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 ~ "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";