Some More Figures From The 50's & 60's

Roky Erickson ~ Singer/guitarist/songwriter with 1960's Texas Garage-Psyche band the 13th Floor Elevators;

THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS ~ "YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME";


THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS ~ "ROLLER COASTER";


ROKY ERICKSON ~ "TWO HEADED DOG";



Larry Taylor ~ 77 ~ Bassist for US 1960's band Canned Heat as well as The Monkees, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mayall, Tom Waits, Sunnyland Slim, Albert King, Leo Kotke, John Lee Hooker, Kid Ramos, Hollywood Fats, John Hammond, Ry Cooder, Keith Levine, Charlie Musselwhite, JJ Cale, Kim Wilson.

CANNED HEAT ~ "GOING UP THE COUNTRY";


CANNED HEAT ~ "ON THE ROAD AGAIN";



Gary Duncan ~ 72 ~ American rock guitarist w/1960's bands Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Brogues

QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "WHO YOU LOVE";


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "FRESH AIR";


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "MONA";



Dick Rivers ~ The French Gene Vincent and singer for Les Chats Sauvages (AKA the Savage Cats);

LES CHATS SAUVAGES ~ "PAINTED FACE";


LES CHATS SAUVAGES ~ "WHAT I SAY";



Preston Epps - 88 - American percussionist ("Bongo Rock");

PRESTON EPPS ~ "BONGO ROCK";



Huelyn Duvall ~ 1950's Rockabilly singer & songwriter (Gene Vincent, Stanford Clark);

HUELYN DUVALL ~ "PUCKER PAINT";


HUELYN DUVALL ~ "HEY BRUTUS" & "GOT A LITTLE GIRL";



Dick Richards ~ 95 ~ Drummer with Bill Haley & the Comets

BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "VIVA LE ROCK & ROLL";



Nancy Holloway ~ 86 ~ American born French based Jazz & R&B singer from the 1960's & 70's

NANCY HOLLOWAY ~ "BE BOP A LULA";


Bill Vitt ~ Drummer with 1970's San Francisco Folk Rock band the Sons Of Champlin, also Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogarty, Brewer & Shipley

THE SONS OF CHAMPLIN ~ "FREEDOM";

Some 1970's & 80's R&B and Jazz Figures

Jerry Lawson ~ 75 ~ American singer with Doo-Wop group the Persuasions from the late sixties onward

THE PERSUASIONS ~ "UP ON THE ROOF";


THE PERSUASIONS ~ "DOO WOP MEDLEY";


Art Neville - 81 - New Orleans singer-songwriter and keyboardist w/The Meters & The Neville Brothers

THE NEVILLE BROS ~ "FLY LIKE AN EAGLE";


THE NEVILLE BROS ~ "EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL";


Frankie Smith ~ 66 ~ American 1980's funk and R&B musician "Double Dutch Bus"

FRANKIE SMITH ~ "DOUBLE DUTCH BUS";



Lonnie Simmons ~ 70s ~ American record producer, founder of Total Experience Records (The Gap Band)

THE GAP BAND ~ "YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME"



Chuck Barksale ~ Singer with vocal group the Dells;

THE DELLS ~ "WICHITA LINEMAN";


THE DELLS ~ "OH WHAT A NIGHT";


Willie Ford ~ Singer with the Dramatics;

THE DRAMATICS ~ "IN THE RAIN";


THE DRAMATICS ~ "WHATCHA SEE IS WHAT YOUNG GET";


John Gary Williams ~ Singer with the Mad Lads;

THE MAD LADS ~ "COME CLOSER TO ME";



James Ingram ~ 66 ~ American 1980's Grammy winning R&B singer-songwriter ("Baby, Come to Me", "I Don't Have the Heart", "Yah Mo B There")


JAMES INGRAM & LINDA RONSTADT ~ "SOMEWHERE OUT THERE";



Harold Mabern ~ 83 ~ American jazz pianist and composer solo and with Roland Kirk, the Jazztet, George Coleman, Art Farmer, Jimmy Heath, Lee Morgan, Wes Montgomery, Jackie McLean, Gene Ammons, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Tiny Grimes

GEORGE COLEMAN OCTET w/ HAROLD MABERN ~ "WALTZING WESTWARD"


Edwin Birdsong ~ 77 ~ American 1970's & 80's funk keyboardist

EDWIN BIRDSONG ~ "NIGHT OF THE FULL MOON";



Joseph Jarman ~ 81 ~ American Jazz sax and clarinetist with the Art Ensemble of Chicago;

THE ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO & CECIL TAYLOR;



Jack Sheldon; Jazz trumpeter w/Stan Kenton, Art Pepper and Gerry Mulligan and the voice of the "Schoolhouse Rocks" toons "I'm Just A Bill" and "Conjunction Junction"

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS ~ "I'M JUST A BILL";


SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS ~ "CONJUNCTION FUNCTION";


Davey Williams - 66 - American avant-garde Jazz guitarist (Curlew) and music critic

CURLEW ~ "ST CROIX";



Irv Williams ~ 100 ~ American Big Band Jazz sax and clarinet player w/Ella Fitzgerald, Fletcher Henderson, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Hodges and as band leader from the 1940's onward

IRV WILLIAMS;


Vic Vogel ~ 84 ~ Hungarian born Montreal Jazz pianist, composer and conductor from the 1960's onward also recorded with Prog-Fusion band Offenbach

OFFENBACH & VIC VOGEL ~ "GEORGIA ON MY MIND";

Some 1970's & 80's Rock & Roll Figures

Dr John (AKA Mac Rebannack, The Night Tripper) ~ New Orleans singer/pianist/songwriter from the 1960's onward;

DR JOHN ~ "IKO IKO";


DR JOHN ~ "SUCH A NIGHT";



Danny Kustow - UK Guitarist with the Tom Robinson Band;

TOM ROBINSON BAND ~ "2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY";


TOM ROBINSON ~ "WAR BABY";



Ian Gibbons; keyboardist with The Kinks (in the 80's), Dr Feelgood, Suzi Quatro, Ian Hunter, Kursal Flyers, the Sweet, Nashville Teens, Chris Farlowe;

THE KINKS ~ "COME DANCING";


THE KINKS ~ "DESTROYER";



Leo DeCastro ~ singer with 1970's Australian Pub Rock band King Harvest;

KING HARVEST ~ "WICHITA LINEMAN";



Malcolm "Molly" Duncan ~ 74 ~ Scottish saxophonist with 1970's R&B band the Average White Band ("Play That Funky Music")

THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND ~ "CUT THE CAKE";


THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND ~ "PICK UP THE PIECES";



Steve Cash ~ 73 ~ American singer-songwriter, author and harmonica player with Southern Rock band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS ~ "IF YOU WANT GET TO HEAVEN";



Larry Junstrom ~ 70 ~ American bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special)

38 Special ~ "CAUGHT UP IN YOU";


38 SPECIAL ~ "IF I'D BEEN THE ONE";



Eddie Money ~ 70 ~ 1970's & 80's American Rock & Pop singer ("Baby Hold On To Me", "Two Tickets To Paradise", "Think I'm In Love")

EDDIE MONEY ~ "BABY HOLD ON TO ME";


EDDIE MONEY ~ "THINK I'M IN LOVE";



JR Cobb ~ Guitarist with the 1970's Southern-Pop bands Atlanta Rhythm Section and Classics IV;

ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION ~ "SPOOKY";


Iain Sutherland ~ 71 ~ Scottish singer/guitarist/keyboardist (The Sutherland Brothers) and songwriter ("(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", "Arms of Mary")

SUTHERLAND BROS ~ "ARMS OF MARY";

Some More Figures Of Punk & New Wave

Ranking Roger ~ Singer with UK Ska groups The English Beat & General Public;

THE ENGLISH BEAT ~ "TEARS OF A CLOWN";


THE ENGLISH BEAT ~ "MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM";


GENERAL PUBLIC ~ "TENDERNESS";



Boon Gould, guitar and sax player with 80's British Jazz/Funk band Level 42 ("Something About You");

LEVEL 42 ~ "SOMETHING ABOUT YOU";


Jeff Walls ~ Guitarist with 1980's Cowpunk band Guadalcanal Diary;

GUADALCANAL DIARY ~ "WATUSI RODEO";


GUADALCANAL DIARY ~ "GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY";



Damien Lovelock ~ 65 ~ Singer with Australian Indie band The Celibate Rifles

THE CELIBATE RIFLES ~ "JOHNNY";


THE CELIBATE RIFLES ~ "O SALVATION";


Sarah Springfield ~ Singer for 1980's NYC Punk band the Erasers

THE ERASERS ~ "JUMPED BY THE CRAMPS";



Mikey Dees ~ Singer/guitarist with Olympia Washington Punk band Fitz Of Depression;

FITZ OF DEPRESSION;



Michiro Endo - 68 - Singer with 1980's Japanese Punk band The Stalin

THE STALIN ~ "AUTOPSY ROOM";


THE STALIN ~ "KAIBOUSHITSU";


THE STALIN;



Omar Higgins ~ Singer/bassist with Memphis Punk bands Negro Terror & Downfall Of Humanity and Reggae bands Soul Enforcers & Chinese Connection Dub Embassy;

NEGRO TERROR ~ "VOICE OF MEMPHIS";



Alex Brown ~ Guitarist with US Hardcore bands Project X, Gorilla Biscuits and Side By Side;

PROJECT X ~ "STRAIGHT EDGE REVENGE";


Bruce Corbitt; singer with 1980's Texas thrash bands Rigor Mortis and Warbeast;

RIGOR MORTIS ~ DEMO 86;



Francesca Sundsten ~ 59 ~ Painter and bassist w/1980's Seattle Art-Punk Noise band The Beakers, married to King Crimson drummer Bill Rieflin;

THE BEAKERS ~ "FUNKYTOWN";

Some More Figures From The 50's & 60's

Dick Dale ~ King Of The Surf Guitar ("Misirlou");

DICK DALE ~ "MISIRLOU";


DICK DALE ~ "BONY MARONY";



SCOTT WALKER ~ 1960's American/UK Singer/songwriter with the Walker Brothers and solo in the 70's

THE WALKER BROS ~ "MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF";


THE WALKER BROS ~ "THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE";


THE WALKER BROTHERS ~ "LAND OF 1000 DANCES";



Randy Nauert - 74 - Bassist with 1960's American Surf band The Bel-Airs ("Mr Moto", "Squad Car") & The Challengers

THE BEL-AIRS ~ "SQUAD CAR";


THE BEL-AIRS ~ "MR MOTO";


THE CHALLENGERS ~ "SATISFACTION";


THE CHALLENGERS ~ "THE LITTLE BIRD";



Al Hazan ~ 84 ~ American pianist with instrumental rock group B. Bumble and the Stingers;

B BUMBLE & THE STINGERS ~ "BUMBLE BOOGIE";

Andre Williams ~ Detroit R&B singer/songwriter from the 1950's & 60's and again in from the 1990's onward ("Shake A Tail Feather", "Jailbait", "Bacon Fat");

ANDRE WILLIAMS ~ "JAILBAIT";


ANDRE WILLIAMS ~ "CADILLAC JACK";


ANDRE WILLIAMS & JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION ~ "BLACK GODFATHER";


Dave White ~ Co-founder and songwriter for Danny & The Juniors, also backup singer Joe Terry;

DANNY & THE JUNIORS ~ "ROCK & ROLL IS HERE TO STAY";


DANNY & THE JUNIORS ~ "AT THE HOP";



Kent Harris ~ 1950's R&B singer, songwriter & band leader (under various names);

BOOGALOO & HIS GALLANT CREW ~ "TALK ABOUT A PARTY";



Margaret Lewis ~ 79 ~ American Rockabilly singer-songwriter ("The Girl Most Likely", "Reconsider Me")

MARGARET LEWIS ~ "SHAKE A LEG";


MARGARET LEWIS ~ "YOU OUGHT TO SEE MY BABY";


MARGARET LEWIS ~ "DUST MY BLUES";



Dave Bartholomew - 100 - American Hall of Fame sax player, bandleader and songwriter with Fats Domino, ("Ain't That a Shame", "I'm Walkin'"), Smiley Lewis ("I Hear You Walking"), Lloyd Price ("Lawdy Miss Clawdy")

FATS DOMINO ~ "AIN'T THAT A SHAME";


FATS DOMINO ~ "I'M WALKING";



Thommy Gustafsson ~ 71 ~ Keyboardist with 1960's Swedish band Sven-Ingvars;

SVEN-INGVARS ~ "Börja Om Från Början":



SVEN-INGVARS ~ "MIN GUITARR";



John Cohen ~ 75 ~ Singer/guitarist/banjo player with 1960's American Folk group the New Lost City Ramblers and producer for banjo player Roscoe Holcomb. Also documentary film maker of the folk, beatnik and abstract art scenes.

NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS ~ "MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW";


Bob Wilber ~ 91 ~ American Traditional Jazz clarinet and sax player from the 1940's onward w/the Wildcats, Muggsy Spanier, Baby Dodds, Danny Barker, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell, George Wettling, Jimmy McPartland, Wild Bill Davison, James P. Johnson, Bobby Hackett, Benny Goodman, Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden and Eddie Condon.

BOB WILBER & THE WILDCATS ~ "WILLIE THE WEEPER";

Some Canadian Artists

Zippy Pinhead ~ Drummer with West Coast Punk bands DOA, Randy Rampage and the Dils;

DOA ~ "WORLD WAR 3";


DOA ~ "WAR";


THE DILS ~ "CLASS WAR";



Brian Doherty ~ Guitarist with Canadian/American 1990's Alt Rock band Big Wreck;

BIG WRECK ~ "ALBATROSS";



Marie Starlet Levigne ~ Singer/guitarist for Montreal Punks the Horny Bitches;

THE HORNY BITCHES ~ "THE TRIPLE";



Graham Powers ~ Singer for 1960's Montreal Garage band MG & The Escorts ("I JUST CAN'T GO ON")

MG & THE ESCORTS ~ "I JUST CAN'T GO ON";


MG & THE ESCORTS ~ "A SOMEDAY FOOL";



Charlie Earle ~ Peterborough R&B singer

CHARLIE EARLE ~ "I'D RATHER GO BLIND";



Phil Western - 47 - Canadian electronic musician (Download, PlatEAU)

DOWNLOAD ~ "GLASS BLOWER";



David Sinclair ~ guitarist w/1980's BC band Straight Lines, KD Lang & Sarah McLaughlan;

STRAIGHT LINES ~ "LETTING GO";


KD LANG ~ "I'M DOWN TO MY LAST CIGARETTE";



Frank McKay ~ singer w/1960's Nova Scotia Garage band The Lincolns;

THE LINCOLNS;



Don Tramaine ~ Nova Scotia 1950's Country singer and later CBC host

DON TREMAINE & MARG OSBURNE ~ "FADED LOVE & WINTER ROSES";


Monique Leyrac ~ 91 ~ French Canadian pop singer and actress "Mon Pays")

MONIQUE LEYRAC ~ "MON PAYS";


MONIQUE LEYRAC ~ "SI LES BATEAU"


Doug Watts ~ Guitarist with 1980's Guelph Folk Rock bands Celtic Blue and Alun Pigguns

CELTIC BLUE ~ "THIS IS IT";



Memphis Deville ~ 72 ~ Vancouver guitarist

MEMPHIS DEVILLE;



Carl MacKenzie ~ Traditional Cape Breton fiddler;

CARL MACKENZIE;


Dallas Harms ~ 84 ~ Canadian 1970's & 80's country singer/songwriter

DALLAS HARMS ~ "THE BALLAD OF JOHN WAYNE";

Some Country, Country Rock & Folk Artists

Earl Thomas Conley ~ 67 ~ Nashville Country singer/songwriter solo and with Emmylou Harris, Randy Scruggs, ("The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "Holding Her and Loving You");

EARL THOMAS CONLEY ~ "THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN";


EARL THOMAS CONLEY ~ "HOLDING HER & LOVING YOU";



Jim Glaser ~ Singer/guitarist with 1970's Country group The Glasers;

THE GLASERS ~ "MANSION ON A HILL";


THE GLASERS ~ "MEDLEY";



Russell Smith ~ 70 ~ Singer-songwriter with American 1970's Country Rock band the Amazing Rhythm Aces

THE AMAZING RHYTHM ACES ~ "THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT";




Tom Goodkind ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's New York New Folk group the Washington Squares;

THE WASHINGTON SQUARES ~ "EVERYBODY KNOWS";


THE WASHINGTON SQUARES ~ "WHAT SIDE ARE YOU ON";



Jeff Austin ~ 45 ~ Mandolinist with Yonder Mountain String Band

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND ~ "SON OF A PREACHER MAN";


YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND ~ "DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT";


Kylie Rae Harris ~ 30 ~ Texas country singer

KYLIE RAE HARRIS ~ "TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW";


Justin Carter ~ Nashville Country singer

JUSTIN CARTER ~ "PERFECT";



John Starling ~ 79 ~ Guitarist and founding member with Bluegrass band The Seldom Scene;

THE SELDOM SCENE ~ "WAIT A MINUTE";



Anne Grete Preus ~ 62 ~ Singer with 1980's Norwegian Folk Rock bands Veslefrikk and Can Can;

VESLEFRIKK ~ "LOTTE";


VESLEFRIKK ~ "VI MENER I DAG";


Bill Spence ~ American 1970's Folk dulcimer player;

BILL SPENCE ~ "TIMES ARE GETTING HARD";



Danny Doyle - 79 - Irish folk singer ("The Rare Ould Times");

DANNY DOYLE ~ "THE HIGHWAYMEN";



Paddy Fahey - 102 - Irish fiddler and songwriter

PADDY FAHEY;


Arty McGlynn ~ 71 ~ Guitarist with Irish folk group Patrick Street

PATRICK STREET;

Some Classic Session Musicians

Hal Blaine; Wrecking Crew drummer w/The Byrds (first single only), Beach Boys, Monkees, Crystals, Marketts, Ronettes, Routers, Jan & Dean and a rogues gallery of others;

THE RONETTES ~ "BE MY BABY";



THE CRYSTALS ~ "DA DOO RON RON";


JAN & DEAN ~ "LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA";


JAN & DEAN ~ "SIDEWALK SURFIN";



Reggie Young Memphis session guitarist w/Elvis Presley ("Suspicious Minds"), Dusty Springfield ("Preacher Man"), Willie Nelson, JJ Cale ("Cocaine"), and The Boxtops ("The Letter");

ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "SUSPICIOUS MINDS";


DUSTY SPRINGFIELD ~ "SON OF A PREACHERMAN";


THE BOXTOPS ~ "THE LETTER";



Harold Bradley; Nashville session guitarist & bassist and f one of architects (along with brother Owen) of the early 60's Nashville Sound, played with Patsy, Elvis, Roy Orbison. Willie Nelson, Floyd Cramer, Skeeter Davis

PATSY CLINE ~ "WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT";


PATSY CLINE ~ "CRAZY";


PATSY CLINE ~ "IMAGINE THAT";


Andre Previn ~ French Jazz, Classical and film pianist & composer;

ANDRE PREVIN;


Donnie Frits ~ 76 ~ Session Keyboardist/drummer & songwriter with Kris Kristofferson, Billy Sherill and the Muscle Shoals studios as well as solo

DONNIE FRITTS;

Some Figures From The Toronto Scene

Frankie Busseri of 1950's Toronto pop vocal group the Four Lads, the first Toronto group to score international hits ("Standing On The Corner", "No Not Much", "Moments To Remember", "Istanbul");

THE FOUR LADS ~ "STANDING ON THE CORNER";


THE FOUR LADS & FRANKIE LAINE;



Fred Keeler ~ Guitarist with 1960's Toronto band David Clayton Thomas & the Shays

DAVID CLAYTON THOMAS & THE SHAYS ~ "WALK THAT WALK";



Jackie Shane ~ 1960's Toronto R&B singer;

JACKIE SHANE ~ "WALKING THE DOG";



Joanne Brooks ~ 1970's R&B singer and later singer in New Wave band Rough Trade;

ROUGH TRADE ~ "BIRDS OF A FEATHER";


ROUGH TRADE ~ "BUTCH";



Ted Treibner ~ Guitarist for 1980's & 90's Garage Punk band UIC and Cowpunk band Postively Stompin.

UIC ~ "STRANGE SIN";


Johnny Lovesin ~ Rock & Roll singer/guitarist and a fixture on the Toronto scene from the late 70's onward including opening for the Ramones first Toronto gig;

JOHNNIE LOVESIN ~ "WORKING GIRL";


JOHNNIE LOVESIN ~ "BAD TALK";



Downtown Kenny Brown ~ 72 ~ Blues Rock singer/guitarist from the 1960's onward with the Pervaders, Mild & Bitter and the Crackerjack Blues Band

KENNY BROWN & THE CRACKERJACK BLUES BAND ~ "LINDA LU";


Leon Redbone ~ 69 ~ Ragtime Folk Rocker from the 1970's and an influence on Tom Waits;

LEON REDBONE ~ "DIDDY WAH DIDDY";


LEON REDBONE ~ "SHINE ON HARVEST MOON";



Joe Hall ~ Artsy Folk-Rock and Comedy singer songwriter and another fixture on the Toronto club scene from the 1970's & 80's

JOE HALL & THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT ~ "SWEET GYPSY NOSE";


JOE HALL & THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT ~ "LOS HABLOS TELEPHONOS";



Ed Bickert ~ Jazz guitarist from the 1960's onward;

ED BICKERT ~ "JUMPIN' THE BLUES";



Mose Scarlett ~ Folk & Blues singer from the 1970's onward;

MOSE SCARLETT ~ "SWEET GEORGIA BROWN";



Herb Dale - Toronto Country singer/songwriter;

HERB DALE ~ "JUST LIKE GOOD OLD WILLIE NELSON";



Justin Haynes ~ Toronto guitarist & mandolinist;

JUSTIN HAYNES;



Ted Rusk ~ Toronto singer/songwriter with Roots Rockers The Great Canadian Swampstompers

THE GREAT CANADIAN SWAMPBUSTERS ~ "TRAINTIME";



Brian LaHaie ~ Drummer for Toronto folk band the Donefors & Cindy Doire;

THE DONEFORS ~ "IN A CORNFIELD";


Dave Bookman ~ Radio DJ from the 80's onward on CIUT, CFNY and INDIE 88m club booker and supporter of indie music, also singer in 80's for indie band The Bookmen;

VIDEO TRIBUTE FOR DAVE BOOKMAN;

Some Figures From Punk & New Wave

Lorna Doom ~ Bassist with classic Los Angeles Hardcore Punk band The Germs;
THE GERMS ~ "MANIMAL";


THE GERMS ~ "LEXICON DEVIL";



Debi Martin ~ Singer/Bassist with 1990's Punk band The Red Aunts;

THE RED AUNTS ~ "SALTBOX vol.1";


THE RED AUNTS ~ "SALT BOX vol.2";



Leigh Serridge ~ Drummer with 1960's Detroit all-girl band Cradle (w/the Quatro Sisters)

CRADLE ~ "TED";



Rick Rivets ~ Singer for 1970's NYC punk band The Brats; br> THE BRATS ~ "BE A MAN";



Mickey Coyle ~ Bassist with GBH, Dead Wretched and the Burning

DEAD WRETCHED ~ "YOU'RE NO EXCEPTION";


GBH ~ "GIVE ME FIRE";



Oli Lindholm ~ 1980's Finnish Punk band Appendix;

APPENDIX ~ "KUITENKIN KOULEMME";



Phill Durr ~ Guitarist with 1990's Detroit Alt Rock band Big Chief

BIG CHIEF ~ "DRIVE IT OFF";



Sara Romweber ~ Drummer for 80's North Carolina Power Pop band Let's Active and the Dex Romweber Duo;

LET'S ACTIVE ~ "EVERY WORD MEANS NO;


Andy Anderson ~ Drummer w/the Cure, the Glove, Gun Club, Sham 69, Peter Gabriel, Edwyn Collins, Iggy Pop

THE CURE ~ "LOVE CATS";


Mark Hollis ~ Singer/songwriter for Australian New Wave band Talk Talk ("Such A Shame", It's My Life", "Life's What You Make It";

TALK TALK ~ "TALK TALK";


TALK TALK ~ "SUCH A SHAME";


TALK TALK ~ "IT'S MY LIFE";


TALK TALK ~ "LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT";



Magenta DeVine ~ TV host, publicist for Thin Lizzy and founding member of Sigue Sigue Sputnik;

SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK ~ "21th CENTURY BOY";



Keith Flint ~ Singer for 1990's UK Electro band The Prodigy ("The PRODIGY");

THE PRODIGY ~ "FIRE STARTER";



Ryan Masterson ~ Singer/guitarist for New Jersey Power Pop band the Low Doses and the Paul Collins Beat;

THE LOW DOSES ~ "WEEKEND WARRIOR";


Kyle Yarlets - singer for Nashville indie band Carverton;

CARVERTON ~ "HOLLYWOOD";

Some Figures From The 1950's & 60's

Peter Tork ~ Bassist, singer and multi-instrumentalist for the Monkees, he didn't sing on many of their hits ("Auntie Grizzelda" being an exemption) but he did play an variety of stringed and keyed instruments including bass, guitar, piano, organ, harpsichord, banjo and sitar.

THE MONKEES ~ "YOUR AUNTIE GRIZZELA";


THE MONKEES ~ "WHAT AM I DOING HANGING ROUND";


PETER TORK ~ "HIGHER & HIGHER";


PETER TORK ~ "Solfeggietto"



Paul Whaley ~ drummer for Blue Cheer, the first Metal band. Also the first Thrash band & first Stoner Rock band. I saw and interviewed them years ago and they sounded the same;

BLUE CHEER ~ "SUMMERTIME BLUES";


BLUE CHEER ~ "FEATHERS FROM YOUR TREE";


BLUE CHEER ~ "SATISFACTION";



Dean Haydcock ~ Bassist with 1960's UK band the Hollies

THE HOLLIES ~ "LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW";


THE HOLLIES ~ "CARRIE ANNE";


THE HOLLIES ~ "I CAN'T LET GO";



Dean Ford ~ Singer with 1960's Scottish band Marmalade ("I See The Rain Again")

MARMALADE ~ "I SEE THE RAIN";


MARMALADE ~ "BABY MAKE IT SOON";


MARMALADE ~ "OB-LA-DI-OB-LA-DA";



Gus Backus ~ Singer with 1950's & 60's Doo Wop group The Del Vikings ("Come Go With Me");

THE DEL VIKINGS ~ "COME GO WITH ME";



Pete Posa ~ New Zealand Surf guitarist

PETE POSA ~ "GUITAR BOOGIE";



Johnny Hutchinson ~ Drummer for 1960's Liverpool band The Big Three and (briefly) The Beatles;
THE BIG THREE ~ "WHAT I SAY";



Bonnie Guitar ~ 1950's & 60's Rockabilly & Country singer/guitarist

BONNIE GUITAR ~ "MR FIRE EYES";



Mean Steve Carroll ~ 1950's Rockabilly singer and later pro wrestling TV host

MEAN STEVE CARROLL - "IS IT EVER GONNA HAPPEN";



Sol Yaged ~ Jazz clarinetist w/Red Allen, Jack Teagarden, Willie The Lion Smith, Coleman Hawkins;

Mac Wiseman ~ Country and Blugrass singer from the 1950's & 60's;

MAC WISEMAN ~ "LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND";



Leon Rausch - 91 - American singer with Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys;

BOB WILLS & TEXAS PLAYBOYS ~ "STAY A LITTLE LONGER";



Maxine Brown ~ Singer with 1950's Country group The Browns ("Three Bells");

THE BROWNS ~ "SCARLET RIBBONS" & "LOOK BEHIND ME";


THE BROWNS ~ "THREE BELLS";



Eddie Tigner ~ Pianist for Elmore James and the Inkspots;

ELMORE JAMES ~ "IT HURTS ME TOO";


THE INK SPOTS ~ "I'D CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN";



Doris Day ~ Pop and Big Band singer and actor from the 1950's to the 70's;

DORIS DAY ~ "MY LAST HORIZON";


DORIS DAY ~ "SECRET LOVE";



Einar Iversen - 88 - Norwegian jazz pianist and composer

EINAR IVERSON;

The People Who Died 2019 Edition

Nehanda Abiodun ~ 68 ~ American rap music activist

Ed Ackerson ~ 54 ~ American singer-songwriter, guitarist with 1990's Minnesota indie band (Polara, Antenna)

Andy Anderson, drummer w/the Cure, the Glove, Gun Club, Sham 69, Peter Gabriel, Edwyn Collins, Iggy Pop

Patxi Andión ~ 72 ~ Spanish-Basque folk singer/songwriter

Martin Armiger ~ 61 ~ Guitarist with Australian New Wave band The Sports ("Who Listens To The Radio")

Jeff Austin ~ 45 ~ Mandolinist with Yonder Mountain String Band

Marcel Azzola - 91 - French accordionist (Jacques Brel)

Gus Backus ~ Singer with 1950's Doo Wop group the Del Vikings

Billy Bacon ~ American Rockabilly & Honky-Tonk singer/bassist

Bad Azz ~ 43 ~ American rapper

Ginger Baker ~ 80 ~ English Hall of Fame drummer with Cream, Blind Faith, Graham Bond Organization, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Public Image Ltd

Scott Ballew - Drummer for 1990's Nashville Power Pop band The Shazam

Chuck Barksale - Singer for 1960's Doo Wop and R&B group the Dells

Paul Barrere ~ Guitarist with 1970's American rock band Little Feat

Alain Barrière ~ 84 ~ French 1960's pop singer

Dave Bartholomew - 100 - American Hall of Fame musician, bandleader and songwriter with Fats Domino, ("Ain't That a Shame", "I'm Walkin'"), Smiley Lewis ("I Hear You Walking"), Lloyd Price ("Lawdy Miss Clawdy")

Carlin Joie Belof ~ Toronto singer/songwriter

Eddie Benitez - 62 - American Latin Jazz guitarist

George Benson - 90 - American Jazz and R&B saxophonist solo and with the Temptations

Juninho Berin ~ 38 ~ Brazilian samba singer and songwriter

David Berman ~ 52 ~ American poet and singer-songwriter w/the Silver Jews, Purple Mountains

Gilles Bertin ~ 58 ~ Singer/bassist with 1980's French punk band Camera Silens

Ed Bickert ~ Toronto Jazz guitarist from the 1960's onward

Věra Bílá ~ 64 ~ Czech-Roma folk pop singer

Edwin Birdsong ~ 77 ~ American 1970's & 80's funk keyboardist

Shane Bisnett ~ 31 ~ Bassist with Boston Metalcore band Ice Nine Kills

Jake Black - 59 - Scottish with Electro Pop band Alabama 3

Malcom Black - singer/guitarist w/New Zealand Pop Soul Group Netherworld Dancing Toys

Hal Blaine ~ Wrecking Crew drummer w/The Byrds (first single only), Beach Boys, Monkees, Crystals, Marketts, Ronettes, Routers, Jan & Dean

Jules Blattner ~ St Louis Rockabilly guitarist/singer with The Teen Tones, Chuck Berry andthe Warren Groovy All Stars

Spencer Bohren - 69 - American roots guitarist

Dave Bookman ~ Radio DJ (CIUT, CFNY, INDIE 88) and singer with 1980's indie band The Bookman

Murray Bowles ~ 68 ~ American music photographer (Green Day, Operation Ivy)

Harold Bradley ~ Nashville session guitarist & bassist and f one of architects (along with brother Owen) of the early 60's Nashville Sound, played with Patsy, Elvis, Roy Orbison. Willie Nelson, Floyd Cramer, Skeeter Davis

José Mário Branco ~ 77 ~ Portuguese singer-songwriter, actor and record producer

Joanne Brooks ~ 1970's & 80's Toronto R&B singer and singer with New Wave band Rough Trade

Alex Brown ~ Guitarist with American Hardcore bands Project X, Gorilla Biscuits and Side By Side

Glen Brown ~ 75 ~ Jamaican reggae musician and record producer w/Glenroy Richards and King Tubby

Downtown Kenny Brown ~ 72 ~ Blues Rock singer/guitarist from the 1960's onward with the Pervaders, Mild & Bitter and the Crackerjack Blues Band

Maxine Brown ~ 87 ~ Singer with 1950's Country group the Browns ("Three Bells", "Scarlet Ribbons")

Richard Brunelle ~ 55 ~ Guitarist with American Thrash bands Morbid Angel, Paths of Possession

Browning Bryant ~ 62 ~ South Carolina folk/country teen singer in the early sixties

Clora Bryant ~ 92 ~ Jazz drummer with The International Sweethearts Of Rhythym and The Queens Of Swing and trumpet player with Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald and later also a singer

Kofi Burbridge ~ 57 ~ American rock multi-instrumentalist (Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit)

Irving Burgie ~ 95 ~ American Hall of Fame songwriter ("Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jamaica Farewell", "In Plenty and In Time of Need")

Micheal Busbee, 43, American songwriter ("Try" (Pink), "Our Kind of Love" (Lady Antebellum), "Summer Nights" (Rascal Flatts)) and music producer

Frankie Busseri of 1950's Toronto pop vocal group the Four Lads ("Watching All The Girls Go By", "No Not Much", "Moments To Remember"

Bvlly ~ 24 ~ (real name Jahquar Stewart)Toronto rapper

Jan Byrczek ~ 83 ~ Polish-American jazz bassist, founder of Jazz Forum

Cadet - 28 - British rapper

Padú del Caribe ~ 99 ~ Aruban musician and songwriter ("Aruba Dushi Tera")

Neal Casal ~ 50 ~ American folk-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist w/Ryan Adams, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Hard Working Americans, The Skiffle Players, Circles Around the Sun and solo

Jim Cullum Jr. ~ 77 ~ American Dixieland jazz cornetist and radio host

Jerry Carrigan - 75 - American rock drummer (Elvis Presley, John Denver, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)

Mean Steve Carroll ~ 1950's Rockabilly singer and later pro wrestling TV host

Donna Carson ~ 73 ~ American 1960's Folk singer w/duo Hedge & Carson

Justin Carter ~ American Country singer

Beth Carvalho - 72 - Brazilian samba singer

Steve Cash ~ 73 ~ American singer-songwriter, author and harmonica player with Southern Rock band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Gualberto Castro ~ 84 ~ Mexican singer & actor with 1950's vocal group Los Hermanos Castro

Glen Cataline - drummer for NYC metal band the Godz

Jimmy Cavallo ~ 92 ~ American Singer & sax player with 1950's R&R and R&B group Jimmy Cavallo & the House Rockers ("Rock Rock Rock", "Rock The Joint", The Big Beat")

Philippe “Zdar” Cerboneschi ~ Half of French Electro Duo Cassius

George Chambers ~ 88 ~ Singer & bassist with 1960's Soul/Psychedelic band the Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")

Johnny Clegg ~ 66 ~ South African singer/songwriter and Anti-Apartheid with 1980's band Juluka ("Scatterings Of Africa")

JR Cobb - guitarist with the 1970's Southern-Pop bands Atlanta Rhythm Section and Classics IV

John Cohen ~ 75 ~ Singer/guitarist/banjo player with 1960's American Folk group the New Lost City Ramblers and producer for banjo player Roscoe Holcomb. Also documentary film maker of the folk, beatnik and abstract art scenes.

Earl Thomas Conley ~ American country singer/songwriter

Kate Cook - 36 - Australian singer and reality television contestant

Bruce Corbitt - singer with Texas thrash bands Rigor Mortis and Warbeast

Alberto Cortez - 79 - Argentine singer and songwriter

Mickey Coyle ~ bassist with UK punk bands GBH, Dead Wretched and the Burning

Dick Dale ~ King Of The Surf Guitar ("Misirlou")

Herb Dale ~ Toronto country singer/songwriter

Steve Dalachinsky ~ 72 ~ American Beat poet, spoken word and sound artist and writer

Britt Damberg ~ 82 ~ Swedish singer

LaShawn Daniels ~ 41 ~ American pop songwriter w/Brandy Norwood, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, and Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child

James Dapogny - 78 - American jazz musicologist and pianist

Doris Day ~ Pop singer & actress from the 1950's to the 90's ("C'Est Cera Cera", "Secret Love")

Leo DeCastro ~ Singer with 1970's Australian Pub Rock band King Harvest ("Moondance", "Wichita Lineman")

Mikey Dees - Singer/guitarist with 1990's Olympia Washington Punk band Fitz Of Depression

Jim DeSalvo ~ 53 ~ American music producer (Jon Anderson) and composer

Detsl - 35 - Russian hip hop artist

Memphis Deville ~ 72 ~ Vancouver guitarist

Magenta DeVine ~ TV host, publicist for Thin Lizzy and founding member of Sigue Sigue Sputnik;

Clark Dimond - 77 - American guitarist, producer and writer

Kenny Dixon ~ 27 ~ American drummer w/ pop singer Kane Brown

Brian Doherty - Guitarist with 1990's Alt Rock band Big Wreck

Lorna Doom ~ Bassist with 1980's California Punk band the Germs

MF Doom ~ 49 ~ American Rapper

Danny Doyle - 79 - Irish folk singer ("The Rare Ould Times")

Daryl Dragon ~ 76 ~ American musician and songwriter from the 1970's (Captain & Tennille, The Beach Boys, The Dragons)

John Dudgeon ~ Singer for 1970's Canadian band Steel River

Gary Duncan ~ 72 ~ American rock guitarist w/1960's bands Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Brogues

Malcolm "Molly" Duncan ~ 74 ~ Scottish saxophonist with 1970's R&B band the Average White Band ("Play That Funky Music")

Eddie Duran ~ 94 ~ American Latin Jazz guitarist w/Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Cal Tjander, Vince Guraldi

Phil Durr ~ Guitarist with 1990's alt rock band Big Chief

Chartwell Dutiro ~ 62 ~ Zimbabwean mbira player

Huelyn Duvall ~ 1950's Rockabilly singer & songwriter (Gene Vincent, Stanford Clark);

Charlie Earle ~ Peterborough R&B singer

Feis Ecktuh ~ 32 ~ Dutch rapper

Rick Elias ~ 64 ~ Singer with Memphis Christian Rock band A Ragamuffin Band

Michiro Endo - 68 - Singer with 1980's Japanese Punk band The Stalin

Atilla Engin ~ 73 ~ Turkish born American-Danish jazz drummer

Kim English - 48 - American house music and gospel singer-songwriter

Ethel Ennis - 86 - American jazz singer

Preston Epps - 88 - American percussionist "Bongo Rock"

Roky Erickson - Texas Singer/songwriter with 1960's Psyche Garage band the 13th Floor Elevators ("You're Gonna Miss Me", "I've Got Levitation")

Bob Esty ~ 72 ~ American composer (Roller Boogie) and producer (Donna Summer)

Paddy Fahey - 102 - Irish fiddler and songwriter

Bruce Faulkner - Drummer for late 80's BC Garage band Bruno Gerussi's Medallion

Alvin Fielder ~ 83 ~ American jazz drummer w/Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Sun Ra and others

Paul Finnie ~ Bassist of UK Metal band Power Quest

Keith Flint ~ Singer with 1990's UK Electro band The Prodigy ("Fire Starter")

Dean Ford ~ Singer with 1960's Scottish band Marmalade ("I See The Rain Again")

Willie Ford - Singer with 1960's & 70's R&B vocal group The Dramatics

Fred Foster ~ 87 ~ Country songwriter (w/Kris Kristofferson on "Me & Bobby McGee"), producer (Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson) and founder on Monument Records

Reb Foster ~ 84 ~ American radio DJ (KRLA) and band manager (The Turtles, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf

Bob Frank - 75 - American singer-songwriter

Jay Frank, 47, American music executive, founder of DigSin

Kelly Fraser ~ 26 ~ Inuktitut folk & pop singer and songwriter ("Diamonds")

Stuart Fraser ~ 57 ~ Guitarist with Australian New Wave and indie bands Blackfeather, Noiseworks, John Farnham)

Marie Fredriksson ~ 61 ~ Swedish singer-songwriter with 1980's New Wave band Strul and 1990's pop band Roxette ("Joy Ride", "Must Have Been Love")

Kevin Fret - 24 - Puerto Rican rapper

Donnie Fritts ~ 76 ~ Session Keyboardist/drummer & songwriter with Kris Kristofferson, Billy Sherill and the Muscle Shoals studios

Péter Gallai ~ 65 ~ Keyboardist and songwriter with Hungarian Prog Rock band Pyramid and Bikini

Nature Ganganbaigal ~ 29 ~ Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Mongol-American Metal band Tengger Cavalry

Tim Gassen ~ Singer for 1980's Garage Psych band The Marshmallow Overcoat

Michel Gaudry - 90 - French jazz bassist w/Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Stephane Grappelli, Bud Powell, Stuff Smith, Kenny Clarke and Billy Strayhorn,

Russ Gibb - 87 - American music promoter (MC5, Ted Nugent, Iggy Pop)

Ian Gibbons - 67 - keyboardist with The Kinks (in the 80's), Dr Feelgood, Suzi Quatro, Ian Hunter, Kursal Flyers, the Sweet, Nashville Teens, Chris Farlowe

João Gilberto ~ 88 ~ Brazilian Bossa Nova singer-songwriter and guitarist from the 1950's onward

John Giorno ~ 82 ~ American Beat poet and spoken word artist br> Ira Gitler - 90 - American jazz historian and journalist

Chuck Glaser - 1970's Country singer/guitarist with the Glaser Brothers

Jim Glaser ~ 1970's Country singer/guitarist with the Glaser Brothers

Ib Glindemann - 84 - Danish jazz composer and bandleader

Tony Glover - 79 - American blues harmonicist (Koerner, Ray & Glover)

Tom Goodkind - singer guitarist with 1980's New York folk group the Washington Squares

Boon Gould - Guitarist with English 1980's UK band Level 42 ("Something About You")

Rudy Grayzell ~ 1950's Rockabilly and country singer

Lizzie Grey (real name; Stephen Perry) ~ 60 ~ Guitarist with Los Angeles Metal bands London (with Niki Sixx and various future members of WASP and Cinderella), Sister (with Blackie Lawless and future members of WASP) and Spiders & Snakes

Bonnie Guitar ~ 1950's & 60's Rock and Country singer/guitarist

Thommy Gustafsson ~ 71 ~ Keyboardist with 1960's Swedish band Sven-Ingvars

Joe Hall ~ Toronto folk rock singer/songwriter from the 1970's onward

Timi Hansen ~ Bassist for Metal bands Mercyful Fate and King Diamond

Dallas Harms ~ 84 ~ Canadian 1970's & 80's country singer/songwriter

Kylie Rae Harris ~ 30 ~ Texas country singer

Nancy Holloway ~ 86 ~ American born French based Jazz & R&B singer from the 1960's & 70's

Goo Hara ~ 28 ~ South Korean singer with girl group Kara and actress

Kent Harris- 1950's R&B singer, songwriter & band leader (under various names);

Dean Haydcock ~ Bassist with 1960's UK band the Hollies

Justin Hayes ~ Toronto guitarist & mandolinist

Al Hazan - 84 - American pianist (B. Bumble and the Stingers)

James Henke - 65 - American music journalist (Rolling Stone) and museum curator (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Jerry Herman ~ 88 ~ American composer (Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles)

Omar Higgins, bassist with Memphis Punk bands Negro Terror & Downfall Of Humanity and Reggae bands Soul Enforcers & Chinese Connection Dub Embassy

Anthony J. Hilder ~ 84 ~ American surf music producer (The Original Surfaris, The Revels)

Peter Hobbs ~ Singer & guitarist with 1980's & 90's Australian Thrash band Hobbs Angel Of Death

Mark Hollis ~ Singer with 1980's Australian pop band Talk Talk ("It's My Life", "Such A Shame")

Jimi Hope - 62 - Togolese musician and painter

Robert Hunter ~ 78 ~ American poet and rock lyricist (Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan) and solo

Nipsey Hussle ~ 33 ~ American rapper ("Feelin' Myself", "FDT")

Johnny Hutchinson - Drummer for 1960's Liverpool band The Big Three and (briefly) The Beatles

Hans Ingemansson ~ Organist for 1980's Swedish Garage Rockers The Creeps

James Ingram ~ 66 ~ American 1980's Grammy winning R&B singer-songwriter ("Baby, Come to Me", "I Don't Have the Heart", "Yah Mo B There")

Neil Innes ~ British singer and comedian with The Bonzo Dog Band, the Rutles and Monty Python

Leo Iorga ~ 54 ~ Romanian rock singer and guitarist

Danny Ben-Israel ~ 75 ~ Israeli 1960's & 70's folk rock musician and producer

George Irish - 76 - Montserratian academic, musician, composer and writer

Einar Iversen - 88 - Norwegian jazz pianist and composer

Ruud Jacobs - 81 - Dutch Jazz bassist from the 50's onward w/Tony Scott, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Clarke, Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Clark Terry, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Tony Bennett, Sarah Vaughan, Toots Thielemans

Joseph Jarman ~ 81 ~ American jazz sax and clarinet player with Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor

Kelly Jay (Fordham) ~ 77 ~ Singer/Keyboardist with 1970's Canadian Rock band Crowbar ("Oh What A Feeling") and Ronnie Hawkins and King Biscuit Boy

Dr John (AKA Mac Rebannack) ~ 77 New Orleans Blues and R&B singer, pianist & songwriter

Daniel Johnston ~ 58 ~ American 1990's underground singer-songwriter and artist

Connie Jones - 84 - New Orleans jazz trumpeter

Sandie Jones ~ 68 ~ Irish Pop singer and Eurovison winner ("Ceol an Ghrá").

Herbert Joos ~ 79 ~ German jazz trumpeter

José José ~ 71 ~ Mexican 1970's pop singer

Juice World ~ 21 ~ American rapper ("All Girls Are the Same", "Lucid Dreams", "Bandit")

Arlindo Júnior ~ 51 ~ Brazilian folk singer

Larry Junstrom ~ 70 ~ American bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special)



Vic Juris ~ American Jazz guitarist

Stephen Kasner ~ 49 ~ American artist who designed cover art for Metal bands Khlyst, Sunn O))), Integrity, Lotus Eaters, Skullflower, Subarachnoid Space and his own band Blood Fountains

Fred Keeler ~ Guitarist with 1960's Toronto band David Clayton Thomas & the Shays

Pat Kelly ~ 70 ~ Jamaican Reggae & Rocksteady singer

Kris Kelmi ~ 63 ~ Singer-songwriter with 1980's Russian rock band Autograph

John Kilzer ~ 62 ~ Memphis 1980's Roots Rock singer/guitarist "Red Blue Jeans";

Lisa Kindred ~ 79 ~ American folk/blues singer

Clydie King (AKA Brown Sugar) ~ 1970's American singer w/Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Phil Spector, Humble Pie, Rolling Stones, BB King, Steely Dan, Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker, Dickey Betts, Joe Walsh and solo

Kingzilla - 31 - Tanzanian rapper

George Klein - 83 - American disc jockey (WLFP) and TV host (Talent Party)

Jan Erik Kongshaug ~ 75 ~ Norwegian Jazz guitarist and recording engineer

Danny Kustow ~ 63 ~ English rock guitarist (Tom Robinson Band)

Sleepy La Beef ~ 84 ~ American Rockabilly singer

Marie Laforêt ~ 80 ~ French-Swiss 1960's pop singer

Brian LaHaie - drummer for Toronto folk band the Donefors & Cindy Doire

Michael Lai ~ 73 ~ Hong Kong Cantopop composer (Police Story, Project A Part II, Miracles)

Willy Lambregt - singer/guitarist for Belgian band The Scabs

Michael Lamper ~ 61 ~ American session guitarist w/the Allman Bros, Quiet Riot, Tommy Shaw, Los Lobos

Jerry Lawson ~ 75 ~ American singer with Doo-Wop group the Persuasions from the late sixties onward

Roberto Leal 67 ~ Portuguese-Brazilian singer

Mike Ledbetter ~ Chicago Blues singer/guitarist

Mable Lee - 97 - American tap dancer

Michel Legrand - 86 - French film composer ("The Thomas Crown Affair", "Summer of '42", "Yentl"), conductor and jazz pianist

Gianni Lenoci ~ 56 ~ Italian jazz pianist

Milcho Leviev ~ 81 ~ Bulgarian jazz pianist

Marie Starlet Levigne - singer/guitarist for Montreal Punks the Horny Bitches

Margaret Lewis ~ 79 ~ American singer-songwriter ("The Girl Most Likely", "Reconsider Me")

Monique Leyrac ~ 91 ~ French Canadian pop singer and actress "Mon Pays")

Kehinde Lijadu ~ 71 ~ Singer with 1970's Nigerian pop group the Lijadu Sisters

Magnus Lindberg - 66 - Swedish musician

Oli Lindholm - Singer guitarist with 1980's Finnish Punk band Appendix

Garrett List ~ 76 ~ Italian Jazz & Avant Garde sax player and composer w/John Cage, LaMonte Young and his group Musica Elettronica Viva and film composer for Dada filmmakers Hans Richter & Fernand Leger

Roy Loney ~ 72 ~ Singer/guitarist with 1970's San Francisco Proto-Punk band The Flamin' Groovies and the Phantom Movers

Pastor López - 74 - Venezuelan singer-songwriter

Bonnie Lou ~ 1950's & 60's Rockabilly/Country singer

Johnny Lovesin ~ Toronto R&R singer/guitarist from the 1970's onward

Damien Lovelock ~ 65 ~ Singer with Australian indie band the Celibate Rifles

Simaro Lutumba ~ 81 ~ Guitarist with Congolese band TPOK Jazz

Kenny Lynch ~ 81 ~ Bahamian/British R&B 1960's singer and actor ("You Can Never Stop Me Loving You", "Crazy Crazes")

Harold Mabern ~ 83 ~ American jazz pianist and composer solo and with Roland Kirk, the Jazztet, George Coleman, Art Farmer, Jimmy Heath, Lee Morgan, Wes Montgomery, Jackie McLean, Gene Ammons, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Tiny Grimes

Frank McCay ~ Singer with 1960's Nova Scotia band The Lincolns

Phil McCormack - Singer with Southern Rock band Molly Hatchet

Arty McGlynn ~ 71 ~ Guitarist with Irish folk group Patrick Street

Bat McGrath ~ 73 ~ American guitarist with Chuck Mangioni and songwriter with the Judds

Carl MacKenzie ~ Cape Breton traditional fiddler

Ted McKenna - drummer w/Alex Harvey, Rory Gallagher, Micheal Schenker and Ian Gillan

Joe McQueen ~ 100 ~ Utah based Jazz sax player from the 1950's omward w/Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Paul Gonsalves, Lester Young, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Hoagy Carmicheal.

Jacqui Magno - 65 - Filipino jazz singer

Ivan Maksimović ~ 57 ~ Guitarist with Serbian bands Metro, The No Smoking Orchestra

John Mann ~ 57 ~ Singer/guitarist with BC Folk Rock band Spirit Of The West from the 1980's onward.

Debi Martin ~ Singer/bassist with 1990's Indie band the Red Aunts

Barrie Masters ~ 68 ~ Singer with 1970's Pub Rock band Eddie & the Hot Rods

Ryan Masterson - singer/guitarist for New Jersey Power Pop band the Low Doses and the Paul Collins Beat

Dorothy Masuka - 83 - Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer

Andre Matros - singer for Brazilian metal bands Angra and Viper

Elton Medeiros ~ 89 ~ Brazilian Bosa Nova and samba singer

Tiger Merritt - singer/guitarist for Kentucky Pop-Psyche band Morning Teleportation

Karlheinz Miklin ~ 72 ~ Austrian jazz sax and flute player

Norma Miller - 1930's Lindy Hop Swing Dancer

Tony Mills ~ 57 ~ Singer with 1980's UK and Norwegian Hair Metal bands Shy and TNT

Derek Mok ~ 42 ~ Toronto Folk singer

Eddie Money ~ 70 ~ 1970's & 80's American Rock & Pop singer ("Baby Hold On To Me", "Two Tickets To Paradise", "Think I'm In Love")

Eric Moore - vocals & bassist from 1970's NY metal band The Godz

Jackie Moore ~ 73 ~ American 1970's Soul singer ("Precious Precious")

Éric Morena ~ 68 ~ French singer

Rosa Morena ~ 78 ~ Spanish flamenco pop singer and actress

Oliver Mtukudzi ~ 66 ~ Zimbabwean guitarist

Willie Murphy - 75 - American blues pianist with Bonnie Raitt

Eduardo Nascimento ~ 76 ~ Angolan/Portuguese pop singer

Randy Nauert - 74 - Bassist with 1960's American Surf band The Bel-Airs ("Mr Moto", "Squad Car") & The Challengers

Jerry Naylor ~ 80 ~ Singer with The Crickets (post Buddy Holly) and solo

Art Neville - 81 - New Orleans singer-songwriter and keyboardist w/The Meters & The Neville Brothers

Terje Nilsen ~ 67 ~ Norwegian singer-songwriter

Ken Nordine - 1950's & 60's Beatnik Jazz Poet

Ric Ocasek ~ 74 ~ Singer/songwriter with classic Boston New Wave band The Cars as well as producer for Suicide, Bad Brains, Romeo Void, Hole, Nada Surf, Bad Religion, Black 47, Guided by Voices, Weezer, Bebe Buell, No Doubt, Johnny Bravo, D Generation, Possum Dixon, Martin Rev and going full circle, Jonathan Richman

Ayub Ogada - 63 Kenyan singer and lyre player

Omeofa Oghene ~ Nigerian reggae singer

Dessie O'Halloran ~ 79 ~ Irish fiddler and vocalist

Vaughan Oliver ~ 62 ~ British album cover graphic designer for 4AD Records (Cocteau Twins, the Pixies, Bush, Mojave 3, Lush, Cocteau Twins, The Breeders, This Mortal Coil. Pale Saints, Throwing Muses, David Sylvian, the Golden Palominos

Sergey Ostroumov - 53 - Drummer with Russian band Mashina Vremeni

Paulo Pagni - 61 - Drummer with Brazilian 1980's band RPM

Alan R. Pearlman - 93 - American sound engineer, founder of ARP Instruments

Barrington Pheloung - 65 - British television composer for "Endreavour", "Inspector Morse" & "Inspector Lewis"

Jud Phillips Jr ~ 71 ~ American music industry executive (Mercury Records)

Celso Piña - 66 - Mexican cumbia singer, composer and accordionist

Zippy Pinhead ~ Vancouver drummer with 1980's punk bands DOA, Randy Rampage and the Dils

Mitch Podolak ~ Toronto/Winnipeg Folk singer/banjoist and founder of the Winnipeg Folk Festival

Pete Posa ~ 1960's New Zealand surf guitarist

Graham Powers - Singer for 1960's Montreal Garage band MG & The Escorts ("I Can't Go On")

Anne Grete Preus ~ Singer with 1980's Norwegian Folk Rock bands Veslefrikk and Can Can

Andre Previn - French Jazz, Classical and film pianist & composer

Louie Rankin ~ 66 ~ Jamaican-born Canadian dancehall reggae singer

Paul Raymond- guitarist/keyboardist for UFO, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack, Danny Kirwin

Mac Rebennack (AKA Dr John) - New Orleans R&B singer/pianist

Leon Redbone ~ Toronto 1970's folk singer/songwriter

Les Reed - 83 - English songwriter w/Tom Jones ("It's Not Unusual", "Delilah", "The Last Waltz")

Dick Richards ~ 95 ~ Drummer with Bill Haley & the Comets

Emil Richards ~ 87 ~ American Jazz vibes player w/Perry Como, the Ray Charles Singers, George Shearing, Don Ellis, Paul Horn,Harry Partch, George Harrison, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Nelson Riddle, Steely Dan, Sarah Vaughan and leading his own band the Microtonal Blues Band as well as on the themes for TV shows the Adams Family and the Simpsons

Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis (AKA Bira) ~ 85 ~ Brazilian bassist

Dave Riley ~ 59 ~ Bassist for Chicago Noise Bands Big Black and Alegbra Suicide, bassist and engineer for George Clinton

Steve Ripley ~ 69 ~ American singer/guitarist with Country Rock band The Tractors

María Rivas ~ 59 ~ Venezuelan Latin jazz singer, composer and painter

Dick Rivers- the French Gene Vincent and singer for Les Chats Sauvages (AKA the Savage Cats)

Rick Rivets - Singer with 1970's NYC punk band The Brats

Margo Rodriguez - 89 - American 1940's & 50's dancer, popularized the mambo

Ranking Roger - singer with UK 1980's Ska bands the English Beat and General Public

Sara Romweber - drummer for 80's North Carolina Power Pop band Let's Active and the Dex Romweber Duo;

Ted Rusk ~ Toronto singer/songwriter with Roots Rockers The Great Canadian Swampstompers

Doug Sandom - 89 - English drummer, original drummer for the Who

Bernie Sandor ~ Toronto sound engineer for Robbie Lane, Pretzel Logic, plus Brass Transit, Oakland Stroke

Argentina Santos ~ 95 ~ Portuguese Fado singer

Šaban Šaulić - 67 - Serbian folk singer

Harvey Scales - 78 - American soul singer and songwriter ("Disco Lady", "Love-Itis")

Mose Scarlett ~ Toronto folk/blues singer/songwriter from the 1970's onward

Mick Schauer ~ Keyboardist with 1990's American Alt Rock band Clutch

Larry Shelast ~ Drummer for 1980' & 90's Edmonton Cowpunk band Jr Gone Wild

Jack Sheldon; Jazz trumpeter w/Stan Kenton, Art Pepper and Gerry Mulligan and the voice of the "Schoolhouse Rocks" toons "I'm Just A Bill" and "Conjunction Junction"

Papa Don Schroeder ~ 78 ~ American radio station owner (WPNN) and record producer

Jack Scott ~ 82 ~ Canadian/American 1950's Rockabilly and Country singer ("Goodbye Baby", "Burning Bridges", "The Way I Walk", "Little Sadie")

Yonrico Scott ~ 63 ~ American drummer with Jam Band The Derek Trucks Band

Mose Se Sengo - 73 - Congolese soukous guitarist

Serguei - 85 - Brazilian rock singer-songwriter

Leigh Serridge ~ Drummer with 1960's Detroit all-girl band Cradle (w/the Quatro Sisters)

Sanger D. Shafer - 84 - American country songwriter ("All My Ex's Live in Texas", "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"

Jackie Shane ~ 1960's Toronto R&B singer

Kim Shattuck ~ 56 ~ American singer, songwriter and guitarist with punk bands The Muffs, The Pandoras, Pixies

Michael Sherwood ~ 60 ~ American singer and keyboardist with rock bands Air Supply, Lodgic, Conspiracy, also co-producer with Toto

Lonnie Simmons ~ 70s ~ American record producer, founder of Total Experience Records (The Gap Band)

Tara Simmons - 34 - Australian experimental musician

Bill Sims - 69 - American blues pianist

David Sinclair ~ Vancouver guitarist w/1980's BC band Straight Lines and later KD Lang & Sarah McLaughlan

Paul Sinegal - 75 - American zydeco and blues guitarist and singer

Frankie Smith ~ 66 ~ American 1980's funk and R&B musician "Double Dutch Bus"

Greedy Smith ~ 63 ~ Singer with 1980's Australian New Wave band Mental As Anything

Pepe Smith - 71 - Filipino rock singer/guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin)

Russell Smith ~ 70 ~ Singer-songwriter with American 1970's Country Rock band the Amazing Rhythm Aces

Shawn Smith - Singer with American Grunge bands Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhead

Yannis Spathas ~ 68 ~ Guitarist with 1970's hard rock band Greek Socrates Drank the Conium (AKA Socrates)

Bill Spence - American 1970's folk dulcimer player

Sarah Springfield ~ 67 ~ Singer with NY 1970's Punk band the Erasers

John Starling ~ Singer/guitarist with 1970's Bluegrass bands the Seldom Scene and Carolina Star

Jacqueline Steiner - 94 - American folk singer-songwriter and social activist

Gary Stewart ~ 62 ~ American music executive and archivist (Rhino Records, Apple Inc.)

Joffre Stewart ~ 93 ~ American beat poet and anarchist

Jah Stitch - 69 - Jamaican reggae singer

Eric Stumpo ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's NY Psyche band Plan 9

Morten Stützer ~ 57 ~ Guitarist with Danish Thrash band Artillery

Sulli ~ 25 ~ South Korean singer and songwriter with Girl group f(x)

Art Sullivan ~ 69 ~ Belgian singer

Francesca Sundsten ~ 59 ~ Painter and bassist w/1980's Seattle Art-Punk Noise band The Beakers, married to King Crimson drummer Bill Rieflin;

Iain Sutherland ~ 71 ~ Scottish singer/guitarist/keyboardist (The Sutherland Brothers) and songwriter ("(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", "Arms of Mary")

Bob Szajner ~ 81 ~ Detroit jazz pianist w/Donald Byrd and solo

Eddie Taylor Jr ~ 47 ~ American blues singer and guitarist

Larry Taylor ~ 77 ~ Bassist for US 1960's band Canned Heat as well as The Monkees, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mayall, Tom Waits, Sunnyland Slim, Albert King, Leo Kotke, John Lee Hooker, Kid Ramos, Hollywood Fats, John Hammond, Ry Cooder, Keith Levine, Charlie Musselwhite, JJ Cale, Kim Wilson.

Scotty Teece ~ American Rockabilly drummer w/Kim Lenz and Nick Curran

Joe Terry - Singer with 1950's Doo Wop group Danny & the Juniors

Eddie Tigner - pianist for Elmore James and the Inkspots

Greg Topper ~ California R&R/blues singer/pianist

Peter Tork ~ Bassist/Singer/Muti-Instrumentalist with the Monkees ("Valleri", "Aunti Grizelda", "Daydream Believer")

Bernie Torme ~ British Metal Guitarist with Gillan and Ozzy Osborne

Tre Da Kid - 32 - American rapper

Juan Vicente Torrealba - 102 - Venezuelan harpist and composer

Ted Treibner ~ Guitarist with 1980's & 90's Canadian Garage Punk band UIC and Cowpunk band Positively Stompin

Don Tremaine ~ Nova Scotia 1950's Country singer and later CBC host

Mick Tupelo ~ Singer/guitarist with BC Psychobilly band the Deadcats from the 1980's onward

Yuya Uchida ~ Percussionist and producer of of 1960's Japanese Psyche band Flower Travellin' Band

Paz Undurraga ~ 89 ~ Chilean Pop & Folk singer from the 1960's onward

Brian Velasco ~ Drummer for Philippines Metal band Razorback

Alexandr Vasilyev ~ Drummer with 1980's Russian pop and rock bands Center and Joanna Stingray

Rita Vidaurri - 94 - American tejano and jazz singer w/Nat King Cole

Paolo Vinaccia - 65 - Italian jazz percussionist

Bill Vitt ~ Drummer with 1970's San Francisco Jazz Rock band the Sons Of Champlin, also Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogarty, Brewer & Shipley

Ernie Vlasicks ~ 50's - Guitarist with Toronto Punk band Swamp Baby

Vic Vogel ~ 84 ~ Hungarian born Montreal Jazz and Fusion pianist, composer and conductor from the 1960's onward.

Paul Whaley ~ Drummer with 1960's Metal band Blue Cheer ("Summertime Blues")

Scott Walker ~ 1960's American/British singer with the Walker Bros ("The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore")

Wee Willie Walker ~ 77 ~ American 1960's Soul singer

Larry Wallis ~ 70 ~ English guitarist with 1970's bands the Pink Fairies, Motorhead, Dr Feelgood

Jeff Walls ~ Guitarist with 1980's Cowpunk band Guadalcanal Diary ("Watusi Rodeo")

Beverly Watkins ~ 80 ~ American blues guitarist & singer

Lloyd Watson ~ 70 ~ English rock guitarist w/Brian Eno, Andy MacKay & Phil Manzanara

Artie Wayne - 77 - American musician, songwriter and record producer

Gary Webb-Proctor (AKA Gary 17) ~ Toronto music journalist & promoter

Phil Western - 47 - Canadian electronic musician (Download, PlatEAU)

Peter Westergaard - 88 ~ American avant-garde composer of serial music

Dave White ~ Singer/songwriter with 1950's Doo Wop group Danny & The Juniors

Why-S ~ 18 ~ (real name Keyshawn Brown) Toronto rapper

Erling Wicklund - 75 - Norwegian jazz trombonist and journalist

Bob Wilber ~ 91 ~ American Traditional Jazz clarinet and sax player from the 1940's onward w/the Wildcats, Muggsy Spanier, Baby Dodds, Danny Barker, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell, George Wettling, Jimmy McPartland, Wild Bill Davison, James P. Johnson, Bobby Hackett, Benny Goodman, Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden and Eddie Condon.

Mike Wilhelm - guitarist with 1960's San Francisco Garage band The Charlatans and 1970's and 80's band the Flaming Groovies

Andre Williams ~ 1950's & 60's R&B singer and songwriter ("Shake A TailFeather", "Bacon Fat", "Jail Bait")

Davey Williams - 66 - American avant-garde Jazz guitarist (Curlew) and music critic

John Gary Williams - Singer with 1960's R&R vocal group The Mad Lads ("Come Closer To Me")

Irv Williams ~ 100 ~ American Big Band Jazz sax and clarinet player w/Ella Fitzgerald, Fletcher Henderson, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Hodges and as band leader from the 1940's onward

Paul Williams - 78 - English singer (Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Juicy Lucy, Allan Holdsworth)

Larry Willis ~ 78 ~ American jazz pianist

James Calvin Wilsey ~ 61 ~ Guitarist w/Chris Issac ("Wicked Game", "Baby Did A Bad Thing") and solo

Chris Wilson ~ 62 ~ Australian Blues/Rock singer/guitarist/harpist w/Sole Twisters, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls & Crown of Thorns.

Mac Wiseman ~ Country and Bluegrass singer/guitarist from the 1950's onward

Nicky Wonder (real name Nicky Walusko) ~ Guitarist with California Power Pop band The Wondermints and Brian Wilson

Sol Yaged ~ Jazz clarinetist w/Red Allen, Jack Teagarden, Willie The Lion Smith, Coleman Hawkins

Kyle Yarlets ~ singer for Nashville indie band Carverton

Pegi Young ~ 66 ~ American singer-songwriter & environmentalist

Reggie Young ~ Memphis session guitarist w/Elvis Presley ("Suspicious Minds"), Dusty Springfield ("Preacher Man"), Willie Nelson, JJ Cale ("Cocaine"), and The Boxtops ("The Letter");