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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Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Some More Punk, New Wave & Alt Figures
Dame Vivienne Westwood - 81 - British fashion designer, Punk scenester & partner of Malcom McLaren
Jordan Mooney (real name Pamela Rooke) - 66 - London model for Vivienne Westwood & Malcom McLaren & Punk scenester
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD & JORDAN MOONEY;
KEITH LEVENE ~ 65 ~ British guitarist with the Clash and Public Image Ltd
PIL ~ "PUBLIC IMAGE";
PIL ~ "THE FLOWERS OF ROMANCE":
PIL ~ "DEATH DISCO";
PIL ~ "CAREERING";
Jet Black ~ 82 ~ Drummer with UK Punk band The Stranglers
THE STRANGLERS ~ "WALK ON BY";
THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MORE HEROS";
THE STRANGLERS ~ "NUCLEAR DEVICE";
THE STRANGLERS ~ "DUCHESS";
THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MERCY";
Garry Roberts - 72 - Guitarist with 1980's Irish Punk/New Wave band Irish The Boomtown Rats
THE BOOMTOWN RATS ~ "MARY OF THE FOURTH FORM";
THE BOOMTOWN RATS ~ "UP ALL NIGHT";
THE BOOMTOWN RATS ~ "I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS";
D. H. Peligro ~ 63 ~ American drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Feederz, Nailbomb, Peligro)
THE DEAD KENNEDYS ~ "CALIFORNIA UBER ALLES";
THE DEAD KENNEDYS ~ "NAZI PUNKS FUCK OFF";
THE DEAD KENNEDYS ~ "RAWHIDE";
Dix Denny - 60's - Guitarist with L.A Punk band the Weirdos
THE WEIRDOS ~ "HELIUM BAR";
THE WEIRDOS ~ "A LIFE OF CRIME";
Steve "Cast Iron" Smith ~ 60's ~ Singer with UK Oi Punk Band Red Alert
RED ALERT ~ "IN BRITAIN";
Steve Roberts ~ 60's ~ Drummer for UK Punk band the UK Subs and the Exploited
THE UK SUBS ~ "WARHEAD:
THE UK SUBS ~ "LIMOLIFE";
Anton Fier - 66 - drummer for the Feelies, Pere Ubu, Golden Palominos, Lounge Lizards, Voidoids, Bob Mould, Bill Laswell, John Zorn & Laurie Anderson
THE FEELIES ~ "CRAZY RHYTHMS";
GOLDEN PALOMINOS ~ "BOY";
Terry Hall ~ 63 ~ Singer with UK Ska bands The Specials, Fun Boy Three, the Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas
THE SPECIALS ~ "GHOST TOWN";
THE SPECIALS ~ "GANGSTERS";
THE SPECIALS ~ "RAT RACE";
FUN BOY THREE ~ "OUR LIPS ARE SEALED";
THE COLOURFIELD ~ "CASTLES IN THE AIR";
Iain Templeton ~ 60's drummer for UK bands The La's ("There She Goes") and Shack
THE LA'S ~ "THERE SHE GOES";
MARTIN DUFFY ~ 55 ~ Keyboardist with UK bands Felt, Primal Scream, The Charlatans, THe Chavs
FELT ~ "PRIMITVE PAINTERS";
FELT ~ "STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IN THE SKY";
PRIMAL SCREAM ~ "MOVING ON UP"
PRIMAL SCREAM ~ "ROCKS";
THE CHARLATANS ~ "TELLING STORIES";
Hamish Kilgour ~ 65 - Drummer with New Zealand 1980's Garage/Psyche band The Clean
THE CLEAN ~ "BEATNICK";
THE CLEAN ~ "ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN";
THE CLEAN ~ "DUNES";
Bobby Sutliff - 50's - Singer/songwriter/guitarist with Mississipi 1980's Power Pop band the Windbreakers
THE WINDBREAKERS ~ "DON'T TAKE HER OUT OF MY WORLD";
Robert Marlow ~ English Techno Pop singer/synth player w/Film Noir (with Vince Clarke) The Vandals (with Alison Moyet) and solo
ROBERT MARLOW ~ "THE FACE OF DORIAN GREY";
Maxi Jazz - 65 - English musician with Techno Dance band Faithless and songwriter ("Insomnia", "God Is a DJ")
FAITHLESS ~ "GOD IS A DJ";
Christina Moser - 70 - Singer and composer with Swiss New Wave band Krisma
KRISMA ~ "CATHODE MAMMA";
KRISMA ~ "WATER";
Jeremiah Green - 45 - Drummer with American Indie band Modest Mouse
MODEST MOUSE ~ "FLOAT ON";
MODEST MOUSE ~ "DASHBOARD";
Ryan Karazija - 40 - Singer/guitarist/composer with Icelandic Post Rock/Electronic Band Low Roar
LOW ROAR ~ "BYE BYE";
Mimi Parker - 55 - Singer & drummer w/American 2000's Alternative band Low
LOW ~ "CANADA";
LOW ~ "SHAME";
LOW ~ "CALIFORNIA";
Scott Nash - Bassist w/Australian hard rock band Asteroid B-612
ASTEROID B-612 ~ "STRAIGHT BACK TO YOU";
ASTEROID B-612 ~ "I JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT GIRLS";
Jess Barr ~ 46 ~ Guitarist with Texas Southern Rock/Cowpunk band Slobberbone
SLOBBERBONE ~ "GET GONE AGAIN";
SLOBBERBONE ~ "TO LOVE SOMEBODY";
Jeff Cherep - 50's - Singer/guitarist with Pittsburgh Punk band Submachine since the 1990's
SUBMACHINE ~ "RING OF FIRE";
SUBMACHINE ~ "TROCADERO RIOT";
Sarah Danger Underhill ~ 30's ~ Singer with Baltimore Punk band the Mallwalkers
MALLWALKER;
Pat Briggs ~ 50's ~ Singer with LA Glam & Shock Rock bands The Limelight, Impotant Sea Snaks & Psychotica, club owner, later actor in the Rock Musical "Rent"
PSYCHOTICA ~ "ICE PLANET HELL";
PSYCHOTICA ~ "ALL THE BROKEN SOULS";
THE IMPOTANT SEA SNAKES ~ "KANGAROOS UP THE BUTT";
Labels:
Anton Fier,
Boomtown Rats,
Charlatans,
Dead Kennedys,
Felt,
La's,
Low,
Mallwalker,
Modest Mouse,
PIL,
Primal Scream,
Red Alert,
Slobberbone,
Specials,
Stranglers,
Submachine,
UK Subs,
Weirdos,
Windbreakers
Saturday, 8 October 2022
Loretta Lynn & More Country & Folk Figures
Loretta Lynn - 90 - American Hall of Fame country singer-songwriter ("Coal Miner's Daughter", "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "The Pill"), several duets with Conway Twitty, multiple Grammy winner, subject of the Oscar winning "Coal Miner's Daughter" biopic
LORETTA LYNN ~ "HAPPY BIRTHDAY";
LORETTA LYNN ~ "FIST CITY";
LORETTA LYNN ~ "HARPER VALLEY PTA";
LORETTA LYNN ~ "YOU AIN'T WOMAN ENOUGH TO TAKE MY MAN";
LORETTA LYNN & CONWAY TWITTY ~ "EASY LOVING";
LORETTA LYNN ~ "BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL";
LORETTA LYNN ~ "COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER";
Ian Tyson ~ 89 ~ Canadian Folk & Country singer/songwriter from the early 60's onward w/Ian & Sylvia & solo ("Four Strong Winds", "Great Speckled Bird")
IAN & SYLVIA ~ "OLD BLUE";
IAN & SYLVIA ~ "YOU WERE ON MY MIND";
IAN & SYLVIA ~ "CRAZY ARMS";
IAN & SYLVIA ~ "FOUR STRONG WINDS";
IAN TYSON ~ "IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND";
Jody Miller - 80 - American Pop & Country singer, Grammy winner (1966)
JODY MILLER ~ "SILVER THREADS & GOLDEN NEEDLES";
JODY MILLER ~ "QUEEN OF THE HOUSE";
JODY MILLER ~ "LET ME BE THERE";
Judith Durham - 79 - Singer with 1960's Folk Pop group The Seekers
THE SEEKERS ~ "I'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU";
THE SEEKERS ~ "GEORGY GIRL";
THE SEEKERS ~ "A WORLD OF OUR OWN";
Noel Duggan ~ 73 ~ Irish singer & musician with Folk bands Clannad, The Duggans and Norland Wind
CLANNAD ~ "TEIR ABHAILE RIU";
CLANNAD ~ "THEME FROM HARRY'S GAME";
CLANNAD ~ "ROBIN THE HOODED MAN";
CLANNAD & BONO ~ "IN A LIFETIME";
Lucy Simon - 82 - American 1960's Folk singer w/Carly Simon as the Simon Sisters & composer (The Secret Garden) and Grammy winner
THE SIMON SISTERS ~ "WINKIN & BLINKIN & NOD";
THE SIMON SISTERS ~ "IT RAINS IN MY HEART";
Roland White ~ 83 ~ American Bluegrass mandolinist with the Kentucky Colonels, Country Gazzette, The Nashville String Band, Lester Flatt, Marty Stuart, Skip Battin, Doc Watson, Clint Black
THE KENTUCKY COLONELS ~ "ARE YOU GOING AWAY";
LESTER FLATT & ROLAND WHITE w/NASHVILLE GRASS";
Herschel Sizemore ~ 87 ~ American Bluegrass mandolin player w/The Dixie Gentlemen, Country Grass, Del McCrory, The Shenandoah Cut Ups, Rual Yarborough, Blue Ridge Mountain Boys
THE DIXIE GENTLEMEN ~ "WHAT CAN I SAY";
Don Edwards - 86 - American cowboy singer
DON EDWARDS ~ "CATTLE CALL";
Anita Kerr - 94 - American Pop & Country singer, pianist, arranger in the 1960's w/The Anita Kerr Singers, The Little Dippers, Rod McCuen, Dale Evans, Eddy Arnold, Burl Ives, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Brenda Lee, Perry Como, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Vinton, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Floyd Cramer, Al Hirt, Ann-Margret, Chet Atkins, Bobby Bare and Jim Reeves. Two time Gramy winner
THE ANITA KERR SINGERS ~ "HELLO WILLIAM";
THE LITTLE DIPPERS ~ "FOREVER";
Lenny Lipton - 82 - American poet and lyricist ("Puff, the Magic Dragon" by Peter Paul & Mary and filmmaker
PETER, PAUL & MARY ~ "PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON";
Jeff Cook - 73 - Guitarist/fiddle player with award winning 1980's & 90's C&W/Country Rock band Alabama
ALABAMA ~ "MOUNTAIN MUSIC";
ALABAMA ~ "MY HOME'S IN ALABAMA";
ALABAMA ~ "DIXIELAND DELIGHT";
Patrick Haggerty - 78 - American country singer-songwriter (Lavender Country)
LAVENDER COUNTRY ~ "CRYIN COCKSUCKER BLUES";
LAVENDER COUNTRY ~ "I CAN'T SHAKE THE STRANGER OUT OF YOU";
Jake Flint - 37 - American Red Dirt country singer-songwriter
JAKE FLINT ~ "HALLELUJAH";
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