Rock and Roll Heaven
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, 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";
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