Blues, Soul, R&B & Jazz Singers From The 50's & 60's

Tommy Hunt - 91 - Singer with 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";


Andy Bey - 85 - American Jazz singer and pianist from the 1960's onward with the Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters

ANDY BEY ~ "SATAN APPEARS IN MANY FORMS";


ANDY BEY & BEY SISTERS ~ "SMOOTH SAILING";


Jerry Butler ~ 85 ~ American R&B singer with the Impressions and solo ("For Your Precious Love", "He Will Break Your Heart")

JERRY BUTLER ~ "I DIG YOU BABY";


JERRY BUTLER ~ "FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE";


Ken Parker ~ 76 ~ Jamaican Ska/Reggae singer

KEN PARKER ~ "A CHANGE IS GONNA COME";


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";


Sly Stone ~ 82 ~ American Hall of Fame musician (Sly and the Family Stone) and songwriter ("Everyday People", "Family Affair")

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER";


SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "THANK YOU FOR LETTING YOU BE MYSELF AGAIN";



SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "EVERYDAY PEOPLE";

Some Country and Folk Musicians

Betsy Gay ~ 96 ~ American actress and Country singer with Spade Cooley and Spike Jones

SPADE COOLEY & BETSY GAY ~ "YOU CLOBBERED ME";


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 HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS";


MELBA MONTGOMERY ~ "BREAK MY MIND";



Wizz Jones - 86 - English Folk guitarist and singer-songwriter

WIZZ JONES ~ "HARD TIMES IN NEW QUAY";


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";



Eddie Adcock ~ 86 ~ Bluegrass banjo player w/The Country Gentlemen

THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN ~ "MATTERHORN" & "FOX ON THE RUN";


THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN ~ "DARK AS A DUNGEON";


Johnny Rodriguez ~ 73 ~ American country singer ("You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)", "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)")

JOHNNY RODRIQUEZ ~ "RDIN MY THUMB TO MEXICO";


JOHNNY RODRIQUEZ ~ "DEPORTEE";


Lulu Roman - 78 - Country & Gospel singer and comedian on 'Hee Haw'

LULU ROMAN ~ "HALLELUJAH WHEELS";


Squire Parsons ~ 77 ~ American Southern gospel singer-songwriter with the Kinsmen Quartet and solo

SQUIRE PARSONS ~ "I SING BECUASE";


Michael Hurley - 83 - American 1960's Folk singer-songwriter ("Have Moicy")

MICHAEL HURLEY ~ "I'M WORRIED I'M WORRIED";


Tracy Schwartz ~ 84 ~ American Folk & Country singer, guitarist and fiddle player with duo Ginny Hawker

GINNY HAWKER & TRACY SCHWARTZ ~ "DON'T NEGLECT THE ROSE";


Jill Sobule ~ 66 ~ American Folk Pop singer-songwriter ("I Kissed a Girl", "Supermodel")

JILL SOBULE ~ "I KISSED A GIRL";


JILL SOBULE ~ "SUPERMODEL";