Dance Macabre

Dance Macabre

Sunday 25 April 2021

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 GarcĂ­a ~ 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;


Monday 5 April 2021

Some Blues, Soul & R&B Figures From The 50's, 60's & 70's

Mary Wilson - 76 - Detroit singer with 1960's & 70's Soul group the Supremes ("Stop In The Name Of Love", "Where Did Our Love Go")

THE SUPREMES ~ "STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE";


THE SUPREMES ~ "WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO";


THE SUPREMES ~ "BABY LOVE";


THE SUPREMES ~ "COME SEE ABOUT ME";


Lloyd Price ~ 88 ~ American 1950's & 60's R&B singer ("Personality", "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "Stagger Lee")

LLOYD PRICE ~ "PERSONALITY"


LLOYD PRICE & LITTLE RICHARD ~ "LAWDY MISS CLAWDY";


Charles Connor ~ 86 ~ Drummer with Little Richard ("Tutti Frutti", "Keep A Knocking"), James Brown, Smiley Lewis, Jack Dupree, Shirley and Lee, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, The Coasters, Big Joe Turner, Larry Williams, Don Covay, Dee Clark and The Upsetters

LITTLE RICHARD ~ "TUTTI FRUTTI";


LITTLE RICHARD ~ "KEEP A KNOCKING";


Pee Wee Ellis ~ 80 ~ American R&B sax player with James Brown, also Van Morrison, Maceo Parker, George Benson, Ginger Baker, Jack McDuff, Sonny Stitt, Shirley Scott, Leon Thomas

JAMES BROWN ~ "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE";


JAMES BROWN ~ "NIGHT TRAIN";


Nolan Porter ~ 68 ~ American Soul singer "Keep On Keeping On";

NOLAN PORTER ~ "KEEP ON KEEPING ON";


Purvis Staples ~ 85 ~ Singer with the Staple Singers from the 1960's onward

THE STAPLES SINGERS ~ "GREAT DAY";


THE STAPLE SINGERS ~ "SIT DOWN SERVANT";


THE STAPLE SINGERS ~ "PRAY ON";


THE STAPLE SINGERS ~ "RESPECT YOURSELF";


Sarah Dash ~ 76 ~ American singer w/Labelle "Lady Marmalade";

LABELLE ~ "LADY MARMALADE";


LABELLE ~ "YOU TURN ME ON";


Ralph Tavares - 79 - Singer with 1970's R&B group Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel")

TAVARES ~ "HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL";


Ronnie Wilson - 73 - Keyboard & horn player with R&B The Gap Band

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


THE GAP BAND ~ "PARTY TRAIN";


Regi Hargis - 70 - Singer, guitarist & bassist with 1970's American band Brick

BRICK ~ "DAZZ";


Morris "B.B." Dickerson ~ 71 ~ Bassist and singer with Eric Burdon & War ("Low Rider", "Spill The Wine" "Why Can't We Be Friends")

WAR ~ "SPILL THE WIND";


WAR ~ "LOW RIDER";


WAR ~ "WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS"


Dennis Thomas ~ 70 ~ Saxophonist with 1970's & 80's R&B band Kool & the Gang ("Celebrate")

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


KOOL & THE GANG ~ "CELEBRATE";


Paul Mitchell ~ Singer with 1970's Soul vocal group the Floaters ("Float On")

THE FLOATERS ~ "FLOAT ON";


Grady Gaines ~ 86 ~ R&B Saxman w/The Texas Upsetters, Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Joe Tex, Gatemouth Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Little Willie John, James Brown, Dee Clark, Big Walter Price, Joe Hughes

BUDDY & STACEY WITH THE UPSETTERS ~ "SHOT GUN";


GRADY GAINES & THE TEXAS UPSETTERS ~ "FULL GAIN";


James Burke - 70 - Singer from 1960's American Soul group Five Stairsteps ("Oh Child")

THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS ~ "DANGER SHE'S A STRANGER";


THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS ~ "OH CHILD";


Joe Simon - 85 - American soul and R&B singer ("The Chokin' Kind", "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)", "Power of Love")

JOE SIMON ~ "POWER OF LOVE";


JOE SIMON ~ "GOING THROUGH THESE CHANGES";


Willie Winfield - 91 - Singer with American Doo-Wop group The Harptones

THE HARPTONES ~ "THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES";


John Dee Holeman ~ 92 ~ American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and

JOHN DEE HOLMAN & ALGIA MAE ~ "CROW JANE";


JOHN DEE HOLMAN ~ "ONE BLACK RAT";