Some Canadian Punk & New Wave Figures

Paul Humphrey ~ 60 ~ Singer with 1980's Toronto New Wave band Blue Peter ("Don't Walk Past", "Radio Silence")

BLUE PETER ~ "DON'T WALK PAST";


BLUE PETER ~ "RADIO SILENCE";


George Higton ~ 70 ~ Singer/Guitaris with 1970's & 80's New Wave bands the Existers, Das Kombo and solo

GEORGE HIGTON ~ "MY LIFE WITH EINSTEIN";


GEORGE HIGTON ~ "SHOCK CORRIDOR";


GEORGE HIGTON ~ "ON BROADWAY";


DAS KOMBO ~ "CITIZEN DOG";


JD Featherstone ~ 60's ~ Drummer with London, Ont Punk band The Demics ("New York City") and Handsome Ned & The Sidewinders

THE DEMICS ~ "NEW YORK CITY";


HANDSOME NED ~ "ROSCKABILLY GIRLS";


Tony Brighton ~ 60's ~ Bassist in the second & final line up of 1970's Toronto Punks The Ugly

THE UGLY ~ "STRANDED IN THE LANEWAY OF LOVE";


ZRO4 ~ "BLOOD";


Walter Kot ~ 60's ~ Guitarist w/1980's Winnipeg Punk band Personality Crisis

PERSONALITY CRISIS ~ "ADVOCATE";


PERSONALITY CRISIS;


Aaron Chesworth ~ Singer with 80's Guelph Garage Punk band Maggot Fodder

MAGGOT FODDER;


Dane Morrison ~ 60's ~ Drummer with 1970's & 80's Toronto Punk bands The Ugly, The Wadds and Dick Duck and the Dorks

DICK DUCK & THE DORKS;


Rude Van Steens ~ (60's) ~ Singer w/Toronto 1970's Punk band Arson

ARSON ~ "ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS";


ARSON ~ "STAY OUTSIDE";


Henritte Valium ~ 62 ~ Singer with 1990's Montreal Punk band Valium & Les Depressifs, artist & art gallery owner

VALIUM & LES DEPRESSIFS ~ "A TEEVEE";



Gerry-Jenn Wilson ~ 50's ~ Singer/Guitarist with Vancouver 1990's Punk bands The Can Toads and The JP5

THE CANE TOADS ~ "WAKE UP SUZY";


THE JP5 ~ "AS IS DEPT" & "ACCIDENT PRONE";


THE JP5 ~ "PREVERT";


THE JP5 ~ "HAVE TO LEAVE";


Tony Jacome ~ 40 ~ Drummer/vocalist with Hamilton, Ontario Heavy Rock band Shallow North Dakota

SHALLOW NORTH DAKOTA ~ "AUTOBODY CRUSHER";


SHALLOW NORTH DAKOTA ~ "ODD";


Adam Balsam ~ 30's ~ Drummer w/Toronto Indie Rock band the Mad Ones

THE MAD ONES ~ "IN SILENCE";


THE MAD ONES ~ "WALKNG THE CEILING";


THE MAD ONES ~ "FACE OF LOVE";


Brian Cram ~ 50's ~ Toronto trumpet player with Indie Jazz Punk bands Do Make Say Think, Guh and Gesundheit

DO MAKE SAY THINK ~ "A TENDER HISTORY IN RUST";


GUH ~ "DIE COUGAR";


Duane “Custom” Lavold - 54 - Canadain 90's Alt singer ("Hey Mister")

CUSTOM ~ "HEY MISTER";


Ian Worang - 47 - Guitarist with Toronto Indie bands Uncut and The Two Koreas

THE TWO KOREAS ~ "U-BOAT COMMANDER";


Brendo Kolebaba ~ 30's ~ Singer with Saskachewan Punk band Xembryos
XEMBRYOS ~ "I GOT PROBLEMS"


Joni Sadler ~ Drummer w/Montreal Punk band LungButter and Music Coordinator w/radio station CKUT

LUNGBUTTER ~ "VILE";


LUNGBUTTER ~ "MARYLAND";


LUNGBUTTER ~ "CURTAIN";


JJ ~ 40's ~ Bassist with Toronto Punk band 2 Pump Louie;

2 PUMP LOUIE ~ "EVERYTHING TO ME";


Gabor Soos ~ Drummer with 1990's Toronto Punk band The Sinkin Ships

THE SINKIN SHIPS ~ "NEW NUMBER 1";


Pete Lewis ~ 50's ~ Singer with Toronto 1990's Hardcore band Ulcer

ULCER ~ "R.A.M.O.N.E.S";


Dave Davies ~ 50's ~ Bassist with late 80's Toronto Hardcore band Son Of Happy

SON OF HAPPY;


Jordan Prokopick ~ 30's ~ Guitarist with Toronto Punk band the Tight Nuns

THE TIGHT NUNS ~ "WASTED";


Adam Wood (AKA Atom Would) ~ 30's ~ Singer/guitarist with Hamilton Hardcore Thrash bands At What Cost, Life Imprisonment and Sick Of Shit

LIFE IMPRISONMENT;


AT WHAT COST;

More Country & Folk Figures

Paddy Moloney ~ 83 ~ Flute, pipes and Tin Whistle player with Irish Folk band The Chieftians

THE CHIEFTAINS ~ "THE MORNING DEW";


THE CHIEFTAINS ~ "THE LONG BLACK VEIL";


Rose Lee Maphis ~ 83 ~ American County singer with Joe Maphis in the 50's & 60's

JOE AND ROSE LEE MAPHIS ~ "GOTTA TRAVEL";


JOE AND ROSE LEE MAPHIS ~ "DIM LIGHTS THICK SMOKE AND LOUD MUSIC";


Sonny Osbourne ~ 83 ~ American Bluegrass banjo player w/The Osbourne Bros from the 1950's onward

THE OSBOURNE BROS ~ "WORRIED MAN BLUES";


THE OSBOURNE BROS ~ "CRIPPLE CREEK";


THE OSBOURNE BROS ~ "ROLL ON MUDDY RIVER";


THE OSBOURNE BROS ~ "RUBY";


Stonewall Jackson - 89 - American country singer ("Waterloo", "B.J. the D.J.", "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water")

STONEWALL JACKSON ~ "I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER";


STONEWALL JACKSON ~ "WATERLOO";


STONEWALL JACKSON ~ "A WOUND TIME CAN'T ERASE";


Sue Thompson ~ 96 ~ American 1960's Pop and Country singer

SUE THOMPSON ~ "PAPER TIGER";


SUE THOMPSON ~ "HAVE A GOOD TIME";


SUE THOMPSON ~ "NORMAN";


Buddy Merrill ~ 86 ~ 1950's & 60's Country and Western Swing guitarist & steel guitarist solo and with the Lawrence Welk Orch also with Neil LeVang and Lynn Anderson

BUDDY MERRILL ~ "BLUE SUEDE SHOES";


BUDDY MERRILL ~ "I WALK THE LINE";


BUDDY MERRILL ~ "STEELIN' HOME";


BUDDY MERRILL ~ "BUDDY'S BOOGIE";


BUDDY MERRILL ~ "MR SANDMAN";


Dave Bunker ~ 80's ~ Western Swing guitarist from the 1950's onward & inventer of the "Touch Guitar";

DAVE BUNKER ~ "MANSION ON THE HILL";


DAVE BUNKER;


Louis Armentaro ~ 97 ~ Montana C&W steel guitarist with the Rhythm Ramblers in the 1950's & 60's

LUCKY LEROY & THE RHYTHM RAMBLERS ~ "NOW GET GOIN";


JD Crowe ~ 84 ~ American Bluegrass banjo player with The New South, Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys & The Kentucky Mountain Boys

JIMMY MARTIN & THE SUNNY MOUNTAIN BOYS ~ "YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND";


JD CROWE & THE NEW SOUTH ~ "SIN CITY";


JD CROWE & THE NEW SOUTH ~ "NONE POUND HAMMER";


Phil Leadbetter ~ 59 ~ American Bluegrass resonator guitar player w/JD Crowe & The New South, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Whites, Verne Gosdin, Gandpa Jones

DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER ~ "LIVING LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW";

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

Michael Nesmith ~ 78 ~ American singer, guitarist & songwriter with The Monkees ("Daydream Believer", "Mary Mary") and songwriter ("Different Drum")

THE MONKEES ~ "YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE";


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


THE MONKEES ~ "PAPA GENE'S BLUES";


THE MONKEES ~ "THE GIRL I KNEW SOMEWHERE";


THE MONKEES ~ "MARY MARY";


THE MONKEES ~ "SWEET YOUNG THING";


THE MONKEES ~ "DAILY NIGHTLY";


THE STONE PONYS ~ "DIFFERENT DRUMS";


Keith Allison ~ 79 ~ Bassist w/1960's Seattle band Paul Revere & The Raiders ("Kicks", "Stepping Stone", "Just Likde Me", "Louie Louie", "Indian Reservation")

PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN GOING ON";


PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "JUST LIKE ME";


PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "KICKS";


Greame Edge ~ 80 ~ Drummer w/UK band The Moody Blues "Nights In White Satin", "Ride My See Saw", "Tuesday Afternoon", "Sitting At The Wheel", "I'm Just A Singer In A Rock & Roll Band")

THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "I'M JUST SINGER IN A ROCK & ROLL BAND";


Alan Lancaster ~ Bassist with 1960' & 70's UK band Status Quo

STATUS QUO ~ "PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN";


STATUS QUO ~ "DOWN DOWN";


Ron Bushy ~ Drummer for Califonia Psychedelic Hard Rock band Iron Butterfly

IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "INNA-GADDA-DAVIDA";


IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "SOUL EXPERIENCE";


Jay Black ~ 82 ~ Singer with US vocal group Jay & The Americans (“Come A Little Bit Closer”, "Cara Mia" and “This Magic Moment")

JAY & THE AMERICANS ~ "THIS MAGIC MOMENT";


JAY & THE AMERICANS ~ "COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER" & "JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN";


JAY & THE AMERICANS ~ "LIVING ABOVE YOUR HEAD";


Alan Hawkshaw - 84 - British composer and keyboard player w/The Shadows, Emile Ford, Love De-Luxe

THE SHADOWS ~ "EXODUS";


EMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES ~ "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR";


Ted Herold ~ 72 ~ German 1950's & 60's Rock & Roll singer, "The German Elvis"

TED HEROLD ~ "OH SO SWEET";


TED HEROLD ~ "CAROLINE";


Philip Margo ~ 79 ~ Singer/guitarist with 60's Doo Wop group the Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), later composer for The Monkees, Chiffons, BJ Thomas

THE TOKENS ~ "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT";


Wanda Young ~ 78 ~ Singer with Motown group the Marvelettes ("Please Mr Postman", "Don't Mess With Bill", "Beachwood 4-5789")

THE MARVELETTES ~ "PLEASE MR POSTMAN";


THE MARVELETTES ~ "DON'T MESS WITH BILL";


THE MARVELETTES ~ "TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA";


Allan Wilmot - 96 - Jamaican-born British singer with 1950's Anglo-Carribean vocal group The Southlanders

THE SOUTHLANDERS ~ "KOKOMO";


THE SOUTHLANDERS ~ "WE'RE GONNA JIVE TONIGHT";


THE SOUTHLANDERS ~ "EARTH ANGEL";


Roy Gaines ~ 87 ~ Texas Rock, Blues & Jazz singer/guitarist with Ray Charles, Chuck Willis, Roy Milton, Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, Big Mama Thornton, Everley Bros, the Supremes, Bobby Darin, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and solo ("Skippy Is A Sissy"0

ROY GAINES ~ "SKIPPY IS A SISSY";


Warren Storm ~ 84 ~ Louisiana Swamp Rock singer & drummer from the 1960's onward

WARREN STORM ~ "THE PRISONER'S SONG";


Willie Cobbs ~ 89 ~ American blues singer, harmonica player and songwriter ("You Don't Love Me")

WILLIE COBBS ~ "YOU DON'T LOVE ME";


Pavel Chrastina - 81 - Bass guitarist, singer and lyricist w/ 1960's Czech band Olympic

OLYMPIC ~ "EXODUS";


OLYMPIC ~ "SNAD JSEM TO ZAVINIL JA";


OLYMPIC ~ "DEJ MI VIC SVE LASKY";


Luboš Andršt - 73 - Guitarist and composer with 1960's & 70's Czech bands Framus Five, Energit, Jazz Q

FRAMUS FIVE ~ "HOLD ON I'M COMING";


ENERGIT ~ "PAPRESEK APRSEK RANNIHO SLUNCE";


János Kóbor ~ 78 ~ Singer w/1970's & 80's Hungarian Omega

OMEGA ~ "GYONGYHYJU LANY";


Joe Siracusa - 99 - American drummer w/Spike Jones and His City Slickers in the 1940's & 50's ("Cocktails For Two", "You Always Hurt The One You Love","Der Furher's Face")

SPIKE JONES ORCH ~ "DER FURHER'S FACE";


SPIKE JONES ORCH ~ "COCKTAILS FOR TWO";


SPIKE JONES ORCH & BILLY BARTY ~ "THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC";


Margo Guryan - US 1960's singer/songwriter

MARGO GURYAN ~ "SOMEONE I KNOW";


Robin McNamara - 74 - American 1960's singer-songwriter ("Lay A Little Lovin' On Me") and cast member in "Hair"

ROBIN McNAMARA ~ "LAY A LITTLE LOVIN ON ME";

Some More Punk & New Wave Figures

Richard Kirk ~ 65 ~ Electronic musician with pioneering Industrial, Electronic and Techno band Cabaret Voltaire, later w/Sweet Excorcist, Sandoz and dozens of aliases.

CABARET VOLTAIRE ~ "NAG NAG NAG";


CABARET VOLTAIRE ~ "IF THE SHADOWS COULD MARCH";


CABARET VOLTAIRE ~ "INVOCATION";


CABARET VOLTAIRE ~ "EMPTY WALLS";


CABARET VOLTAIRE ~ "SHAFT";


CABARET VOLTAIRE ~ "SPREAD THE VIRUS";


Julz Sale ~ Singer/guitarist with UK Post Punk band Delta 5 "Mind Your Own Business", part of the Agitpop scene as Gang Of Four & the Au Pairs;

DELTA 5 ~ "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS";


DELTA 5 ~ "MAKE UP" & "ANTICIPATION";


DELTA 5 ~ "


Dee Pop ~ 65 ~ Drummer with American post punk bands The Bush Tetras, the Gun Club and the Clash, also played with James Chance, Jayne County, Richard Lloyd, Can, Andy Shernoff, Patti Palladin, The Immaculate Hearts, Darlene Love, Chuck Berry, Odetta.

THE BUSH TETRAS ~ "TOO MANY CREEPS";


THE BUSH TETRAS ~ "PUNCH DRUNK";


THE GUN CLUB ~ "DEATH PARTY";


Olli Wisdom - 63 - Singer with British Goth & Punk bands Specimen and The Unwanted

SPECIMEN ~ "THE BEAUTY OF POISON";


SPECIMEN ~ "KISS KISS BANG BANG";


THE UNWANTED ~ "BLEAK OUTLOOK";


Everett Morton ~ 71 ~ drummer with UK Ska band the English Beat ("Mirror In The Bathroom", "Save It For Later", "Tears Of A Clown"

THE ENGLISH BEAT ~ "TEARS OF A CLOWN";


THE ENGLISH BEAT ~ "MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM";~


THE ENGLISH BEAT ~ "SAVE IT FOR LATER";


Steve Bronski - 61 - Scottish keyboardist with 1980's Technopop band Bronski Beat ("Small Town Boy", "Why")

BRONSKI BEAT ~ "SMALLTOWN BOY";


BRONSKI BEAT ~ "WHY";


BRONSKI BEAT & MARC ALMOND ~ "I FEEL LOVE / JOHNNY REMEMBER ME";


Pat Fish - 64 ~ AKA The Jazz Butcher, British New Wave singer/guitarist/songwriter

THE JAZZ BUTCHER ~ "MEETS COUNT DRACULA";


THE JAZZ BUTCHER ~ "ROADRUNNER";


Bob Snell ~ 60's ~ Drummer for Sheffield Punk & New Wave bands Molodoy and Dachau Choir

MOLODOY ~ "TOMORROW BELONGS TO ME";


DACHAU CHOIR ~ "HEART";


Thomas Mensi Mensforth ~ 65 ~ Singer with English 1970's Punk band the Angelic Upstarts

THE ANGELIC UPSTARTS ~ "TEENAGE WARNING";


THE ANGELIC UPSTARTS ~ "TWO MILLION VOICES";


THE ANGELIC UPSTARTS ~ "KING COAL";


Billy Stark ~ 60's ~ Singerw/1970's NYC Punk band the Blessed

THE BLESSED ~ "DEEP FRENZY" & "AMERICAN BANDSTAND";


Big Bob Clark - 60's - Bassist with 80's & 90's California Hardcore band Aggression

AGGRESSION - "NOWHERE TO RUN";


AGGRESSION - "INTENSE ENERGY";


Marco Mathieu ~ 57 ~ Bassist with Italian hardcore band Negazione

NEGAZIONE ~ "BRUCIA DA VITA";


Hank von Hell - 49 - Singerw/Norwegian Shock Rock band Turbonegro

TURBONEGRO ~ "MIDNIGHT NAMBLA";


TURBONEGRO ~ "PRINCE OF THE RODEO";


Martin Wright - Guitarist with 1990's English Alt band Intastella

INSTELLA ~ "SKYSCRAPER";


INSTELLA ~ "CENTURY";


INSTELLA ~ "THE NIGHT";


John Nolan ~ Guitarist w/Australian Punk bands Bored! & Powder Monkeys

THE POWDER MONKEES ~ "THE SUPERNOVA THAT NEVER QUITS";


THE POWDER MONKEES ~ "CRANK ME UP";


Gustavo Rodrigues ~ 40's ~ Bassist with Brazilian Psychobilly band Os Catalepticos

OS CATALEPTICOS ~ "DEATH MARCH";


OS CATALEPTICOS ~ "FREAKS";


OS CATALEPTICOS ~ "LIKE IN A GASOLINE TANK";


Jacko ~ 30's ~ Bassist with UK Hardcore Punk band Blatoidea

BLATOIDEA ~ "WITHOUT WARNING";


BLATOIDEA ~ "A NEW ORDER";


Gared O'Donnell - 44 - Singer with American Post-Hardcore band Planes Mistaken for Stars

PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS ~ "SPRING DIVORCE";


PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS ~ "NEVER FELT PRETTIER";


Aleksandr Khrabunov - 61 - Guitarist with 1980's Russian band Zoopark

ZOOPARK;


Dave Harper ~ Drummer with English Nerd Rock band Frankie & The Heartstrings

FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS ~ "HUNGER";


FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS ~ "THINK YOURSELF LUCKY";


Benjamin Vallé - 47 - Guitarist w/Swedish Post Punk band the Viagra Boys

VIAGRA BOYS ~ "INTO THE SUN";


VIAGRA BOYS ~ "SPORTS";


Andrew Barker - 50's - Bassist, keyboardist and DJ with UK Acid Techno band 808 State

808 STATE ~ "TOKYO TOKYO";


808 STATE ~ "BLUE MONDAY";

Some Avant Garde Figures

Alvin Lucier ~ 91 ~ American electronic, electro-acoustic & avant garde composer & pianist

ALVIN LUCIER ~ "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER";


ALVIN LUCIER ~ "MUSIC FOR SOLO PERFORMER";


ALVIN LUCIER ~ "I AM SITTING IN A ROOM";


Jon Hassell ~ 84 ~ Avant Garde Jazz horn and electronics player w/La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Brian Eno, Farafina, Ani DiFranco, David Sylvian, Ry Cooder

JON HASSELL;


JON HASSELL ~ "LAST NIGHT THE MOON CAME";


R Murray Schafer ~ 88 ~ Canadian electronic, Musique Concrete and Soundscape composer

R MURRAY SCHAFER;


R MURRAY SCHAFER ~ "MINIWANKA";


Francisco Kröpfl - 90 - Argentine Electro-Acoustic composer and music theorist

FRANCISCO KROPFL;


FRANCISCO KROPFL ~ "DIMENSION";


Peter Zinovieff ~ 88 ~ UK composer and synth designer for the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, the Who, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Jean Michel Jarre, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Delia Deryshire

PETER ZINOVIEFF;


PETER ZINOVIEFF ~ "NOW'S THE TIME TO SAY GOODBYE";


Robert Rutman ~ 90 ~ German/American Avant Garde musician, inventer of metal insturments, filmmaker and artist w/The Steel Cello Orchestra, Einstürzende Neubauten, The Swans, Merce Cunningham

ROBERT RUTMAN;


ROBERT RUTMAN;


Louis Andriessen - 82 - Dutch Avant Garde composer & pianist

LOUIS ANDREISSEN ~ "MYSTERIEN FOR ORCHESTRA";

Some More Jazz Guys

Dave Frishberg - 88 - American jazz pianist, songwriter and singer w/Jimmy Rushing, Blossom Dearie, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn, Anita O'Day, Diana Krall, John Pizzarelli, Mel Tormé, Pee Wee Russell, Ben Webster, wrote & sang the theme for the classic "I'm Just A Bill" Schoolhouse Rocks cartoon

DAVE FRISHBERG ~ "I'M JUST A Bill";


Curtis Fuller ~ 86 ~ American Jazz trombonist w/Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Cannonball & Nat Adderly,Bud Powell, Jimmy Smith, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Clark, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Art Framer, John Coltrane, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Yousef Latif, Hank Moberly, Woody Shaw, Jimmy Smith, Dexter Gordon, Abbey Lincoln, Gil Evans, Philly Jo Jones

CURTIS FULLER ~ "IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS";


CURTIS FULLER ~ "CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT";


Ronnell Bright ~ 91 ~ American Jazz pianist & composer from the 1940's onward with Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Lena Horne, Coleman Hawkins, Shirley Scott, Anita O'Day, Buddy Tate

SARAH VAUGHAN ~ "SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN";


SARAH VAUGHAN ~ "TENDERLY";


Norman Simmons ~ 91 ~ American Jazz pianist, arranger & band leader w/Carman McRae, Joe Williams,Helen Humes, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O'Day, Duke Ellington, Roy Edldridge, Johnny Griffen, Red Holloway, Etta James, Betty Carter, Ramsey Lewis ("Wade In The Water")

CARMEN McRAE & NORMAN SIMMONS ~ "ROUND MIDNIGHT";


CARMEN McRAE & NORMAN SIMMONS ~ "IF YOU NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH ME";


Duffy Jackson ~ 67 ~ American Jazz drummer from the 1960's onward w/Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Benny Carter, Sammy Davis jr, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Lena Horne, Milt Jackson, Lionel Jackson, Al Jerreau, Sonny Stitt, Thad Jones, Illinois Jaquette, Artie Shaw, the Manhattan Transfer as well as his own bands

DUFFY JACKSON QUINTET ~ "C JAM BLUES";


DUFFY JACKSON ORCH ~ "TOPSY";


Slide Hampton - 89 - American jazz trombonist and bandleader w/Art Blakey, Maynard Ferguson, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderley, Art Framer, Curtis Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Philly Joe Jones, Charles Mingus, Hank Moberly, Woody Shaw, McCoy Tyner, Wes Montgomery

SLIDE HAMPTON;


SLIDE HAMPTON ~ "NIGHT NEVER COMES OVER";


SLIDE HAMPTON ~ "OOP-POP-A-DA";


Ack van Rooyen - 91 - Dutch jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist w/Slide Hampton, Bert Kaempfert, Lucky Thompson

ACK VAN ROOYEN ~ "TWO OF A KIND";


Mario Pavone - 80 - American jazz bassist w/Anthony Braxton, Bill Smith, Paul Bley

BILL DIXON TRIO;


Peter Ind - 93 - British jazz double bassist from the 1950's onward w/Lennie Tristano, Paul Bley, Lee Konitz, Buddy Rich, Ronnie Ball, Slim Gaillard, producer w/Zoot Sims, Gerry Mulligan and Booker Little.

LOUIS STEWART & PETER IND ~ "BAUBLES BANGLES & BEADS";


George Wein ~ 95 ~ American Jazz pianist and festival promoter, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Folk Festival, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

GEORGE WIEN'S NEWPORT JAZZ ALL-STARS;


Bobby Few - 85 - American jazz pianist and bandleader w/ Brook Benton, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp

BOBBY FEW ~ "SIMONE";


Spike Heatley ~ 88 ~ English Jazz bassist with Alexis Korner, The Jazz Couriers, Tubby Hayes, Tim Hardin, Ben Webster

BEN WEBSTER ~ "SOLITUDE";


THE OLIVER JONES TRIO ~ "JUST A CLOSER WALK";


Rick Laird ~ 80 ~ Bassist with Miles Davis and Fusion band John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra

MAHAVISHNU ORCH


Greg Tate ~ 64 ~ American music critic and essayist for Downbeat & Village Voice, guitarist for Jazz/Funk/Fusion band Burnt Sugar Arkrestra, co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition

BURNT SUGAR ARKRASTRA ~ "WHUT ROUGH BEAST";


Jerry Granelli ~ 80 ~ Canadian/American Jazz drummer with Vince Guaraldi ("Charlie Brown Theme"), Denny Zietlin, Charlie Haden, Sylvia Tyson

JERRY GRANELLI TRIO ~ "CHARLIE BROWN THEME"


JERRY GRANELLI TRIO ~ "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE";


Emmett Chapman - 85 - American Jazz bassist, inventor of the Chapman Stick

EMMETT CHAPMAN;


EMMETT CHAPMAN - "PARALELL FANTASY";


Pat Martino - 77 - American jazz guitarist and w/Lloyd Price, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith and Joey DeFrancesco.

PAT MARTINO - "FULL HOUSE";


Nobuo Hara ~ 94 ~ Japanese jazz saxophonist & bandleader from the 1940's onward

NOBU HARA ~ "DANCING WITH THE SHARPS & FLATS";


NOBU HARA ~ "WHITE HERON";


NOBU HARA ~ "MY FUNNY VALENTINE";

A Few 1970's & 80's Rock & Pop Figures

Dusty Hill ~ 71 ~ Bassist with Texas rock band ZZ Top and The Moving Sidewalks from the 1960's onward ("Tush", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Legs", "Gimmie All You Lovin")

ZZ TOP ~ "GIMMIE ALL YOU LOVIN";


ZZ TOP ~ "SHARP DRESSED MAN";


ZZ TOP ~ "LEGS";


ZZ TOP ~ "SLEEPING BAG";


Rickie Lee Reynolds - 72 - Guitarist with 1970's & 80's Southern Rock band Black Oak Arkansas

BLACK OAK ARKANSAS ~ "BLACK OAK ARKANSAS";


John Rossall ~ 75 ~ UK sax, trumpet & trombone player and bandleader for Gary Glitter ("Rock & Roll", "Do You Wanna Touch Me")

GARY GLITTER ~ "ROCK & ROLL pt1";


GARY GLITTER ~ "DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME";


Leo van de Ketterij - 70 - Guitarist with 1970's Dutch band Shocking Blue "Hooked On A Feeling"

SHOCKING BLUE ~ "VENUS";


SHOCKING BLUE ~ "NEVER MARRY A RAILROAD MAN";


SHOCKING BLUE ~ "SEND ME A POSTCARD";


Gil Bridges - 80 - Sax player with 1960's & 70's American band Rare Earth ("Get Ready", "I Just Want To Celebrate")

RARE EARTH ~ "I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE";


RARE EARTH ~ "GET READY";


Robby Steinhardt ~ 71 ~ Singer/violinist w/US Prog Rock band Kansas ("Carry On My Wayward Sun", "Dust In The Wind")

KANSAS ~ "DUST IN THE WIND";


KANSAS ~ "CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON";


Les McKeown ~ 65 ~ Singer with 1970's Scottish pop band the Bay City Rollers ("Saturday Night")

THE BAY CITY ROLLERS ~ "SATURDAY NIGHT";


THE BAY CITY ROLLERS ~ "BYE BYE BABY";


THE BAY CITY ROLLERS ~ "I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU";


Florian Pilkington-Miksa - 70 - Drummer w/English 1970's Prog Rock band Curved Air

CURVED AIR ~ "IT HAPPENED TODAY";


CURVED AIR ~ "BACKSTREET LOVE";


CURVED AIR ~ "PHANTASMAGORIA";


John Lawton ~ 74 ~ Singer/guitarist with UK Prog Rock band Uriah Heep 1976-79 and Lucifer's Friend

LUCIFER'S FRIEND ~ "RIDE THE SKY";


URIAH HEEP ~ "FREE ME";


URIAH HEEP ~ "WISEMAN";


John Goodsall - 68 - American-British rock guitarist (Atomic Rooster, Brand X)

ATOMIC ROOSTER ~ "DEVIL'S ANSWER";


ATOMIC ROOSTER ~ "BREAKTHROUGH";


ATOMIC ROOSTER ~ "BLACK SNAKE";


ATOMIC ROOSTER ~ "TOMORROW NIGHT";


BRAND X ~ "AND SO TO F";


James MacGaw - Guitarist with 1970's French Prog Rock band Magma

MAGMA;


MAGMA;


MAGMA ~ "DE FUTURA";


MAGMA;


Pavel Pelc - 71 - Bass guitarist and vocalist w/1970's Czech Prog Rock band Progres 2

PROGRES 2 ~ "PLANETA HIERONYMA BOSCHE";


Rick Laird - 80 - Irish jazz fusion bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Rasaan Rolnd irk, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Buddy Rich, Anita O'Day, Yousef Letif, Brian Auger and the Trinity)

MAHVISHNU ORCHESTRA ~ "MEETING OF THE SPIRITS" / "YOU KNOW YOU KNOW";


Jim Pembroke ~ 75 ~ English-born singer with Finnish 1970's Prog Rock band Wigwam

WIGWAM ~ "BLESS YOUR LUCKY STARS";


WIGWAM ~ "GRASS FOR BLADES";


Miroslav Žbirka ~ 69 ~ Singer with 1970's & 80's Slovak band Modus

MODUS;


MODUS ~ "ZAHADNA";


Gregg Philbin - 75 - Bassist with American 1980's band REO Speedwagon ("Keep On Loving You", "Can't Fight This Feeling", "Take It On The Run")

REO SPEEDWAGON ~ "KEEP ON LOVING YOU";


REO SPEEDWAGON ~ "TAKE IT ON THE RUN";


REO SPEEDWAGON ~ "I CAN'T THIS FEELING";


Jim Steinman ~ 73 ~ American musician, composer and producer w/Meatloaf, Cher, Bonnie Tyler, The Sisters Of Mercy, ("Total Eclipse of the Heart", "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", "It's All Coming Back to Me Now").

MEATLOAF ~ "PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT";


MEATLOAF ~ "TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD";


BONNIE TYLER ~ "TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART";


THE SISTERS OF MERCY ~ "THIS CORROSION";


Sean Higgins - 68 - Musician w/1970's & 80's Australian bands The Flatheads and Australian Crawl and songwriter ("Downhearted", "Things Don't Seem")

THE AUSTRALIAN CRAWL ~ "OH NO NOT YOU";


Lindsay Tebbutt - Drummer and songwriter with Australian Rock band The Choirboys

THE QUIREBOYS ~ "FIREWORKS";


THE QUIREBOYS ~ "STRUGGLETOWN";


Robin Le Mesurier - 68 - British guitarist from the 60's onward with The Reign, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Johnny Hallyday, Air Supply, The Farm Dogs, Limey & Lion,The Wombles

ROD STEWART "YOUNG TURKS";


Nick Kamen ~ 59 ~ English model, singer ("Each Time You Break My Heart")

NICK KAMEN ~ "I PROMISED MYSELF";


NICK KAMEN ~ "NOBODY ELSE";


Fritz McIntyre - 62 - British keyboardist with British 1980's Pop group Simply Red

SIMPLY RED ~ "HOLDIING BACK THE YEARS";


SIMPLY RED ~ "STARS";


Michael Stanley - 72 - American 1980's Cleveland rock singer/guitarist w/The Michael Stanley Band ("He Can't Love You", "Heartland Rock")

MICHAEL STANLEY BAND ~ "MY TOWN";


MICHAEL STANLEY BAND ~ "HE CAN'T LOVE YOU";


David Lewis ~ Keyboardist with 70's & 80's Pop group Ambrosia ("The Biggest Part Of Me")

AMBROSIA ~ "THE BIGGEST PART OF ME";

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

Charlie Watts ~ 80 ~ The famously calm, quiet, steady drummer with the Rolling Stones for over 50 years

THE ROLLING STONES ~ "NOT FADE AWAY";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "THE LAST TIME";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "RUBY TUESDAY" / "LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "JUMPING JACK FLASH";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "SHE'S SO COLD";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL";


Don Everly ~ 81 ~ Singer with duo The Everly Brothers ("Wake Up Little Suzy", "Bye Bye Love", "Bird Dog", "All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Cathy's Clown", "When Will I Be Loved")

THE EVERLY BROS ~ "WHEN WILL I BE LOVED";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM" / "CATHY'S CLOWN";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "WAKE UP LITTLE SUZI";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "BYE BYE LOVE";


Joe Ambrose ~ 91 ~ Sax player with Bill Haley & The Comets ("Rock Around The Clock", "See Ya Later Alligator")

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


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


MIKE MITCHELL ~ Guitarist w/1960's Seattle Garage band The Kingsmen ("Louie Louie")

THE KINGSMEN ~ "LOUIE LOUIE";


THE KINGSMEN ~ "MONEY";


Don Hill ~ 99 ~ Sax player with the R&B group the Treniers

THE TRENIERS ~ "IT ROCKS! IT ROLLS! IT SWINGS!";


THE TRENIERS ~ "DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK";


THE TRENIERS ~ "RAG MOP";


Joe Long ~ 88 ~ Bassist with 1960's Doo Wop group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "WALK LIKE A MAN";


FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY";


FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "SHERRY";


Tommy Truesdale (AKA Ayrshire Elvis) ~ 82 Scottish Rockabilly & Country singer from the 1960's onward w/The Sundowners, Joe Duffy Band, Andy Currie Band, later radio DJ

TOMMY TRUESDALE ~ "I'M READY";


Gary "Chicken" Hirsh ~ 81 ~ Drummer with American Psychedelic band Country Joe & The Fish

COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "VIETMAN RAG";


COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "SECTION 43";


Takeshi Terauchi ~ 82 ~ Japanese rock guitarist from the 1960's onward w/The Blue Jeans

TAKESHI TERAUCHI & THE BLUE JEANS ~ "KICKSTAND";


Hans Kinds ~ 74 ~ Guitarist with 1960's Dutch Garage band Cuby & the Blizzards

CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER ROAD";


CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "APPLE KNOCKER'S FLOPHOUSE";


CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "DISTANT SMILE";


Neal Ford ~ 78 ~ American rock singer (Neal Ford & the Fanatics)

NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "I CAN'T BELIEVE";


NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "I WILL NOT BE LONELY";


NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "GOOD MEN ARE HARD TO FIND";


Mark Lee ~ 70's ~ Manager of 1960's Texas Garage/Psyche band Kenny & The Kasuals

KENNY & THE KASUALS ~ "JOURNEY TO TYME";


Carol Fran ~ 87 ~ Louisiana Blues & R&B singer

CAROL FRAN ~ "KNOCK KNOCK";


CAROL FRAN ~ "THE GREAT PRETENDER";


CAROL FRAN ~ "CRYING IN THE CHAPEL";


Bob Moore ~ 88 ~ Nashville session bassist w/The Nashville A-Team, played for Patsy Cline as well as Roy Orbison, Roger Miller ("King Of The Road"), Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Marty Robbins, Flatt and Scruggs, Patti Page, Sammy Davis, Jr., Julie Andrews, Andy Williams, Connie Francis, Moby Grape, Wayne Newton, Quincy Jones, Burl Ives, Red Foley, Johnny Hallyday

PATSY CLINE ~ "WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT";


PASTY CLINE ~ "CRAZY";


PATSY CLINE ~ "IMAGINE THAT";


ROGER MILLER ~ "ROGER MILLER";


Rodolfo García ~ 75 ~ Drummer with 1970's Argentine rock bands Almendra & Aquelarre

ALMENDRA;


Lorrae Desmond - 91 - Australian pop singer & television presenter from the 1940's on

LORRAE DESMOND ~ "THE PARTY'S OVER";


LORRAE DESMOND ~ "WOULDN'T IT BE LOVELY";


Johnny Crawford ~ 75 ~ American 1950's child star and pop singer

JOHNY CRAWFORD ~ "THE GIRL NEXT DOOR";


Jerry Fujio ~ 81 ~ Japanese 1960's singer & actor ("My Way", "Danny Boy")

JERRY FUJIO;