's Country Pop singer

Mark Spiro - 67 - American songwriter and record producer w/Anne Murray, Giant, Cheap Trick)

Ľubomír Stankovský - 72 - Drummer w/1960's & 70's Slovak Jazz Pop rock band Modus

T. M. Stevens - 72 - American bassist w/The Pretenders, Joe Cocker, Stee Vai

Roni Stoneman - 85 - American Bluegrass Banjo player & singer with the Stoneman Family & The Stoneman Sisters, regular on "Hee Haw"

Eddie Sutton - 59 - Singer with American Metal band Leeway

Damo Suzuki - 74 - Japanese singer/guitarist with 1970's German Kraut Rock band Can

Eugen Šváb - 87 - Slovak Swing singer & percussionist

Pooch Tavares - 81 - Singer with American 1970's R&B band Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", "More Than A Woman")

Bobby Taylor - 80's - Owner of the Black Bull Tavern in Toronto

Mike Taylor - Australian record company executive (Universal Music Australia),

Bobby Tench - 79 - British guitarist (Jeff Beck Group, Van Morrison, Eric Burdon, Freddie King, Hummingbird, Streetwalkers

Susie Tennant - 61 - Seattle 1990's promoter of Grunge, Punk and Indie bands with Sub Pop, Experience Music Project (later MoPOP), Tower Records, BMG, Geffen Records

Jaakko Teppo - 71 - Finnish singer-songwriter

Shinsadong Tiger - 40 - South Korean record producer ("U&I", "No No No")

Harry Tong - 50's - Toronto 80's & 90's poster illustrator for Thrash & Metal bands

Brit Turner - 57 - Drummer with Georgia Country Rock band Blackberry Smoke

Garry Van Egmond - 82 - Australian concert promoter for AC/DC and Dire Straits

Louis Vasquez ~ 44 ~ American singer, songwriter, producer & multi-insturmentalist with Indie band The Soft Moon

Joe Viera - 91 - German Jazz saxophonist and educator, founder of the Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen

Rico Wade - 52 - American R&B music producer & songwriter, as part of Organized Noize duo worked with En Vogue, Ludachris, Goodie Mob, Bog Boi, the "Miami Vice" soundtrack

Dan Wallin - 97 - American sound engineer (Woodstock, A Star Is Born)

Karl Wallinger ~ 66 ~ Welsh multi-insturmenatlist, singer & songwriter w/The Waterboys & World Party ("Ship of Fools","Way Down Now")

Larry Wanagas - 70's - Edmonton producer & owner of Bumstead Records and manager to KD Lang, Susan Aglukark, Big Sugar, The Blue Shadows (featuring Billy Cowsill), BOY, Erasure (North America), Colin James,The Modern Minds (featuring Moe Berg), Yukon Blonde and The Trews.

Michael Ward - 57 - Guitarist with American Alternatie bands The Wallflowers, School of Fish

Dick Waterman - 88 - American Blues photographer, promoter w/Bonnie Raitt and Son House

Michael Watford - 80 - American Gospel and dance music singer

Gavin Webb - 77 - Bassist with Australian rock band The Masters Apprentices

Mary Weiss ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's Girl Group the Shangri-La's ("Leader Of The Pack", "Remembe Walking In The Sand")

Max Werner - 70 - Singer and drummer with 1970's Dutch Prog Rock band Kayak

Russell Wilson - 60's - Juno Award winning Bassist with Hamilton, Ontario Rock band Junkhouse and with Billy Bob Thorton on the soundtrack for the film "Slingblade"

Melinda Whitley - 64 - Guitarist with 80's all female Metal bands Belle Of The Ball and Missdemenor

Steve Wright - 69 - British radio DJ and host of TV show "Top Of The Pops"

Sergei Yefremenko - 51 - Singer, guitarist and lyricist with Russian Ska band Markscheider Kunst)

Marcelo Yzurieta - 49 - Argentine singer, guitarist and composer

Pavel Zajíček - 72 - Czech poet & singer with 1970's Czech Art Rock underground band (DG 307)

Some Metal Dudes

James Kottak - 61 - American Metal drummer w/The Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak

THE SCORPIONS ~ "ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE";


THE SCORPIONS ~ "NO ONE LIKE YOU";


KINGDOM COME ~ "GET IT ON";


Melinda Whitley - 64 - Guitarist with 80's all female Metal bands Belle Of The Ball and Missdemenor

MISSDEMEANOR ~ "I CAN'T LET GO";


Tony Clarkin - 77 - Guitarist and songwriter with UK 80's Metal band Magnum

MAGNUM ~ "DAYS OF NO TRUST";


C.J Snare - 64 - Singer with American musician 1990's Glam Metal band FireHouse ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes")

FIREHOUSE ~ "WHEN I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES";


FIREHOUSE ~ "LOVE OF A LIFETIME";


Eddie Sutton - 59 - Singer with American Nu Metal band Leeway

LEEWAY ~ "KINGPIN";


LEEWAY ~ "I'M NOT YOUR PUSHER";


Bruce Blankenship - 50's - Bassist with American 1990's Stoner Metal band Cold Mourning

COLD MOURNING ~ "LOSING MY SHADOW";


Blake Harrison - 48 - Bassist with American Hardcore band Pig Destroyer

PIG DESTROYER ~ "THE DIPLOMAT";


PIG DESTROYER ~ "THE CAVALRY";

Some 70's Pop & Rock Figures

Dickie Betts ~ 80 ~ Bassisst for 1970's American Southern Rock band the Allman Brothers

THE ALLMAN BROS ~ "WHIPPING POST";


THE ALLMAN BROS ~ "RAMBLIN MAN":


Eric Carmen - 74 - American singer/songwriter with 1970's & 80's bands the Raspberries and solo ("Go All the Way", "All by Myself")

THE RASPBERRIES ~ "GO ALL THE WAY";


THE RASPBERRIES ~ "I WANNA BE WITH YOU";


ERIC CARMEN ~ "ALL BY MYSELF";


Steve Harley - 73 - Singer with 1970's UK band Cockney Rebel

COCKNEY REBEL ~ "MR SOFT";


COCKNEY REBEL ~ "MAKE ME SMILE";


Dick Allix - 78 - Drummer with British 70's Pop band Vanity Fare

VANITY FARE ~ "EARLY IN THE MORNING";


VANITY FARE ~ "HITCHING A RIDE";


Gerry Conway - 76 - English drummer and percussionist w/Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens

JETHRO TULL ~ "BROADSWORD";


Max Werner - 70 - Singer and drummer with 1970's Dutch Prog Rock band Kayak

KAYAK ~ "RUTHLESS QUEEN";


KAYAK ~ "STARLIGHT DANCER";


Ľubomír Stankovský - 72 - Drummer w/1960's & 70's Slovak Jazz Pop rock band Modus

MODUS ~ "ZAHADNA";

Some Blues, Gospel, R&B & Soul Figures

Clarence Frogman Henry ~ 87 ~ American 1950's & 60's R&B singer "I Ain't Got No Home")

CLARENCE FROGMAN HENRY ~ "I AN'T GOT NO HOME";


CLARENCE FROGMAN HENRY ~ "I DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU BUT I DO";


Marlena Shaw - 81 - American R&B and Jazz singer ("It's Better than Walking Out", "California Soul")

MARLENA SHAW ~ "WADE IN THE WATER";


MARLENA SHAW ~ "CALIFORNIA SOUL"


Frank Farian - 82 - German singer, songwriter w/Boney M ("Rasputin") and record producer with R&B groups Boney M and Milli Vanilli

BONEY M ~ "RASPUTIN";


BONEY M ~ "RIVERS OF BABYLON";


Henry Fambrough - 85 - 1970's Soul singer with The Spinners ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", "Ghetto Bride", "I Never Knew Love Before", "Rubberband Man")

THE SPINNERS ~ "RUBBERBAND BAND";


THE SPINNERS ~ "WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU";


THE SPINNERS ~ "COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE";


Pooch Tavares - 81 - Singer with American 1970's R&B band Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", "More Than A Woman")

TAVARES ~ "HEAEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL";


TAVARES ~ "MORE THAN A WOMAN";


Donald Kinsey - 70 - American Blues guitarist and singer (The Kinsey Report, Albert King, Roy Buchanan, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley & the Wailers)

THE KINSEY REPORT ~ "BAD SITUATION" & "SHUFFLE JAM";


Albert Heath - 88 - Drummer with American Jazz group the Heath Brothers as well as John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Art Farmer, Kenny Clark, Herbie Hancock, Johnn Griffin, Wes Montgomery, Nina Simone

THE HEATH BROTHERS;


WC Clark ~ 84 ~ Austin, Texas Blues singer/guitarist ("Cold Shot")

WC CLARK ~ "HEART OF GOLD";


WC CLARK ~ "COLD SHOT";


B. B. Seaton - 79 - Singer w/Jamaican Ska band The Gaylads

THE GAYLADS ~ "TEARS FROM MY EYES";


THE GAYLADS ~ "THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE";


Greg Lee - 53 - Singer with California Ska band Hepcat

HEPCAT ~ "RIGHT ON TIME";


HEPCAT ~ "BOBBY & JOE":


HEPCAT ~ "DANCE WID ME";


Casey Benjamin - 45 - American sax and keyboard player w/the Robert Glasper Experiment and with Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Heavy D, DJ Logic, Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Beyonce, Vernon Reid and Melvin Gibbs

THE ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT ~ "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT";

Some Punk, Proto-Punk, New Wave & Alt Rock Figures

Wayne Kramer ~ 72 ~ Guitarist with Proto Punk band the MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams"), later Gangwar and solo

THE MC5 ~ "KICK OUT THE JAMS";


THE MC5 ~ "MOTOR CITY IS BURNING";


THE MC5 ~ "AMERICAN RUSE";


THE MC5 ~ "LOOKING AT YOU";


Ruby Lynn Reyner ~ 72 ~ Singer with 1970's New York Glam Punk band Ruby & the Rednecks, musical actress & screenwriter & Andy Warhol model

RUBY & THE REDNECKS ~ "RUBY FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN";


Damo Suzuki - 74 - Japanese singer/guitarist with 1970's German Kraut Rock band Can

CAN ~ "PAPERHOUSE"


CAN ~ "BRING ME COFFEE OR TEA";


Chris Karrer ~ 76 ~ Guitarist with German Kraut Rock band Aamon Dull II

AAMON DULL II ~ "BETWEEN THE EYES";


Pavel Zajíček - 72 - Czech poet & singer with 1970's Czech Art Rock underground band DG 307

DG307;


DG307 ~ "INDIANSKA MODLITBA";


Chris Cross - 71 - Bassist with UK New Wave bands Ultravox & Tiger Lily

ULTRAVOX ~ "CROSS FADE";


ULTRAVOX ~ "SLEEPWALK";


ULTRAVOX ~ "DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES";


ULTRAVOX ~ "REAP THE WILD WIND";


ULTRAVOX ~ "VIENNA";


Clare Elliott - 60's - Singer with 1970's & 80's New Zealand Punk band the Suburban Reptiles

THE SUBURBAN REPTILES ~ "MEGATON";


THE SUBURAN REPTILES ~ "SATURDAY NIGHT STAY AT HOME";


Frank Darcel - 65 - Guitarist with 1980's French New Wave band Marquis de Sade

MARQUIS DE SADE ~ "STAIRS & HALLS" / "CANCER & DRUGS";


MARQUIS DE SADE ~ "WANDA'S LOVING BOY";


Jean-Marie Aerts - 72 - Guitarist with Belgian New Wave band TC Matic

TC MATIC ~ "LE JAVA";


TC MATIC ~ "MIDDLE CLASS & BLUE";


Shane Baldwin - 50's - Drummer for UK Hardcore & Thrash bands Vice Squad, Chaotic Dischord, Onslaught

VICE SQUAD ~ "LAST ROCKERS";


VICE SQUAD ~ "STAND STRONG STAND PROUD";


CHAOTIC DISCHORD ~ "ANARCHY IN WOOLWORTH'S";


Keith LeBlanc ~ 70 ~ Drummer with New York Dance Industrial bands Tackhead Sound System, Little Axe as well as ABC ("How To Be A Millionaire")

TACKHEAD SOUND SYSTEM ~ "HARD LEFT";


TACKHEAD SOUND SYSTEM ~ "TICKING TIME BOMB";


MINISTRY ~ "NWO";


MINSTRY ~ "JESUS BUILT MY HOTROD";


ABC ~ "HOW TO BE A MILLIONAIRE";


T. M. Stevens - 72 - American bassist w/The Pretenders ("Get Close" lp), Joe Cocker, Steve Vai

THE PRETENDERS ~ "DON'T GET ME WRONG";


THE PRETENDERS ~ "MY BABY";


THE PRETENDERS ~ "HYMN TO HER";


Karl Wallinger ~ 66 ~ Welsh multi-insturmenatlist, singer & songwriter w/The Waterboys & World Party ("Ship of Fools","Way Down Now")

THE WATERBOYS ~ "THE WHOLE OF THE MOON";


WORLD PARTY ~ "SHIP OF FOOLS";


WORLD PARTY ~ "WAY DOWN NOW";


Dexter Romweber ~ 57 ~ Singer/guitarist with North Carolina Punkabilly band the Flat Duo Jets

THE FLAT DUO JETS ~ "CRAZY HAZY KISSES";


THE FLAT DUO JETS ~ "WILD WILD LOVER";


THE FLAT DUO JETS ~ "YOU BELONG TO ME";


Mojo Nixon - 66 - American musician ("Elvis Is Everywhere", "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child") and actor ("Super Mario Bros", "Great Balls of Fire")

MOJO NIXON ~ "DON HENLEY MUST DIE";


MOJO NIXON & SKID ROPER ~ "ELVIS IS EVERYWHERE";


MOJO NIXON & SKID ROPER ~ "DEBBIE GIBSON & MY TWO HEADED LOVECHILD";


Michael Ward - 57 - Guitarist with American Alternatie bands The Wallflowers, School of Fish

SCHOOL OF FISH ~ "3 STRANGE DAYS";


THE WALLFLOWERS ~ "LETTERS FROM THE WASTELAND";


THE WALLFLOWERS ~ "HEROS";


Graeme Neysmith 50's - Guitarist with UK Showgaze band the Pale Saints

THE PALE SAINTS ~ "KINKY LOVE";


THE PALE SAINTS ~ "THROWING BACK THE APPLE";


Angela McCluskey - 64 - Scottish/American singer with Indie band the Wild Colonials

THE WILD COLONIALS ~ "GIRL";


THE WILD COLONIALS ~ "COY";


Steve Kille - 50's - Bassist with American Indie band Dead Meadow

DEAD MEADOW ~ "WHAT NEEDS MUST BE";


DEAD MEADOW ~ "AT HER OPEN DOOR";


Michael Knott - 61 - Singer-songwriter with American Indie band Lifesavers Underground (LSU)

LIFESAVERS UNDERGROUND ~ "THE BOMB";

Some Canadian Figures

Eleanor Collins ~ 104 ~ Canadian Jazz & Gospel singer and TV host from the 1940's onward w/Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy McPartland

ELEANOR COLLINS ~ "LOOK TO THE RAINBOW";


ELEANOR COLLINS ~ "ILL WIND";


Bob Erlendson ~ 93 ~ Winnipeg Jazz pianist & composer with Lenny Breau, Shirley Eikhard

BOB ERLENDSON & LENNY BREAU;


Phil Nimmons - 100 - Canadian Jazz clarinetist & bandleader

PHIL NIMMONS ~ "SWING SOFTLY";


Serge Laprade - 83 - French Canadian 1960's Pop singer and radio broadcaster

SERGE LAPRADE ~ "CAPRI C'EST FINI";


SERGE LAPRADE ~ "COLA COLA Y A DE'LA JOIE";


Les Bateman (AKA Les Bates) - 70's - Keyboadist with 1960's Saskatoon band Witness Inc and session work, later Tronto producer and sound emgineer with Drake and Blues singers Johnny Shines & Louisana Red

WITNESS INC ~ "JEZEBEL";


WITNESS INC ~ "I PUT A SPELL ON YOU";


Ronnie King - 70's - Bassist with 1970's & 80's band the Stampeders "("Sweet City Woman")

THE STAMPEDERS ~ "HIT THE ROAD JACK";


THE STAMPEDERS ~ "SWEET CITY WOMAN";


THE STAMPEDERS ~ "WILD EYES";


Rocket Norton ~ 73 ~ Drummer with Canadian 1970's bands Prism and Seeds Of Time

PRISM ~ "SPACESHIP SUPERSTAR";


PRISM ~ "ARMAGEDDON";


Russell Wilson - 60's - Juno Award winning Bassist with Hamilton, Ontario Rock band Junkhouse and with Billy Bob Thorton on the soundtrack for the film "Slingblade"

JUNKHOUSE ~ "OUT OF MY HEAD";


JUNKHOUSE ~ "PRAYING FOR THE RAIN";


Mark Chewter - 60's - Guitarist with classic Hamilton Punk band the Forgotten Rebels (1980-81)

THE FORGOTTEN REBELS ~ "SURFIN ON HEROIN";


John Card ~ 50's ~ Drummer with Canadian Punk bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, DOA, NomeansNo, Subhumans

PERSONALITY CRISIS ~ "EMPTY SKY";


PERSONALITY CRISIS ~ "CREATURES FOR A WHILE";


DOA ~ "TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS";


Greg "Fritz" Hintz - 60's - Drummer with Canadian Metal band "Helix" ("Rock You")

HELIX ~ "ROCK YOU";


HELIX ~ "THE KIDS ARE ALL SHAKING";


HELIX ~ "MAKE ME DO ANYTHING YOU WANT";


Phil Page - 50's - Bassist with Toronto Punk bands The Downbelows, Teenage X, Fairmounts, The Merves, Rabblerousers, Stink Bug

THE DOWNBELOWS ~ "TONIGHT WE GO TO WAR";


THE DOWNBELOWS ~ "WALK INTO THIS";


TEENAGE X;


THE FAIRMOUNTS ~ "DEVLIN MCGREGGOR";


Scott Mung ~ 40's ~ Singer/guitarist with Winnipeg Punk bands Death Tax, The Mandys and Mung

MUNG ~ "NARROW";


MUNG ~ "I TURNED INTO A MARTIAN":


DEATH TAX ~ "DISEASE";


Ken Coull - 40's - Toronto Metal drummer with In The Act Of Violence, Socketchild, concert promotor

IN THE ACT OF VIOLENCE ~ "UNMARKED SCALPS";


Matt Alvarez ~ 40's - Guitarist, banjo player, bassis & singer with St Catherines, Ontario Folk Punk bands the Filthy Senioritas, Life Problems, Dirtfight and artist

DIRTFIGHT ~ "COLD WATER";


DIRTFIGHT ~ "FACEFULLY GRACEDOWN";


Jaimz Asmundson - 50's - Member of Winnipeg Techno duo Ghost Twin

GHOST TWIN ~ "PLASTIC HEART";


GHOST TWIN ~ "PET CEREMONY":


Jim Heinman - 80 - Canadian Jazz and R&B sax player

JIM HEINMAN~ "STRESS";

Some Folk & Country Figures

Roni Stoneman, 85, American Bluegrass Banjo player & singer with the Stoneman Family & The Stoneman Sisters, regular on "Hee Haw"

THE STONEMAN FAMILY ~ "FIVE LITTLE JOHNSON GIRLS":


THE STONEMAN FAMILY ~ "GOING UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK";


RONI STONEMAN & JIMMY CAPP ~ "DUELING BANJOS";


Margo Smith - 84 - American Country singer ("Still a Woman")

MARGO SMITH ~ "IT ONLY HURTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE";


MARGO SMITH ~ "THERE I SAID IT";


MARGO SMITH ~ "TENNESEE YODEL";


Jo-El Sonnier - 77 - Louisianna Cajun singer-songwriter and accordionist

JO-EL SONNIER ~ "sCENE OF THE CRIME";


JO-El SONNIER ~ "TEAR STAINED LETTER";


JO-EL SONNIER ~ "IF YOUR HEART SHOULD EVER ROLL THIS WAY AGAIN";


David Soul - 80 - American actor ("Starsky & Hutch") and 1970's Country Pop singer

DAVID SOUL ~ "DON'T GIVE UP ON US";


Toby Keith - 62 - American country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Red Solo Cup") and songwriter

TOBY KEITH ~ "HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW";


TOBY KEITH ~ "AS GOOD AS I ONCE WAS";


TOBY KEITH ~ "SHOULD HAVEBEEN A COWBOY";


Audie Blaylock - 61 - American Bluegrass singer and guitarist & madndolinist w/Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys, Red Allen, Harley Allen, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Lynn Morris and solo

RHONDA VINCENT & AUDIE BLAYLOCK ~ "ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE BLUES";


AUDIE BLAYLOCK & REDLINE ~ "CRY CRY DARLIN";


Malcolm Holcombe - 68 - American Folk/Country singer-songwriter

MALCOLM HOLCOMBE ~ "BLACK BITTER MOON";