Yes it's "Rock and Roll Heaven" or "The people who died". A list of obits of Rock & Roll figures and related musical genres like Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Swing, R & B, Gospel, Hip-Hop, Pop and some World Beat & Avant Garde Classical Music. From 2009 on regularly updated.
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Friday, 22 October 2021
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";
Labels:
Iron Butterfly,
Jay and Americans,
Marvelettes,
Monkees,
Moody Blues,
Paul Revere,
Robin McNamara,
Roy Gaines,
Shadows,
Southlanders,
Spike Jones,
Status Quo,
Ted Herold,
Tokens,
Warren Storm,
Willie Cobbs
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