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, 19 January 2024
Some 50's & 60's Rockers
Larry Collins ~ 79 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly guitarist w/The Collins Kids and songwriter ("Delta Dawn")
THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "HOY HOY";
THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "STAGGER LEE";
THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE";
THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "JOHNNY B GOODE";
THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL";
Jimmy Van Eaton ~ 86 ~ Rockabilly drummer with Sun Records, played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Charlie Feathers, Bill Justis, Hayden Thompson and Ray Smith
JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN";
JOHNNY CASH ~ "I WALK THE LINE";
ROY ORBISON ~ "CRYING";
BILLY LEE RILEY ~ "HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS";
Johnny Knight ~ 86 (real name Johnny Mangiagli, AKA Johnny Donn, Johnny Marlo, Johnny Manjelli & the Gamma Goochee, 1950's New York Rockabilly singer/guitarist
JOHNNY KNIGHT ~ "THE ROCK & ROLL GUITAR";
Mary Weiss ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's Girl Group the Shangri-La's ("Leader Of The Pack", "Remember Walking In The Sand")
THE SHANGRI-LAS ~ "THE LEADER OF THE PACK";
THE SHANGRI-LAS ~ "REMEMBER WALKING IN THE SAND";
THE SHANGRI-LAS ~ "GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS";
THE SHANGRI-LAS ~ "SHOUT";
John Lowe - 81 - Pianist with early 60's UK band The Quarrymen
THE QUARRYMEN ~ "IN SPITE OF ALL THE DANGER";
THE QUARRYMEN ~ "THAT'LL BE THE DAY";
John Blunt ~ 80's ~ Drummer with UK 60's Beat band the Searchers ("Needles & Pins", "Sugar & Spice")
THE SEARCHERS ~ "NEEDLES & PINS";
THE SEARCHERS ~ "LOVE POTION NUMBER 9";
THE SEARCHERS ~ "SWEETS FOR MY SWEET";
THE SEARCHERS ~ "SUGAR & SPICE";
Ian Amey - 79 - Guitarist/singer with 1960's English band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH ~ "THE LEGEND OF XANADU";
DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH ~ "HIDEAWAY";
DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH ~ "BEND IT";
Gavin Webb - 77 - Bassist with Australian rock band The Masters Apprentices
THE MASTERS APPRENTICES ~ "IT'S BECAUSE I LOVE YOU";
THE MASTERS APPRENTICES ~ "TURN UP YOUR RADIO";
David Libert - 60's - Singer with 1960's American Pop group the Happenings, songwriter w/the Chiffons, the Tokens and Gerry & the Pacemakers, manager & agent for Alice Cooper, the Runaways, Vanilla Fudge, Parliament Funkadelic, Living Color, Shelia E
THE HAPPENINGS ~ "I GOT RHYTHM";
THE HAPPENINGS ~ "SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER";
Melanie - 76 - American singer-songwriter ("Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") and guitarist
MELANIE - "LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN)";
MELANIE ~ "LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG";
Bill Hayes - 98 - American singer 1950's Pop & Country singer ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett") and later actor ("Days Of Our Lives")
BILL HAYES ~ "BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT";
BILL HAYES ~ "WIMOWEH";
BILL HAYES ~ "WANDERING";
Steve Lawrence - 88 - American singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers)
STEVE LAWRENCE ~ "GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL";
Frank Ifield - 86 - Australian 1950's & 60's Pop singer ("I Remember You", "Lovesick Blues", "The Wayward Wind")
FRANK IFIELD ~ "I REMEBER YOU";
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