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, 6 August 2025
Some More Rockers From the 1950's & 60's
Brian Wilson ~ 82 ~ Singer, songwriter, bassist and producer with the Beach Boys
THE BEACH BOYS ~ "I GET AROUND";
THE BEACH BOYS ~ "CALIFORNIA GIRLS";
THE BEACH BOYS ~ "GOOD VIBRATIONS";
Chuck Girard ~ 81 ~ Pianist & singer with California 1950's Pop vocal group the Castells 1960's Surf band The Hondells and Christian Rock band Love Song
THE CASTELLS ~ "DANCING IN THE DARK";
THE HONDELLS ~ "HOT ROD HIGH";
THE HONDELLS ~ "LITTLE HONDA";
Chris Dreja ~ 79 ~ UK bassist and uitarist with the Yardbirds
THE YARDBIRDS ~ "FOR YOUR LOVE";
THE YARDBIRDS ~ "DAZED & CONFUSED";
THE YARDBIRDS ~ "HEART FULL OF SOUL";
Viv Prince ~ 84 ~ Drumer with 1960's UK band The Pretty Things and later Denny Laine, Jeff Beck, Chris Barber, Screaming Lord Sutch and illin drummer for the Who, Honeycombs, Hawkwind
THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "ROADRUNNER";
THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "MIDNIGHT TO SIX MAN";
THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "DON'T BRING ME DOWN";
Bobby Hart ~ 86 ~ American singer/composer with Boyce & Hart and the Monkees ("We're The Monkees", "Last Train To Clarksville", "Valleri")
BOYCE & HART ~ "WE'RE THE MONKEES";
THE MONKEES ~ "VALLERI";
THE MONKEES ~ "LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE";
BOYCE & HART ~ "OUT & ABOUT";
BOYCE & HART ~ "I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT";
John Lodge ~ 82 ~ Bassist/singer/songwriter with UK 1960's band The Moody Blues
THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE-SAW";
THE MOODY BLUES ~ "GO NOW";
THE MOODY BLUES ~ "NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN";
THE MOODY BLUES ~ "TUESDAY AFTERNOON";
Terry Reid ~ 75 ~ Singer/guitarist with 1960's UK band Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers and later solo
PETER JAY & THE JAYHAWKS ~ "PARCHMAN FARM";
TERRY REID ~ "SUPERLUNGS";
TERRY REID ~ "RICH KID BLUES";
John Moorshead ~ 82 ~ Guitarist with UK 1960's band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Shotgun Express (w/Rod Stewart), Denny Laine, Heavy Jelly
JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES ~ "SHAKIN ALL OVER";
JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES ~ "A SHOT OF RHYTHM & BLUES";
AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION ~ "WARNING";
AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION ~ "I'M TOER DOWN";
Poli Palmer ~ 82 ~ Piano, synthesizers, vibraphone, flute with UK Pyschedelic and Prog Rock bands Blossom Toes and the Family
BLOSSOM TOES ~ "POSTCARD";
THE FAMILY ~ "THE WEAVER'S ANSWER";
Col Joye ~ 89 ~ Australian 1950's R&R singer, later PR manager with the Bee Gee's & Andy Gibb in the 70's
COL JOYE ~ "BEE BOP A LULA";
COL JOYE ~ "PEGG SUE" & "SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL";
COL JOYE ~ "OH YEAH UH HUH";
Mark Volman ~ 70 ~ American singer with 1960's Pop group the Turtles ("Happy Together"), The Mothers Of Invention and as Fo & Eddie backup singers with T-Rex, The Psychedelic Furs ("Love My Way"), Blondie "Autoamerican"), the Ramones, Bruce Sringsteen ("Hunry Heart"), Alice Cooper, Gavin Friday, John Taylor
THE TURTLES ~ "IT AIN'T ME BABE";
THE TURTLES ~ "HAPPY TOGETHER";
Bobby Sherman ~ 81 ~ American singer ("Little Woman", "Julie, Do Ya Love Me") and actor
BOBBY SHERMAN ~ "I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD";
BOBBY SHERMAN ~ "SHE'S NOT THERE";
BOBBY SHERMAN ~ "EASY COME EASY GO";
Margie Latzko - 96 - Singer with 1950's Pop vocal group The Chordettes
THE CHORDETTES ~ "MR SANDMAN";
THE CHORDETTES ~ "LOLLIPOP";
Connie Francis ~ 87 ~ American pop singer ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Pretty Little Baby", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own")
CONNIE FRANCIS ~ "WHERE THE BOYS ARE";
CONNIE FRANCIS ~ "WHO'S SORRY NOW";
CONNIE FRANCIS ~ "STUPID CUPID";
Jane Morgan ~ 101 ~ American singer ("Fascination", "The Day The Rains Came", "Two Different Worlds")
JANE MORGAN ~ "FASCINATION";
JANE MORGAN ~ "THE SECOND TIME AROUND";
Labels:
Aynsley Dunbar,
Beach Boys,
Blossom Toes,
Bobby Hart,
Bobby Sherman,
Chordettes,
Col Joye,
Connie Francis,
Electric Prunes,
Hondells,
Jane Morgan,
Johnny Kidd,
Monkees,
Moody Blues,
Pretty Things,
Terry Reid,
Turtles,
Yardbirds
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