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 February 2025
Some Punk & New Wave Figures
Jamie Muir - 82 - Scottish percussionist with 1970's UK Prog Rock band King Crimson and painter
KING CRIMSON ~ "LARKS TONGUES IN ASPIC";
Rick Buckler ~ 69 ~ Drummer for the Jam
THE JAM ~ "IN THE CITY";
THE JAM ~ "GOING UNDERGROUND";
THE JAM ~ "A TOWN CALLED MALICE";
THE JAM ~ "THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT";
Edweena (formally Ed) Banger - 60's - Singer with 1970's UK Punk bands the Nosebleeds and Slaughter & the Dogs
THE NOSEBLEEDS ~ "AIN'T BEEN TO NO MUSIC SCHOOL":
Sal Maida - 70's - Bassist with 1970's New York Power Pop band Milk n'Cookies, Sparks and Roxy Music
MILK N'COOKIES;
Shawn Brighton - 60's - Singer/guitarist with 1980's New York New Wave bands Nervous Rex and the Puppets
NERVOUS REX ~ "VENUS";
Beej Chaney - 68 - Guitarist with American Punk/Funk band The Suburbs
THE SUBURBS ~ "WAITING";
THE SUBURBS ~ "LOVE IS THE LAW";
Friday, 31 January 2025
Some 1950's & 60's Figures
Tommy Hunt - 91 - Singer with 1095's Doo-Wop group the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes For You")
THE FLAMINGOS ~ "I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU";
THE FLAMINGOS ~ "JUMP CHILDREN";
Sam Moore - 89 - Soul singer with Sam & Dave ("Soul Man", ""Hold On I'm Coming", "Wrap It Up", "I Thank You")
SAM & DAVE ~ "SOUL MAN";
SAM & DAVE ~ "HOLD ON I'M COMING";
SAM & DAVE ~ "I THANK YOU";
Gary Grier - 80's - Singer with 1960's R&B group The Contours ("Do You Love Me")
THE CONTOURS ~ "DO YOU LOVE ME";
Brenton Wood - 83 - American 1960's R&B singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign")
BRENTON WOOD ~ "GIMMIE A LITTLE SIGN";
BRENTON WOOD ~ "THE OOGUM BOOGUM SONG";
Gene Barge ~ 98 ~ Sax player with 1950's R&B group the Church Street Five, later played with and/or produced w/Gary US Bonds, Nat King Cole, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Chuck Willis, the Rolling Stones, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Natalie Cole
GARY US BONDS ~ "A QUARTER TO THREE";
GARY US BONDS ~ "SEVEN DAY WEEKEND";
Barry Goldberg - 83 - American Blues keyboardist with The Electric Flag, Bob Dylan, Mitch Ryder ("Devil With The Blue Dress"), The Flying Burrito Bros, The Ramones ("End Of The Century"), producer with Bob Dylan, Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton
MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS ~ "CC RIDER";
THE ELECTRIC FLAG ~ "OVER LOVING YOU";
THE ELECTRIC FLAG ~ "WINE";
Laurie Holloway - 86 - English pianist, musical director and composer w/Petula Clark ("Downtown"), Englebert Humperdink, Stephane Grappelli, Tom Jones, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr., Gilbert O’Sullivan, Mel Torme, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Barry Humphries and Ronnie Corbett.
PETULA CLARK ~ "DOWNTOWN";
Marianne Faithfull ~ 84 ~ English 1960's singer ("As Tears Go By") and actress
MARIANNE FAITHFULL ~ "DOWNTOWN";
MARIANNE FAITHFULL ~ "AS TEARS GO BY";
MARIANNE FAITHFULL & DAVID BOWIE ~ "I GOT YOU BABE";
Peter Yarrow - 86 - American 1960's Folk singer w/Peter, Paul and Mary and songwriter
PETER, PAUL & MARY ~ "IF I HAD A HAMMER";
PETER, PAUL & MARY ~ "BLOWING IN THE WIND";
PETER, PAUL & MARY ~ "PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON";
Marilyn Tuttle ~ 99 ~ 1950's Country singer w/Wesley Tuttle
WESLEY & MARILYN TUTTLE ~ "HEY GOOD LOOKING";
WESLEY & MARILYN TUTTLE ~ "NEVER";
Melba Montgomery - 86 - American 1960's & 70's Country singer ("No Charge", "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You", "Angel of the Morning")
MELBA MONTGOMERY ~ "HAPPY YOU, LONELY ME" & "I'M NO LONGER IN YOUR HEART";
MELBA MONTGOMERY & GEORGE JONES ~ "WE MUST HVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS";
MELBA MONTGOMERY ~ "BREAK MY MIND";
Tony Kinsey - 97 - English Jazz drummer w/Johnny Dankworth, Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Ben Webster, Clark Terry, Harry Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, and Sarah Vaughan
JOHNNY DANKWORTH ORCH ~ "JUST IN TIME";
JOHNNY DANKWORTH ORCH ~ "MARK 1";
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Some Canadian Musicians
Bob Burgess ~ 80 ~ Singer for 1960's Montreal Garage band the Haunted ("1-2-5")
THE HAUNTED ~ "1-2-5";
Garth Hudson ~ 87 ~ Canadian keyboardist with Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks and the Band
THE BAND ~ "CRIPPLE CREEK";
RONNIE HAWKINS & THE HAWKS ~ "WHO DO YOU LOVE";
THE BAND ~ "THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN";
Jane McGarrigle - 84 - Quebec Folk singer and author, sister of Kate & Anne McGarrigle
JANE & ANNA McGARRIGLE;
Paul Weldon ~ 70's ~ Keyboard player with 1970's Toronto band Edward Bear
EDWARD BEAR ~ "LAST SONG";
EDWARD BEAR ~ "FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION";
Corey Crewe - 80 - Member of Newfoundland Folk duo Corey & Trina
COREY & TRINA ~ "THE NORTHERN LIGHTS OF LABRADOR";
Martin Murray - 68 - UK born Niagara Falls Ontario singer/guitarist
MARTY MURRAY ~ "SOUTHHAMPTON"
Tyler Ripley - 50's - Singer with Toronto 1980's Hardcore band Chronic Submission
CHRONIC SUBMISSION ~ "GO 4 IT":
CHRONIC SUBMISSION - FIVE SONGS IN A MINUTE;
CHRONIC SUBMISSION;
Jocelyn Harton - 40's - Bassist with Quebec Thrash band Outrage
OUTRAGE ~ "STRESS";
Monday, 27 January 2025
Some Metal Dudes
Bruce Howe - 77 - Bassist with Austrailian 1970's Hard Rock band Fraternity (with Bon Scott)
FRATERNITY ~ "THE SHAPE I'M IN";
FRATERNITY ~ "SOMMERVILLE";
John Sykes ~ 65 ~ English Hard Rock & Metal guitarist w/ The Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake
THE TYGERS OF PAN TANG ~ "LOVE POTION NUMBER 9";
THIN LIZZY ~ "COLD SWEAT";
WHITESNAKE ~ "HERE I GO AGAIN";
Peace B Fluid (AKA Peter Forrest) - 50's - Singer for New York Funk Metal band 24-7 Spyz
24-7 SPYZ ~ "BREAK THE CHAINS";
24-& SPYZ ~ "JUNGLE BOOGIE";
24-7 SPYZ ~ "DON'T BREAK MY HEART";
Keith Satchfield - 50's - Guitarist with UK Metal bands Axe and Fist
FIST ~ "TURN IT ON";
Ned Kelly ~ Bassist with American Thrash band Nightare A.D
NIGHTMARE A.D ~ "TOWARDS DYSTOPIA/POVERTY CHASM";
James Odegard - 63 - Singer with US 80's Thrash band Disturbed
DISTURBED ~ "DISTURBING THE PEACE";
Wayne Fabra ~ 58 - Drummer for Ohio Death Metal band Necrophagia
NECROPHAGIA ~ "COMMUNION OF DEATH";
Trond Ciekals ~ 40's - Guitarist with Norwegian Black Metal band Djevel
DJEVEL ~ "KRONET AV EN VAPNET MAAND";
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