Dance Macabre

Dance Macabre

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Some Metal Dudes


Phil Campbell ~ 64 ~ Welsh guitarist (Motörhead, Persian Risk, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons)

MOTORHEAD ~ "EAT THE RICH";


MOTORHEAD ~ "ROCK & ROLL";


MOTORHEAD ~ "HELLRAISER";


Francis Buchholz ~ 71 ~ Bassist with German Metal band Scorpions

THE SCORPIONS ~ "ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE";


THE SCORPIONS ~ "NO ONE LIKE YOU";


Anders Möller ~ 63 ~ Singer/guitarist with wedish Metal bands Black Ingvars, Swedish Erotica

BLACK INGVARS ~ "SJOROVARFABBE";


Daniel Zenker Ozalle ~ 30 ~ Guitarist with UK Metal band Towers

TOWERS ~ "BURN WITH ME";


Shane Rout - 53 - Drummer with Australian Grindcore band Blood Duster

BLOOD DUSTER ~ "PISS STOMPER";


Ernesto Colon ~ Guitarist with American Metalcore band Merauder

MERAUDER ~ "MASTER KILLER";


Mark Sawickis ~ 58 ~ Guitarist with American Death Metal bands Impetigo, editor of Metal zine Uniforce

IMPETIGO ~ "KILLING A SORORITY GIRL";


IMPETIGO ~ "DISORGANIZED";


Jessica Armstrong ~ 33 ~ Bassist with Navajo American Thrash band Suspended

SUSPENDED ~ "HALLOWED MINDS";

Some Folk and Country Figures



Don Adams ~ 85 ~ American Country bassist with the Adams Bros backing George Jones, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, Ray Price, Marty Robbins and Johnny Paycheck

THE ADAMS BROS ~ "MY FAVORITE GIRL" & "HOLD IT";


Terry Cox - 89 - Drummer with British Folk Rock bands Pentangle, The Humblebums

PENTANGLE ~ "TRAVELLING SONG";


PENTANGLE ~ "NO LOVE IS SORROW";


Dolores Keane - 72 - Singer with Irish Folk band De Dannan

DE DANNAN ~ "HEY JUDE";


DE DANNAN ~ "LET IT BE";


Blake Emmons - 81 - Canadian Country singer and television host

BLAKE EMMONS ~ "YOU'RE MY WOMAN";


Paul Geremia - 81 - American Folk Blues guitarist

PAUL GEREMIA ~ "RISING RIVER BLUES";


Ronnie Bowman ~ 64 ~ American Bluegrass singer/guitarist (Lonesome River Band)

LONESOME RIVER BAND ~ "LONG GONE";


Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Some Canadian Figures


Catherine O'Hara ~ 71 ~ Toronto comedian in SCTV and singer as Lola Hetherington and in "A Mighty Wind" as part of folk duo Mitch & Mickey

MITCH & MICKEY ~ "WHEN I'M NEXT TO YOU";


MITCH & MICKEY ~ "A KISS AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW";


Terry Watkinson ~ 75 ~ Keyboardist with Toronto bands Dee & the Yeomen and Max Webster

DEE & THE YEOMEN ~ "YOU SHOULD KNOW IT";


MAX WEBSTER ~ "PARADISE SKIES";


MAX WEBSTER ~ "LET GO THE LINE":


Bob Horne ~ 70's ~ Canadian keyboardist with A Foot In Cold Water, Nucleaus, David Clayton Thomas, Dominic Troiano

A FOOT IN COLD WATER ~ "MAKE ME DO ANYTHNG YOU WANT";


John Hannah ~ 73 ~ Guitarist with 1980's Canadian band Streetheart

STREETHEART ~ "HOLLYWOOD";


STREETHEART ~ "UNDER MY THUMB";


Paul Martin ~ 60's ~ Guitarist with Toronto band the Blushing Brides

THE BLUSHING BRIDES ~ "WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT";


Steve Taylor ~ 60's ~ Vancouver Rockabilly drummer with Ray Condo, Herald Nix, Cousin Harley,

RAY CONDO & THE RICCOCHETS ~ "SHADOW MY BABY";


RAY CONDO & THE RICCOCHETS ~ "ICE COLD WATER";


EJ Brule ~ 69 ~ Canadian 1980's singer/spoken word artist

EJ BRULE ~ "HOW CAN YOU BE SO WHITE";


Jeff Burke ~ 62 ~ Toronto Psychedelic Pop and Jazz bassoon and theremin player (AKA Bassooner Or Later & Black Santa) solo and with the The New Continentals, Courage Of Lassie, Poppy Seed & the Love Explosion Orch, Chris Bottomley, Kathleen Yearwood, Jay Danley, Sun Ra

JEFF BURKE w/ THE SUN RA ARKESTRA;


Monday, 16 February 2026

Some 1950's & 60's Rockers


Neil Sedaka ~ 86 ~ American singer/songwriter ("Calendar Girl", "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", "Love Will Keep Us Together", "Oh Carol")

NEIL SEDAKA ~ "OH CAROL";


NEIL SEDAKA ~ "BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO";


NEIL SEDAKA ~ "CALENDAR GIRL";


Jerry Kennedy ~ 85 ~ American guitarist w/ Roy Orbison ("Pretty Woman"), Johnny Hallyday, Elvis Presely, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kris Kristofferson, Ringo Starr, Jeanie C Riley. Producer w/Roger Miller, Reba McEntire, The Statler Brothers, Johnny Rodriguez, Tom T. Hall, The Statler Brothers, Connie Smith, Mel McDaniel, Reba McEntire and other artists

ROY ORBISON ~ "PRETTY WOMAN";


Margaret Ross ~ 83 ~ Singer with 1960's American Pop & R&B band The Cookies (backup singers for Little Eva ("The Locomotion"), Neil Sedaka ("Breaking Uo Is Hard To Do")

LITTLE EVA ~ "THE LOCOMOTON";


Roscoe Robinson ~ 97 ~ American Gospel and Soul singer w/the Highway QC's & the Fairfield Four and solo

THE HIGHWAY QC'S ~ "I HEARD"/"DO YOU LOVE HIM"/"I'll BE SATISFIED";


THE HIGHWAY QC'S ~ "NOBODY KNOWS";


James Moschello ~ 88 ~ Singer with Doo Wop group The Elegants

THE ELEGANTS ~ "LITTLE STAR";


David Brigati - 85 - Singer with 1960's Doo Wop and R&R bands the High Fives, Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals)

JOEY DEE & THE STARLIGHTERS ~ "THE PEPPERMINT TWIST";


Gary Walker (real name Gary Leeds) ~ 83 ~ Singer and drummer with the Walker Bros and drummer with the Standells

THE WALKER BROS ~ "THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANY MORE";


THE WALKER BROS ~ "MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF";


Len Garry ~ 84 ~ Bassist with 1960's English Skiffle band The Quarrymen

THE QUARRYMEN ~ "THAT'LL BE THE DAY";


Travis Wammack ~ 81 ~ American 1960's R&R guitarist solo and session guitarist w/Muscle Shoals Studio and Hi Records w/Billy Lee Riley, Little Richard, Sonny Burgess,

TRAVIS WAMMACK ~ "SCRATCHY";


Wayne Proctor ~ 70's ~ Guitarist with 1960's US Garage band We The People

WE THE PEOPLE ~ "IN THE PAST";


WE THE PEOPLE ~ "YOU BURN ME UP & DOWN";


Country Joe MacDonald ~ 84 ~ Singer for Country Joe & the Fish

COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "ROCK & SOUL MUSIC";


COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "FEEL LIKE I'M FIXING TO DIE RAG";


Saturday, 7 February 2026

Some 1970's Rockers


Bob Weir ~ 78 ~ Singer/guitarist with the Grateful Dead

GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "TRUCKIN"


GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "DARK STAR";


GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "TOUCH OF GREY";


John Hammond ~ 83 ~ American Blues singer & guitarist

JOHN HAMMOND ~ "DROP DOWN BLUES";


JOHN HAMMOND ~ "RIDE TIL I DIE";


Mark Kennedy ~ 74 ~ Drummer with Australian 1970s Prog Rock bands Spectrum, Ayers Rock, Marcia Hines and record producer

SPECTRUM ~ "BUT THAT'S ALRIGHT";


SPECTRUM ~ "I'LL BE GONE";


Chuck Negron ~ 83 ~ American singer with 1970's band Three Dog Night

THREE DOG NIGHT ~ "JOY TO THE WORLD";


THREE DOG NIGHT ~ "MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME";


Terry Sullivan ~ 87 ~ Drummer with British Psychedelic band Renaissance

RENAISSANCE ~ "CAN YOU UNDERSTAND";


RENAISSANCE ~ "NORTH STAR";


Ralph Towner ~ 85 ~ American Jazz multi-instrumentalist with 1970's band Oregon

OREGON ~ "BENEATH AN EVENING SKY";


Lamonte McLemore ~ 90 ~ American singer with 1960's & 70's group The 5th Dimension ("The Age Of Aquarious")

THE FIFTH DIMENSION ~ "THE AGE OF AQUARIOUS";


Friday, 23 January 2026

Some Punk Rock, New Wave & Alternative Guys


Kenny Morris ~ 68 ~ Drummer with Siouxsie & the Banshees (first two albums)

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "HONG KONG GARDEN";


SIOUXIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "JIGSAW FEELING";


SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "THE STAIRCASE MYSTERY";


SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "MAKE UP TO BREAK UP";


Andrew Bodnar ~ 71 ~ UK bassist with Graham Parker & the Rumour, Elvis Costello ("Watching The Detectives"), Nick Lowe ("I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass"), Carlene Carter, The Pretenders, Thompson Twins, Garland Jeffreys

GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR ~ "LOCAL GIRLS";


GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR ~ "HEY LORD DON'T ASK ME QUESTIONS";


ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS ~ "WATCHING THE DETECTIVES";


Fred Smith ~ 77 ~ Bassist with New York bands Television, Blondie (original lineup) and the Stilletos

TELEVISION ~ "MARQUEE MOON";


TELEVISION ~ "CALL MR LEE";


THE STILETTOS ~ "ANTI DISCO";


Petesy Burns ~ 70's ~ Singer with Irish Punk band the Outcasts

THE OUTCASTS ~ "YOU'RE A DISEASE";


THE OUTCASTS ~ "THE COPS ARE COMING";


Gabba Gregory ~ 60's ~ Guitarist with British Hardcore Punk band Chaos UK

CHAOS UK ~ "NO SECURITY";


CHAOS UK ~ "FARMYARD BOOGIE";


John Hannah ~ 73 ~ Guitarist with 1980's Canadian band Streetheart

Andrew Ranken ~ 72 ~ English drummer w/The Pogues

THE POGUES ~ "DIRTY OLD TOWN";


THE POGUES ~ "IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE FROM GOD";


Bettina Köster ~ 66 ~ German singer, sax player and composer with German 1980's New Wave bands Malaria and Mania D

MANIA D ~ "DA TOT ICH DICH";


MALARIA ~ "GELD MONEY";


MALARIA ~ "YOUR TURN TO RUN";


Rob Hirst ~ 70 ~ Drummer with Australian band Midnight Oil

MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "BEST OF BOTH WORLDS";


MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "READ ABOUT IT";


MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "THE DEAD HEART";


Bernie Lynch ~ 72 ~ Guitarist/keyboardist & singer with Australian New Wave band Eurogliders ("Heaven (Must Be There)"

EUROGLIDERS ~ "HEAVEN (MUST BE THERE)";


EUROGLIDERS ~ "CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU";


Greg Brown ~ Guitarist & songwriter with American Alternative bands Cake & Deathray

CAKE ~ "THE DISTANCE";


CAKE ~ "I WILL SURVIVE";


Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin ~ 26 ~ Guitarist with British Experimental Rock band Black Midi

BLACK MIDI ~ "BMBMBM";


BLACK MIDI ~ "WELCOME TO HELL";


Brad Arnold ~ 47 ~ Singer with American Post Grunge band 3 Doors Down

3 DOORS DOWN ~ "KRYPTONITE";


3 DOORS DOWN ~ "LOSER";


J. Strauss ~ Singer with Swedish Industrial band the Morlocks

MORLOCKS ~ "I'M THE PAYLOAD";

Saturday, 8 November 2025

Some Jazz Cats



Jack DeJohnette ~ 83 ~ Grammy winning American Jazz drummer w/Miles Davis Quintet ("Bitches Brew"), Pat Metheney, Charlie Haden, Chick Corea, Sun Ra, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans), bandleader, pianist and composer

MILES DAVIS ~ "BITCHES BREW":


Chuck Mangione ~ 84 ~ American flugelhornist, composer ("Feels So Good") and actor

CHUCK MANGIONE ~ "FEELS SO GOOD";


CHUCK MANGINONE ~ "GIE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT";


Klaus Doldinger ~ 89 ~ German saxophonist w/Jazz Fusion band Passport and composer ("Das Boot")

PASSPORT ~ "SCHIRIOKO";


George Freeman ~ 97 ~ American Jazz & Funk guitarist w/Gene Ammons

GEORGE FREEMAN & GENE AMMONS ~ "JUNGLE STRUT";


Phil Upchurch ~ 84 ~ American Jazz and Blues guitarist

PHIL UPCHURCH ~ "PEACE & LOVE";


Gerard Badini ~ 94 ~ French Jazz sax player

GERARD BADINI ~ "BEANS GROOVE";


CLEO LAINE ~ 97 ~ English Jazz singer

CLEO LAINE ~ "IT DON'T MEAN A THING";


CLEO LAINE ~ "CRAZY RYTHM";


Abdoulaye Diabaté - 65 - Senegalese Jazz pianist w/Kora Jazz Trio

THE KORA JAZZ TRIO ~ "DJANFFA";


Lillian Boutté ~ 75 ~ New Orleans Jazz singer

LILLIAN BOUTTE ~ "DOWN IN TONKY TONK TOWN";


Gordon Goodwin - 70 - Drummer with American Big Band Jazz group the Big Phat Band, 4 time Gramy winner

THE BIG PHAT BAND ~ "COUNT BUBBA";