Dance Macabre

Dance Macabre

Monday 30 December 2013

The People Who Died ~ 2013 Edition

Kent Abbott ~ Guitarist for Toronto Hardcore Band Grade ~ 32

Chrissy Amphlett ~ Australian singer for The Divinyls ("I Touch Myself") ~ 53

Patty Andrews ~ Singer with Swing Era voval trio The Andrews Sisters. Classic hits include "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Rum and Coca Cola" ~ 94

Maya Angelou ~ Author, Poet, Singer, Dancer, Actress & Civil Rights Leader ~ 86

Peter Appleyard ~ Canadian Jazz Xylophone player ~ 84

Phil Baheux ~ Belgian heavy metal drummer (Channel Zero) ~ 45

Chris Bailey ~ Bassist for 1970's & 80's Australian Proto-Punk band The Angels, he had previously been in Mount Lofty Rangers with Bon Scott in 1974 ~ 62

Kenny Ball ~ English jazz trumpeter who had several hits in the 1960's ~ 82

Bob Beckham ~ 1960's country singer w/ hits "Just As Much As", and a version of Patsy Cline's "Crazy" ~ 86

Rob Belmore ~ 40's ~ Harmonica player with 1980's Toronto Blues rock band the Tennessee Rockets

Ronnie Biggs ~ English criminal (Great Train Robbery) and fugitive. Later recorded a sinlge with The Sex Pistols ~ 84

Claude Black ~ Jazz pianist w/Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery and Aretha Franklin ~ 80

Lorne Black ~ Bassist for American 1980's Hair Metal band Great White

Bobby Blue Bland ~ American Blues and R&B singer from the 1950's on with hits like "Turn On Your Lovelight", "Stormy Monday", "I'll Take Care Of You" ~ 82

Eddie Bond ~ 1950's Rockabilly singer from Sun Records ~ 79

Leroy Bonner ~ American funk singer and guitarist with 1970's R&B/Funk band The Ohio Players ~ 69

Jon Brookes ~ British drummer with Britpop band The Charlatans ~ 44

Reggie Bovaird ~ Toronto poet & spoken word artist in the 1970's & 80's

Billy Bowers ~ American gospel vocalist Blind Boys of Alabama ~ 71

Tony Brevet ~ Singer for 1960's & 70's Jamaican Ska/Rocksteady group The Melodians

Texas Johnny Brown ~ Blues singer/guitarist, played with Joe Hinton, Amos Milburn, Ruth Brown, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Lavelle White, Buddy Ace and Junior Parker ~ 85

Precious Bryant ~ Folk Blues singer/guitarist ~ 71

Donald Byrd ~ American Be Bop Jazz trumpet player from the 1950s on. Played with John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk,Eric Dolphy and Art Pepper ~ 80

Clarence Burke, Jr., ~ Singer w 1970's Soul group The Five Stairsteps ~ 62

Clive Burr ~ Drummer for classic British band Iron Maiden ~ 56

Tomás Ó Canainn ~ Uilleann piper with 1960's & 70's Irish folk band Na Fili ~ 83

Oliver Cheatham ~ American R&B singer ("Get Down Saturday Night") ~ 65

Chi Cheng ~ Bassist for California Metal Band The Deftones (in a coma from a car crash since 2008) ~ 42

Charlie Chesterman ~ 1990's American alt-rock singer

Phil Chevron ~ Guitarist Irish band The Pogues ~ 56

Chorão ~ Singer for Brazilian Punk/Funk band Charlie Brown Jr. ~ 42

Jack Clement ~ American record and film producer, songwriter and singer (Sun Records, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, U2) ~ 82

Stompin Tom Connors ~ Legendary Canadian Folk/Country singer ~ 77

Lindsay Cooper ~ British rock and jazz bassoonist and oboist (Henry Cow, Comus, Feminist Improvising Group) ~ 62

Richard Coughlan ~ English drummer w/ U.K. Psyche/Prog Rock Band Caravan ~ 66

Dani Crivelli ~ Drummer for Swiss Metal Band Krokus

Mac Curtis ~ 1950's Rockabilly singer ~ 74

Jimmy Damon  ~  75  ~  Memphis born Chicago based pop & lounge singer. Started as a Teen Idle Pop singer in Memphis, where he recorded a single for Sam Phillips and hosted a TV show, later moved to Chicago and became a lounge singer and inspiration for Bill Murrays' SNL lounge lizard character

Jimmy Dawkins ~ 1970's Mississippi/Chicago Blues and R&B singer/guitarist with Delmark Records ~ 76

Brian Dawson ~ British folk singer and folklorist ~ 74

Bob Day ~ English singer with 1960's pop group The Allisons ~ 72

Dickie Dodd ~ Singer and drummer with 1960's Garage Band The Standells w/ classic songs "Dirty Water", "Good Guys Don't Wear White" and "Why Pick On Me", later played in Surf Bands The Belaires ("Mr. Moto") and Eddie & The Showmen ~ 68

Alastair Donaldson ~ Bassist for Scottish 1970's & 1980's Punk Band The Rezzilos ~ 58

Eddy Doorenbos ~ Dutch jazz singer and composer ~ 91

John Doyle ~ Singer/Guitarist with 1960's Miami Garage Punk band The Evil ~

Frank D'Rone ~ American 1950's Jazz singer ~ 81

George Duke ~ American Grammy Award-winning jazz fusion keyboardist, played with Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderly, Jon Luc Ponyt, Don Ellis ~ 67

Tom Ebbert ~ American trombonist (Dukes of Dixieland) ~ 93

Bob Engemann ~ Singer with 1950's Pop Vocal Group The Letterman w/hits like "Love is A Many Splendored Thing", "When I Fall In Love", "The Way You Look Tonight", and covers of pop hits ~ 76

Arash Farazmand ~ Drummer for Iranian alt rock band The Yellow Dogs ~ 28

Soroush Farazmand ~ Guitarist for Iranian alt rock band The Yellow Dogs ~ 26

Pat Fear ~ (Real name; Bill Bartell), Singer for California Punk/Hardcore/Parody band White Flag from 1982 on ~ 52

Jim Foglesong ~ Country Music Record Executive for various labels, signed Barbara Mandrell, Don Williams, Garth Brooks, Donna Fargo, Reba McEntire, the Oak Ridge Boys, Con Hunley, George Strait, Tanya Tucker, Sawyer Brown, Suzy Bogguss ~ 90

T Model Ford ~ Blues singer active since the 1940's discovered in 1995, recorded for Fat Possum Records ~ Aprox age, late 80's

Lage Fosheim ~ Singer for Norwegian 1980's Ska/Pop band The Monroes ~ 55

Chris Friedrich ~ Bassist for Alt Band Caspian ~ 33

Annette Funicello ~ 1950's & 60's TV and movie star of various "Beach Blanket" movies, also had a series of pop hit records ~ 70

Rex Garvin, 73, American 1950's & 60's R&B musician with hits "I Can't Sit Down" (as a duet Marie & Rex), "Over The Mountain, Across The Sea", by Johnnie and Joe, and his own 1966 recording "Sock It To 'Em J.B.", later recorded by The Specials. ~ 73

Eydie Gormé ~ American singer 1950's pop singer ("Blame It on the Bossa Nova") ~ 82

James Gray ~ Canadian country rock keyboardist for Blue Rodeo and Vital Sines ~ 52

Jack Greene ~ 1960's & 70's Country singer with hits w/ "There Goes My Everything" ~ 83

Trevor Grills ~ British singer with folk band The Fisherman's Friends ~ 54

Bengt Hallberg ~ Swedish Jazz pianist and accordianist, played with Clifford Brown, Stan Getz and Quincy Jones ~ 80

Chico Hamilton ~ American Jazz drummer and bandleader, also played with Eric Dolphy ~ 92

Jeff Hanneman ~ Guitarist for Thrash Metal Legends Slayer ~ 49

John Harrelson ~ Singer/Guitarist for 1960's L.A. Garage band The Southe and later solo ~ 62

Damon Harris ~ American soul and R&B singer with The Temptations during the early 1970's ~ 62

Jane Harvey ~ American Big Band jazz singer w/Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Desi Arnez ~ 88

Richie Havens ~ American folk/blues singer and guitarist, best known for opening gig at Woodstock ~ 72

Pete Haycock ~ English singer/guitarist with 1970's blues/rock band The Climax Blues Band and later ELO ~ 62

Donna Hightower ~ American 1960's & 70's R&B singer w/hit "The World's A Mess" ~ 86

Monroe Hopper ~ Singer with Southern Gospel group The Hoppers from the 1950's on ~ 86

Rick Huxley ~ English bassist with 1960's Beat Band The Dave Clark Five w/ hits like "Glad All Over", "Bits & Pieces", "I Like it Like That", "Catch us if You can" ~ 72

George Jackson ~ Rock and R&B singer and songwriter with hits like "Old Time Rock And Roll" (for Bob Seger), "One Bad Apple" (The Jackson Five) and "The Only Way Is Up" (Yazzoo) ~ 68

Roland Janes ~ 1950's Rockabilly guitarist for Sun Records, played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Sonny Burgess, Rayburn Anthony, Harold Dorman, later played with Mudhoney ~ 80

George Jones ~ Classic Country singer from the 1950's on. Had numerous hits including; "White Lightning", "Why Baby Why", "She Thinks I Still Care", He Stopped Loving Her Today", "The Race Is On" ~ 81

Andy Johns ~ Record producer for Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, Free, Humble Pie, Van Halen, Cinderella, LA Guns, Kiler Dwarves ~ 61

Virgil Johnson ~ Singer with Doo-Wop group The Velvets ~ 77

John Kalinowski ~ British rock and roll manager (Madness, Procol Harum, Van Morrison, The Kinks) ~ 66

Fred Katz ~ Jazz Cellist from 1950's on, also composed scores for Roger Coram films A "Bucket of Blood", "The Wasp Woman" and "Creature from the Haunted Sea" ~ 94

Chris Kelly ~ Rapper with 1990's pre-teen rappers Kriss Kross ~ 32

Joe Kelly ~ Guitarist for 1960's Chicago Garage Punks The Shadows Of Knight w/ hit version of "Gloria"

Bi Kidude ~ Zanzibari Taarab singer ~ c.100

Nick Keir ~ Scottish guitarist for Prog-Folk band The McCalmans ~ 60

Louis Killen ~ British transsexual musician, folk singer and songwriter ~ 79

Claude King ~ American country music singer ("Wolverton Mountain") ~ 90

Marilyn King ~ American singer and actress, last surviving member of 1940's and 50's pop vocal group The King Sisters ~ 82

Steve Knight ~ Keyboardist for 1960's & 70's band Mountain ~ 76

Basile Kolliopoulos - 59 - Singer/guitarist for 1980's Oklahoma Garage Blues bands the Fortune Tellers, Reverb Brothers, The Fensics

János Kőrössy ~ Romanian/Hangarian jazz pianist and composer ~ 86

Paul Kuhn ~ German Big Band Jazz leader ~ 85

Johnny Laboriel ~ Mexican rock 'n' roll singer ~ 71

Joey LaCaze ~ Drummer for American metal band Eyehategod ~ 42

Allen Lanier, 67, American rock keyboardist and guitarist (Blue Öyster Cult) ~ 67

Greg Lanier ~ Keyboardist with ZZ Top ~ 64

Dick LaPalm ~ American music producer and promoter (Count Basie, Nat King Cole) ~ 86

Roger LaVern ~ Keyboardist with British intsro band The Tornados ~ 75

Alvin Lee, singer guitarist for Blues Rock super group Ten Years After, best known for their epic performance at Woodstock ~ 68

Claudio Leo ~ Guitarist with Italian Goth-Metal band Lacuna Coil ~ 40

Chris Levoire ~ Guitarist for Toronto garage band The Mark Inside ~ 31

Curly Lewis ~ Fiddler for Bob Wills' Western Playboys ~ 88

Terry Lightfoot ~ British Dixieland Jazz clarinettist ~ 77

Jackie Lomax ~ British 1960's guitarist w/The Undertakers, also worked with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Gene Clark ~ 69

Mary Love ~ American soul and gospel singer ~ 69

Lewis Lymon ~ 1950's Doo Wop singer, brother of Frankie Lymon and replaced him in the Teenagers after he quit to go solo ~ 69

Gloria Lynne ~ 1960's Jazz & R&B singer and lyricist; "Watermelon Man" (w/Herbie Hancock) and several solo hits in the 1960's ~ 83

Marshall Lytle ~ Bassist with Bill Haley's Comets as well as his preceding band The Saddlemen. Also co-wrote "Crazy Man Crazy" and a few songs for Haley associated group The Jodimers including their big hit "Rattle Shakin' Daddy" ~ 79

Bernie McGann ~ Australian jazz alto saxophonist ~ 76

Hugh McCrackin ~ American Jazz, R&B and Fusion guitarist, played with Steely Dan

Floyd McCrea ~ Singer with 1950's Doo-Wop group, The Chords who did the original version of "Sh-Boom" later covered by The Crewcuts ~ 80

Mindy McCready ~ American country music singer ~ 37

Lawrence McKiver ~ American gullah singer (Gullah is a dialect spoken by the descendents of African slaves along the Carolina coastlines and islands ~ 97

Rita MacNeil ~ Nova Scotian Juno Award wining Folk and Country singer and TV show host ~ 68

Marian McPartland ~ British jazz pianist, writer, composer, and radio host, wife of American Jazz horn player Jimmy McPartland ~ 95

Magic Slim ~ Blues singer/guitarist and cousin of the great Magic Sam ~ 75

Gia Maione ~ Wife and singer for Louis Prima and his Orch ~ 72

Ray Manzarek ~ Keyboardist for 1960's stars The Doors, later produced first album by X ~ 74

Peppi Marchello ~ Singer/Guitarist with New Jersey garage band The Good Rats from the late 1960's to the 1990's ~ 68

Shirley Mathews ~ 61 ~ Toronto 1960's R&B singer ("Big Town Boy")

Gypie Mayo ~ English guitarist w/ Dr Feelgood in the 1980's and later the reformed Yardbirds ~ 62

Eyob Mekonnen ~ Ethiopian reggae singer ~ 37

Scott Miller ~ Singer/guitarist for 1980's New Wave/Power Pop bands Game Theory, Loud Family and Alternate Learning ~ 53

Wayne Mills ~ American country music singer ~ 44

Yngve Moe ~ Norwegian bass guitarist (Dance with a Stranger) ~ 55

Jason Molina ~ American singer-songwriter with Songs:Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co. ~ 39

Rob Morsberger ~ Pianist w/ My Morning Jacket, Crash Test Dummies, Marshall Crenshaw, Jules Shear, Loudon Wainwright III ~ 53

Cordell Mosson ~ Bassist with 1970's R&B/Funk band Parliament-Funkadelic ~ 60

Sam Most ~ American Jazz Jazz flutist, played with Buddy Rich, Paul Quinichette and Teddy Wilson ~ 82

Albert Murray ~ American literary and jazz critic ~ 97

Junior Murvin ~ Jamaican reggae singer who did the original "Police and Thieves" later covered by The Clash~ 67

Alan Myers ~ Drummer for Ohio New Wave Band Devo ("Whip It", "Satisfaction", "Are We Not Men") ~ 58

Claude Nobs ~ Swiss founder and general manager of Montreux Jazz Festival ~ 76

Bernie Nolan ~ Irish singer for pop vocal group The Nolans ~ 52

Oophoi ~ Real name Gianluigi Gasparetti, Italian Ambient/Electra-Acoustic/New Age musician ~ 55

Greg Quill ~ Australian singer/songwriter w/1970's country-rock band Country Radio, later moved to Toronto and became music journalist with the Toronto Star

Patti Page ~ 1950's Pre-Rock Pop Singer w/hits "Tennessee Waltz", "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window", "Red Sails in The Sunset" ~ 85

Dennis Palmer, 56, American multi-insturmentalist w/ Improvisational Prog-Rock band Shaking Ray Levis ~ 56

Bobby Parker ~ 1960's American R&B singer/guitarist w/1961 hit "Watch Your Step" later covered by Spencer Davis Group, Dr. Feelgood, Steve Marriott and Carlos Santana ~ 76

Jody Payne ~ Guitarist with Willie Nelson's band ~ 77

Kevin Peek ~ Australian born guitarist for 1970's British Prog-Rock band Sky as well as session work w/Lulu,Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Cliff Richards ~ 66

Eddie Perez ~ Puerto Rican Grammy Award-winning salsa musician (El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico)

Jeanne Arland Peterson ~ American jazz pianist ~ 91

Gary Pickford-Hopkins ~ Welsh singer (Wild Turkey, Rick Wakeman) ~ 65

Andy Pierce ~ Vocalist w/Swedish Glam Metal Band The Nasty Idols ~ 45

Jimmy Ponder ~ Pittsburgh Jazz guitarist from the 1970's on. Played with Jimmy McGriff,Donald Byrd and Stanley Turrentine ~ 67

Nic Potter ~ British bassist with Prog Rock band Van der Graaf Generator ~ 61

Ray Price ~ 1950's and 60's Honky Tonk singer and pioneer of The Nashville Sound with a slew of hits including "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "For the Good Times" ~ 87

Anne Rabson ~ Singer and guitarist with Saffire; The Uppity Blues Women ~ 67

Bill Putt ~ Australian bassist with progressive rock bands Spectrum and Ariel ~ 66

Deke Richards ~ Songwriter and Producer for Motown. Wrote hits like "Love Child" for The Supremes and produced songs like "I Want You Back" and "ABC" for The Jackson 5 ~ 68

Roach ~ Bassist for Toronto Punk Band The Liquor Pigs ~ 44

Eivind Rølles ~ Guitarist with Norwegian Ska/Pop band The Monroes ~ 54

Phil Ramone ~ Record producer for Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand ~ 79

Lou Reed ~ Singer/guitarist with classic The Velvet Underground and solo ~ 72

Charlie Salmon ~ Singer/guitarist w/1980's Toronto Indie Band The Plasterscene Replicas

Wendy Saddington ~ Australian jazz and blues singer with fusion band Chain ~ 64

Ed Shaughnessy ~ Jazz and Swing drummer from the 1950's on; played with Benny Goodman, Dorsey Brothers, Gene Ammons, Roy Eldridge, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Shirley Scott, Horace Silver, Count Basie and Jimmy Smith among others. Later played with Doc Severnson's Tonight Show Band ~ 84

George Beverly Shea ~ Canadian/American Gospel singer ~ 104

Gary Shearston ~ Australian singer/songwriter, had a hit in the UK with a cover of "I Get A Kick Out Of You" ~ 74

Tony Sheridan ~ British 1960's Mersey Beat singer, had The Beatles as his back-up band and did their first recordings ~ 72

Bobby Smith ~ American singer with R&B The Spinners ~ 76

Cal Smith ~ 1950's Country singer ("The Lord Knows I'm Drinking", "Country Bumpkin" ~ 81

Jay Smith ~ Canadian guitarist with Matt Mays ~ 34

Johnny Smith ~ American guitarist who did the original version of the classic "Walk Don't Run" covered by The Ventures, Belaires, Shadows, Los Sraitjackets, and virtually every other surf band ~ 90

Neil Smith ~ Bassist for 1970's versions of AC/DC and Rose Tattoo ~ 59

Paul Smith ~ Jazz pianist from the 1940's to the 1980's w/Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Anita O'Day, Buddy DeFranco, Steve Allen, Stan Kenton, Mel Tormé ~ 90

Ronnie Splinter ~ Guitarist for 1960's Dutch garage band The Outsiders

Clyde Stacey ~ 1950's & 60's Oklahoma Country/Rock singer/guitarist ~ 77

Gordon Stoker ~ Singer with 1950's & 1960's Country/Rock and Gospel vocal group The Jordanaires ~ 88

Kerry Strayer ~ American saxophonist and bandleader ~ 56

Richard Street ~ R&B singer with the 1970's version of The Temptations ~ 70

Jim Sundquist ~ Guitarist for 1960's garage band The Fendermen ("Mule Skinner Blues" ~ 75

Paul Tanner ~ Big Band trombone player with Glenn Miller who later went on to pioneer the electro-theremin, which he played on Beach Boys records including "Good Vibrations" ~ 95

Janie Thompson ~ American singer w/ 1940's big band Ike Carpenter's Big Band ~ 91

Dan Toler ~ Guitarist with the Allman Bros Band ~ 64

Filip Topol ~ singer/pianist for Czech alt-rock band Psí Vojáci ~ 48

Stan Tracey ~ British Jazz pianist. Mostly solo but also played with Ronnie Scott, Carmen McRea, Ted Heath and Cab Calloway ~ 86

Marguerite Trina ~ 73 ~ 1950's California Rockabilly singer

Ben Tucker ~ American Jazz Sax player w/ Quincy Jones & Dexter Gordon ~ 82

Bebo Valdés ~ Cuban latin jazz pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger from the 1940's on ~ 94

Dan Van Patten - 60's - Drummer for 1980's American Techno Pop band Berlin ("Sex", "The Metro", "No More Words", "Take My Beath Away")

Arturo Vega ~ Mexican-born American punk graphic designer and artistic director for The Ramones ~ 65

Bernard Vitet ~ French Jazz trumpet player w/ Serge Gainsbourg,Yves Montand,Brigitte Bardot, Marianne Faithfull, Lester Young, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Gato Barbieri, Jean-Luc Ponty, Django Reinhardt, Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler and The Art Emsemble Of Chicago. He also worked on film scores. ~ 77

Paul Walter ~ American singer with 1950's pop vocal group The Lettermen ~ 56



Cedar Walton ~ American Jazz Pianist from 1960's w/ The Jazztet ("Killer Joe"), John Coltrane, Don Ellis, Lee Morgan, Abbey Lincoln ~ 79

Virginia Waring ~ Pianist w/ her husband, Fred Waring's 1940's Big Band ~ 97

Butch Warren ~ BeBop Jazz bassist w/ Miles Davis, Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Sonny Clark, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Jackie McLean, and Stanley Turrentine and Thelonious Monk ~ 74

Derek Watkins ~ British trumpeter, played on every James Bond movie ~ 68

Frank Wess ~ American Jazz saxman and flautist from the 1940's on, played with Billy Eckstine, Count Basie, Clark Terry, Mel Tormé, Ernestine Anderson ~ 91

Slim Whitman ~ Yodeling Country singer from the 1950's w/hits "Indian Love Call", "Rose Marie" ~ 90

Tommy Whittle ~ British jazz saxophonist w/Ted Heath and Benny Goodman ~ 87

Paul Williams ~ American music journalist & publisher for Crawdaddy!" and Bob Dylan biographer ~ 64

Pixie Williams ~ New Zealand 1950's pop singer, scored the first New Zealand based hit record with "Blue Smoke" in 1949 ~ 85

John Wilkinson ~ Rhythm guitarist w/Elvis Presley's TCB Band ~ 67

Bert Wilson ~ American jazz saxophonist ~ 73

Paul Wilson ~ Drummer for South African blues/rock band Southern Gypsey Queen ~ 29

Tim Wright, 61, American bass guitarist for New Wave bands Pere Ubu and DNA ~ 61

Robert Zildjian ~ American manufacturer of Sabian cymbals ~ 89