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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Tuesday, 23 August 2022
More Rockers From The 50's & 60's
Jerry Lee Lewis ~ 87 ~ Classic 1950's R&R and C&W singer/pianist ("Great Balls Of Fire", "Breathless", "Whole Lot Of Shakin Going On", "High School Confidential")
JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN";
JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE":
JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP TO SAY GOODBYE";
JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "CRAZY ARMS";
Jerry Allison - 82 - American Hall of Fame drummer w/Buddy Holly & The Crickets and songwriter ("That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue") later with Eddie Cochran, the Everly Brothers, Lee Dresser, Waylon Jennings, Cnway Twitty, Bobby Vee, Johnny Burnette
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS ~ "THAT'LL BE THE DAY";
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS ~ "PEGGY SUE";
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS ~ "OH BOY";
THE CRICKETS ~ "MY LITTLE GIRL";
THE CRICKETS ~ "TEARDROPS FALL LIKE RAIN";
Sonny West - 85 - American songwriter/singer/guitarist ("Oh, Boy!", "Rave On", "Rockahula Baby"), member of Elvis Presley's band
SONNY WEST ~ "RAVE ON";
Charlie Gracie ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer
CHARLIE GRACIE ~ "COOL BABY";
CHARLIE GRACIE ~ "BUTTERFLY";
Roddy Jackson ~ 79 ~ California Rockabilly dinger, sax & piano player
RODDY JACKSON ~ "I'VE GOT MY SIGHTS SET SOMEONE NEW";
Dan Seals ~ 79 ~ Singer/songwriter with 1970's Soft Rock duo Seals & Croft ("Summer Breeze"), previously sax player with The Champs ("Tequila"), Eddie Cochran, Glen Campbell, Dean Beard
THE CHAMPS ~ "TEQUILA";
THE CHAMPS ~ "TOO MUCH TEQUILA";
Brian Cassar - 86 - British 1960's singer and guitarist w/Cass and the Cassanovas, Casey Jones and the Engineers
CASEY JONES & THE ENGINEERS ~ "COME ON & DANCE";
CASEY JONES & THE ENGINEERS ~ "DON'T HA HA";
Dino Danelli - 78 - Drummer with 1960's US band The Rascals
THE RASCALS ~ "GOOD LOVIN";
THE RASCALS ~ "GROOVIN";
Jim Sohns ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's Chicago Garage band The Shadows Of Knight ("Gloria", "Shake", "Gonna Make You Mine", "Someone like Me")
THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ "GLORIA";
THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ "SHAKE";
THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ "IT'S A LONG TIME COMING";
Danny Kalb ~ 80 ~ Guitarist with 1960's New York Blues Rock band the Blues Project and later with Steffan Grossman and various solo accoustic projects
THE BLUES PROJECT ~ "STEVE'S SONG";
THE BLUES PROJECT ~ "WAKE ME SHAKE ME";
Jim Schwall ~ 79 ~ Singer/guitarist for the 1960's Chicago Blues band and ochestral band the Siegel-Schwall Band
THE SIEGEL-SCHWALL BLUES BAND ~ "CORINA";
THE SIEGEL-SCHWALL BLUES BAND ~ "HUSH HUSH";
Svenne Hedlund - 77 - Singer with 1960's Swedish bands (Hep Stars, Idolerna, Svenne and Lotta)
THE HEP STARS ~ "BRAND NEW CADILLAC";
THE HEP STARS ~ "NO RESPONSE";
THE HEP STARS ~ "DON'T";
Yitzhak Klepter - 72 - Singer-songwriter and guitarist with Israeli 1960's & 70's bands The Churchills & Kaveret
THE CHURCHILLS ~ "TOO MUCH IN LOVE TO HEAR";
Sandy Edmunds ~ 74 ~ New Zealand/Australian 1960's Pop singer
SANDY EDMUNDS ~ "YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON";
SANDY EDMUNDS ~ "SUNNY";
SANDY EDMUNDS & CLIMAX ~ "FRESH GARBAGE";
Jim Stewart - 92 - American Hall of Fame record producer, co-founder of Stax Records, home of classic 60's R&B; Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Booker & the MG's, Rufus & Carla Thomas, William Bell, Albert King, Johnny Taylor, Gus Cannon
OTIS REDDING ~ "TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS";
SAM & DAVE ~ "SOUL MAN";
EDDIE FLOYD ~ "KNOCK ON WOOD";
BOOKER & THE MG's ~ "GREEN ONIONS";
RUFUS THOMAS ~ "WALKING THE DOG";
ALBERT KING ~ "OH PRETTY WOMAN";
GUS CANNON ~ "GOING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN";
Lamont Dozier - 81 - R&B Songwriter/producer for Motown Records w/Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, later Alison Moyet, Phill Collins, Debbie Gibson, Peabo Bryson, Joss Stone. In the early sixties singer w/ The Romeos, The Voice Masters, Ty Hunter and The Voice Masters:
LAMONT DOZIER ~ "FISH AIN'T BITING";
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS ~ "HEAT WAVE";
THE SUPREMES ~ "WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO";
William "Prez" Tyus - 80's - American Doo-Wop singwriter ("I'm So Young" & "Every Day Of The Week" for the Students, later covered by the Ronettes & Beach Boys)
THE STUDENTS ~ "EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK";
Mable John - 91 - American R&B singer ("Your Good Thing (Is About to End)")
MABLE JOHN ~ "YOUR GOOD THING IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END";
Art Laboe ~ 97 ~ Los Angeles radio DJ, record producer (Sandy Nelson "Teen Beat", Preston Epps "Bongo Rock") record label owner of Original Sounds, show promoter from the 1940's to the 60's
SANDY NELSON ~ "TEEN BEAT";
PRESTON EPPS ~ "BONGO ROCK";
Bertha Barbee-McNeal - 82 - American singer with 1960's R&B vocal group The Velvelettes
THE VELVELETTES ~ "MEDLEY";
THE VELVELETTES ~ "BATMAN";
J. J. Barnes - 79 - American Motown R&B singer
JJ BARNES ~ "OUR LOVE IS IN THE POCKET";
Jim Post ~ 82 ~ American Folk Rock singer (Friend & Lover) and songwriter ("Reach Out of the Darkness")
FRIEND & LOVER ~ "REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS":
Lasse Lönndahl - 94 - Swedish 1960's Pop singer and actor
LASSE LONNDAHL ~ "EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY SOMETIMES";
Labels:
Art Laboe,
Champs,
Charlie Gracie,
Crickets,
Danny Kalb,
Hep Stars,
Jerry Lee Lewis,
Jim Post,
Jim Schwall,
Jim Stewart,
JJ Barnes,
Lamont Dozier,
Rascals,
Roddy Jackson,
Shadows Of Knight,
Sonny West,
Vevelettes
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