Dance Macabre

Dance Macabre

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";


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 Hihway 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";


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";


Don Adams ~ 85 ~ American Country singer & 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";


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";


Andrew Ranken ~ 72 ~ English drummer w/The Pogues

THE POGUES ~ "DIRTY OLD TOWN";


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


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";


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";