Dance Macabre

Dance Macabre

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";


Chan Romero ~ 82 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer "Hippy Hippy Shake"

CHAN ROMERO ~ "HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE";


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";


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";


Mike Pinder - 82 - Keyboardist with The Moody Blues ("Ride My See Saw", "Nights In White Satin". "Go Now", Tuesday Afternoon")

THE MOODY BLUES ~ "GO NOW":


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN";


Mary Weiss ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's Girl Group the Shangri-La's ("Leader Of The Pack", "Remembe 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";


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";


Michel Hausser - 96 - French Jazz vibes player w/Stephane Grappelli, Lucky Thompson, Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Griffen and solo

MICHEL HAUSER ~ "NOW'S THE TIME";


MICHEL HAUSER ~ "THESE FOOLISH THINGS";