Some Blues & R&B Figures

Bill Withers ~ 81 ~ American 1970's R&B singer-songwriter ("Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Lovely Day", "Just The Two Of Us")

BILL WITHERS ~ "LEAN ON ME";


BILL WITHERS ~ "AIN'T NO SUNSHINE";


BILL WITHERS ~ "JUST THE TWO OF US";


BILL WITHERS ~ "LOVELY DAY";


Johnny Nash - 80 - American singer-songwriter ("I Can See Clearly Now")

JOHNNY NASH ~ "I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW";


Ronald Bell ~ 68 ~ American saxophonist (Kool & the Gang) and songwriter ("Ladies' Night", "Celebration")

KOOL & THE GANG ~ "CELEBRATE";


KOOL & THE GANG ~ "GET DOWN ON IT";


Betty Wright ~ 66 ~ American soul and R&B singer ("Clean Up Woman")

BETTY WRIGHT ~ "CLEAN UP WOMAN";


BETTY WRIGHT ~ "SHOORAH SHOORAH";


Pamela Hutchinson ~ 61 ~ American singer w/Gospel/Soul/Dosco group The Emotions ("The Best Of My Love");

THE EMOTIONS ~ "THE BEST OF MY LOVE";


Edna Wright ~ 76 ~ American singer with 1970's R&B group Honey Cone

THE HONEY CONE ~ "ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW";


Bonnie Pointer ~ 69 ~ Singer with 1970's & 80's R&B vocal group the Pointer Sisters (original line-up) and solo

THE POINTER SISTERS ~ "YES WE CAN CAN";


J. Marvin Brown ~ 66 ~ American 1970's soul singer w/The Softones

THE SOFTONES ~ :CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE";


Lucky Peterson ~ 55 ~ American Blues sing/guitarist/pianist starting as a child star in the 1970's

LUCKY PETERSON ~ "OUR FUTURE";


LUCKY PETERSON ~ "EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES";


Harold Beane ~ 73 ~ American Funk & Soul guitarist (Isaac Hayes, Funkadelic)

ISSAC HAYES ~ "SHAFT";


PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC ~ "MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION";


PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC ~ "DO THAT STUFF";


Robert Parker ~ 89 ~ American 1960's R&B singer ("Barefootin'")

ROBERT PARKER ~ "BAREFOOTIN'";


ROBERT PARKER ~ "LET'S GO BABY (WHERE THE ACTION IS)";


Willie Wright ~ 80 ~ American R&R singer

WILLIE WRIGHT ~ "AIN'T NO SUNSHINE";


Roy C Hammond ~ 81 ~ American R&B singer from the 1960's & 70's ("Shotgun Wedding","Impeach The President")

ROY C & THE HONEYDRIPPERS:

Big George Brock ~ 87 ~ Mississippi Blues singer/harmonica player, club owner and boxer from the 1950's onward w/Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Albert King, Memphis Minnie, Ike & Tina Turner

BIG GEORGE BROCK ~ "BIG BOSS MAN";


BIG GEORGE BROCK ~ "GOT MY MOJO WORKING";


Charlie Baty ~ 67 ~ Blues guitarist with Little Charlie & The Nightcats from the 1970's-2000's also with Anson Funderberg, Duke Robillard, Kid Ramos, Kim Wilson

LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "THE BOOTY SONG (I LOVE TO WATCH YOU WALK AWAY)";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "DUMP THAT CHUMP";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "I'LL TAKE YOU BACK";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "NIGHTCAT BOOGIE";

Some Figures From Punk & New Wave

Cavan Grogan ~ 70 ~ Welsh Rockabilly singer (as Crazy Cavan & His Rhythm Rockers) from the 1970's onward

CRAZY CAVAN ~ "TEDDY BOY ROCK";


CRAZY CAVAN ~ "TEDDY BOY BOOGIE";


CRAZY CAVAN ~ "BOPPIN & SHAKIN";


CRAZY CAVAN ~ "ARE YOU STILL CRAZY" & "BONIE MARONIE";


Ivan Kral ~ 71 ~ Bassist with Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, John Cale and John Waite and songwriter ("Dancing Barefoot")

PATTI SMITH ~ "BECAUSE THE NIGHT";


PATTI SMITH ~ "DANCING BAREFOOT";


IGGY POP ~ "DOG FOOD";


JOHN WAITE ~ "MISSING YOU";


Steve Priest ~ 72 ~ Bassist for English Glitter band The Sweet ("Ballroom Blitz", "Fox On The Run","Little Willie"

THE SWEET ~ "LITTLE WILLIE";


THE SWEET ~ "BALLROOM BLITZ";


THE SWEET ~ "FOX ON THE RUN";


Dave Greenfield ~ 71 ~ Keyboardist with English Punk band The Stranglers ("Walk On By", "Get A Grip On Yourself", "No Heroes", "No Mercy")

THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MORE HEROES";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "WALK ON BY";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MERCY";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "ALWAYS THE SUN";


Andy Gill ~ 64 ~ English guitarist with Post Punk band Gang Of Four ("I Found That Essence Rare", "I Love A Man In A Uniform", "To Hell With Poverty", "Ether")

GANG OF FOUR ~ "DAMAGED GOODS";


GANG OF FOUR ~ "I LOVE A MAN IN A UNIFORM";


GANG OF FOUR ~ "TO HELL WITH POVERTY";


Rupert Hines ~ 72 ~ Singer & keyboardist with 1970's English New Wave/Funk band Quantum Jump and later producer with 1980's New Wave bands The Fixx and Howard Jones

QUANTUM JUMP ~ "THE LONE RANGER";


THE FIXX ~ "ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER";


THE FIXX ~ "STAND OR FALL";


THE FIXX ~ "ARE WE OURSELVES";


Florian Schneider ~ 73 ~ Keyboardist with German electronic musician pioneers Kraftwerk ("Autobahn", "Trans Europe Express")

KRAFTWERK ~ "AUTOBAHN':


KRAFTWERK ~ "TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS";


Genesis P-Orrridge ~ 70 ~ Singer/guitarist with pioneer UK Industrial bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV and performance artist with COUM Transmissions

THROBBING GRISTLE ~ "THE WORLD IS A WAR";


THROBBING GRISTLE ~ "WHAT A DAY";


THROBBING GRISTLE ~ "SOMETHING CAME OVER ME";


PSYCHIC TV ~ "FOGGY NOTION" (Velvet Underground cover);


Jack Sherman ~ 68 ~ Guitarist for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers (first album), Bob Dylan, George Clinton & Feargal Sharkey

THE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS ~ "GET UP & JUMP";


THE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS


David Roback ~ 62 ~ Guitarist/songwriter with American Psyche-Folkrock bands Rain Parade ("This Can't Be Today"), Opal ("Happy Nightmare Baby") and Mazzy Star ("Into Dust", "Fade Into You")

THE RAIN PARADE ~ "NO EASY WAY DOWN";


THE RAIN PARADE ~ "THIS CAN'T BE TODAY";


OPAL ~ "HAPPY NIGHTMARE BABY";


MAZZY STAR ~ "FADE INTO YOU";


MAZZY STAR ~ "INTO DUST";


Denise Johnson ~ 56 ~ English singer w/Primal Scream

PRIMAL SCREAM ~ "DON'T FIGHT IT FEEL IT";


Moon Martin ~ 69 ~ American 1970's & 80's singer/songwriter ("Bad Case Of Loving You", "Cadillac Walk", "Bad News", "X-Ray Vison")

MOON MARTIN ~ "DOCTOR DOCTOR";


MOON MARTIN ~ "BAD NEWS";


Ron Heathman ~ American guitarist w/Punk band The Supersuckers, Black Halos & Hangmen

THE SUPERSUCKERS ~ COATTAIL RIDER";


THE SUPERSUCKERS ~ "JACKALOPE EYE";


Todd Nance ~ 57 ~ Drummer with Athens, Georgia Jam band Widespread Panic

WIDEPREAD PANIC ~ "FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH";


Tres Warren ~ 41 ~ Singer/guitarist w/New York Psyche Band Psychic Ills

THE PSYCHIC ILLS ~ "MIND DAZE";


THE PSYCHIC ILLS ~ "TAKE ME WITH YOU";


THE PSYCHIC ILLS ~ "I'LL FOLLOW YOU THROUGH THE FLOOR";


Scott Taylor ~ 58 ~ Guitarist for 1980's UK band Then Jerico ("The Big Area")

THEN JERICO ~ "THE BIG AREA";


THEN JERICO ~ "SUGAR BOX";


Andrew Brough ~ Singer/guitarist with New Zealand 1980's & 90's indie band Straitjacket Fits

STRAITJACKET FITS ~ "DOWN IN SPLENDOR";


STRAITJACKET FITS ~ "SHE SPEEDS";


Travis Nelsen - Drummer w/Austin Texas Alt Country band Okkervil River

OKKERVIL RIVER ~ "OUR LIFE IS NOT A MOVIE OR MAYBE";


OKKERVIL RIVER ~ "LOST COASTLINE";


Walter Nita ~ 69 ~ Dutch singer/drummer from the 1960's to the 80's with bands the Walkers, The Chaplin Band, The Press, The Run and Underberg.

THE PRESS ~ "I'M GONNA SHOOT THE DJ";