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.
Dance Macabre

Sunday, 18 May 2025
Some 1970's Rock & Pop Figures
Drew Zingg ~ 68 ~ American guitarist w/Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs
STEELY DAN ~ "RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER":
STEELY DAN ~ "REELING IN THE YEARS";
BOZ SCAGGS ~ "THE LIDO SHUFFLE";
Joey Molland - 77 - Guitarist with English band Badfinger ("Without You", "Come & Get It")
BADFINGER ~ "BABY BLUE";
BADFINGER ~ "cOME & GET IT";
BADFINGER ~ "WITHOUT YOU";
Bruce Howe - 77 - Bassist with Austrailian 1970's Hard Rock band Fraternity (with Bon Scott)
FRATERNITY ~ "THE SHAPE I'M IN";
FRATERNITY ~ "SOMMERVILLE";
Jacques de Jongh ~ 70's ~ Bassist and rhythm guitarist with 1970's Australian Glam Rock band Hush
HUSH ~ "BONIE MARONIE";
HUSH ~ "GLAD ALL OVER";
Roger McLachlan ~ 71 ~ New Zealand bass guitarist (Little River Band)
THE LITTLE RIVER BAND ~ "LONESOME LOSER";
THE LITTLE RIVER BAND ~ "REMINICSING";
Billy Earheart ~ 71 ~ Keyboardist with Country Rock bands The Amazing Rhythm Aces & The Bama Band
THE AMAZING RHYTHM ACES ~ "THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT";
THE AMAZING RHYTHM ACES ~ "THIRD RATE ROMANCE";
Larry Lee ~ 78 ~ Multi-insturmenatlist and songwriter with The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS ~ "JACKIE BLUE";
THE OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS ~ "IF YOU WANT TO GET TO HEAVEN";
Robert John - 79 - American 1970's Pop singer ("Sad Eyes", "If You Don't Want My Love")
ROBERT JOHN ~ "SAD EYES";
Wayne Osmond ~ 73 ~ Singer with the Osmonds
THE OSMONDS ~ "YOYO";
THE OSMONDS ~ "ONE BAD APPLE";
Sunday, 4 May 2025
Some More Punk, New Wave & Alt Rock Figures
David Thomas ~ 71 ~ Singer with Ohio bands Pere Ubu and Rocket From The Tombs
ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS ~ "I SELL SOUL";
PERE UBU ~ "HEART OF DARKNESS";
PERE UBU ~ "UBUDANCE";
PERE UBU ~ "WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOY";
Clem Burke ~ 70 ~ Drummer with Blondie and later Iggy Pop, the Ramones, Romantics, Eurythmics, Pete Townshend, Joan Jett, Wanda Jackson, Nancy Sinatra, L.A.M.F, International Swingers, Chequered Past
BLONDIE ~ "HEART OF GLASS";
BLONDIE ~ "HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE";
BLONDIE ~ "DREAMING";
BLONDIE ~ "CALL ME";
CHEQUERED PAST ~ "HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH";
Brian James ~ 70 ~ UK guitarist with Punk and Post Punk bands The Damned and the Lords Of The New hurch
THE DAMNED ~ "NEW ROSE";
THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH ~ "OPEN YOUR EYES";
THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH ~ "RUSSIAN ROULETTE";
THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH ~ "DANCE WITH ME";
Dave Allen ~ 69 ~ Bassist with UK Post Punk band Gang Of Four and New Wave band Shriekback
GANG OF FOUR ~ "DAMAGED GOODS";
GANG OF FOUR ~ "TO HELL WITH POVERTY";
SHRIEKBACK ~ "MY SPINE IS MY BASSLINE";
Honest John Plain ~ 73 ~ Guitarist with 1970's Australian Punk band the Boys
THE BOYS ~ "TERMINAL LOVE";
THE BOYS ~ "BRICKFIELD NIGHTS";
THE BOYS ~ "WHEN YOU'RE LONELY";
Mike Peters ~ 66 ~ Singer guitarist with Welsh Post Punk band the Alarm ("68 Guns", "Rain In The Summertime")
THE ALARM ~ "68 GUNS";
THE ALARM ~ "THE STAND";
THE ALARM ~ "WHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE";
Colin Jerwood ~ 63 ~ Singer with English Hardcore band Conflict
CONFLICT;
CONFLICT ~ "TOUGH SHIT MIKEY";
Al Barile - 63 - Guitarist with 80's Boston Straight Edge Hardcore band SS Decontrol
SS DECONTROL ~ "HEADED STRAIGHT";
SS DECONTROL ~ "BOILING POINT";
Douglas McCarthy ~ 58 ~ Singer with UK Electro band Nitzer Ebb
NITZER EBB ~ "MURDEROUS";
NITZER EBB ~ "JOIN IN THE CHANT";
Gigi Canu ~ 66 ~ Guitarist with Italian Electro band Planet Funk
PLANET FUNK ~ "WHO SAID";
PLANET PUNK ~ "THE SWITCH";
John Reid ~ 61 ~ Scottish DJ and singer with Techno Dance bands This Way Up and Nightcrawlers and songwriter with Tina Turner, Rod Stewart and Kelly Clarkson
NIGHTCRAWLERS ~ "PUSH THE FEELING";
Ariel Kalma ~ 78 ~ French New-Age composer and electronic musician
ARIEL KALMA ~ "A TREASURE CHEST";
Saturday, 3 May 2025
Canadian Punk, New Wave & Metal Figures
Steven Leckie ~ 67 ~ Singer with Toronto Punk band the Viletones
THE VILETONES ~ "DANGER BOY";
THE VILETONES ~ "POSSIBILITIES";
THE VILETONES ~ "THE LAST GUY";
Andrew Matheson ~ 69 ~ Canadain/UK singer with 1970's Proto-Punk band the Hollywood Brats
THE HOLLYWOOD BRATS ~ "LITTLE OLD WINE DRINKER ME";
THE HOLLYWOOD BRATS ~ "VAMPIRE NAZI";
THE HOLLYWOOD BRATS ~ "TRUCK DRIVING MAN";
Polo Bellemare ~ 68 ~ Guitarist with 1970's Montreal Punk band Danger and 1990's Indie band Les Frères À Ch'val
DANGER;
Keven Staples ~ 80 ~ Keyboard and guitarist with Toronto New Wave band Rough Trade
ROUGH TRADE ~ "TAKE ME" & "BIRDS OF A FEATHER";
ROUGH TRADE ~ "CRIMES OF PASSION";
ROUGH TRADE ~ "HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL";
ROUGH TRADE ~ "ALL TOUCH";
Jack Whiteside ~ 60's ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's London, Ontario bands Uranus, Choker, Ricky McLagen Revue, Cheeseburger Deluxe, Sci-Phonics, Slugfest, Feast Of The Mau Maus
URANUS ~ "YOU'RE SO SQUARE";
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;
Ash Trey ~ 50's ~ Singer with Vancouver Punk band the Neo Nasties
THE NEO NASTIES ~ "I GOT PROBLEMS";
Jocelyn Harton - 40's - Bassist with Quebec Thrash band Outrage
OUTRAGE ~ "STRESS";
Coburn Pharr - 62 - Singer with Canadian Metal band Annihilator
ANNIHILATOR ~ "ALISON HELL";
ANNIHILATOR ~ "SET THE WORLD ON FIRE";
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