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, 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";
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 ~ "RICH KID BLUES";
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";
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";
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";
Saturday, 26 July 2025
Some More Hard Rock & Metal Dudes
Ozzy Osbourne ~ 76 ~ Singer for Black Sabbath and solo
BLACK SABBATH ~ "PARANOID";
BLACK SABBATH ~ "N.I.B";
OZZY OSBOURNE ~ "CRAZY TRAIN";
OZZY OSBOURNE ~ "BARK AT THE MOON";
OZZY OSBOURNE ~ "NO MORE TEARS";
David Kaff (AKA Viv Savage) - 79 - Keyboardist for 1970's band Spinal Tap
SPINAL TAP ~ "STONE HENGE";
SPINAL TAP ~ "HELL HOLE";
SPINAL TAP ~ "BIG BOTTOM";
Tim Cronin ~ 63 ~ Drummer with American Stoner Rock band Monster Magnet
MONSTER MAGNET ~ "NEGASONIC TEENAGE WARHEAD";
MONSTER MAGNET ~ "SPACE LORD";
MONSTER MAGNET ~ "POWER TRIP";
David Roach ~ 59 ~ Singer with US Hair Metal band Junkyard
JUNKYARD ~ "HOLLYWOOD";
Erik Wunder ~ 42 ~ American multi-instrumentalist with Death Metal bands Cobalt, Man's Gin
COBALT ~ "SLOW FOREVER";
Sunday, 18 May 2025
Some 1970's Rock & Pop Figures
Dave Cousins ~ 85 ~ Singer/guitarist with UK Folk Pop band the Strawbs
THE STRAWBS ~ "PART OF THE UNION";
THE STRAWBS ~ "LAY DOWN";
Joey Molland - 77 - Guitarist with English band Badfinger ("Without You", "Come & Get It")
BADFINGER ~ "BABY BLUE";
BADFINGER ~ "COME & GET IT";
BADFINGER ~ "WITHOUT YOU";
Mick Ralphs ~ 81 ~ Guitarist with 1970's UK bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company
MOTT THE HOOPLE ~ "ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS";
MOTT THE HOOPLE ~ "ALL THE YOUNG DUDES";
MOTT THE HOOPLE ~ "YOU REALLY GOT ME";
BAD COMPANY ~ "ROCK & ROLL FANTASY";
BAD COMPANY ~ "FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE";
David Kaff (AKA Viv Savage) - 79 - Keyboardist for 1970's bands Rare Bird and Spinal Tap
RARE BIRD ~ "BEAUTIFUL SCARLET";
RARE BIRD ~ "SYMPATHY";
Bruce Howe - 77 - Bassist with Australian 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";
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";
Roger McLachlan ~ 71 ~ New Zealand bass guitarist (Little River Band)
THE LITTLE RIVER BAND ~ "LONESOME LOSER";
THE LITTLE RIVER BAND ~ "REMINICSING";
Antti Tammilehto ~ 70 ~ bassist with Finnish band Eero, Jussi & The Boys
EERO, JUSSI & THE BOYS ~ "RIP IT UP";
EERO JUSSI & THE BOYS ~ "ME & BOBBY McGEE";
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";
Dany Lademacher ~ 75 ~ Belgian guitarist (Herman Brood and his Wild Romance, Vitesse, The Radios)
HERMAN BROOD & HIS WILD ROMANCE ~ "ROCK & ROLL JUNKIE";
HERMAN BROOD & NINA HAGEN ~ "GIMMIE YOUR LOVE";
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";
Jock McDonald ~ 69 ~ Singer with UK New Wave band the Bollock Brothers
THE BOLLOCK BROS ~ "HARLEY DAVID SON OF A BITCH";
THE BOLLOCK BROS ~ "
Patrick Walden ~ 46 ~ Guitarist with UK band Babyshambles
BABYSHAMBLES ~ "FUCK FOREVER";
BABYSHAMBLES ~ "KILLAMANJARO";
James Prime ~ 64 ~ eyboadist with 1980's Scottish band Deacon Blue
DEACON BLUE ~ "TWIST & SHOUT";
DEACON BLUE ~ "REAL GONE KID";
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";
Labels:
Alarm,
Babyshambles,
Blondie,
Bollock Bros,
Boys,
Conflict,
Damned,
Deacon Blue,
Gang Of Four,
Herman Brood,
Lords Of New Church,
Nitzer Ebb,
Pere Ubu,
Planet Funk,
Shriekback,
SS Decontrol
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 ~ Canadian/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;
Bill Exley ~ 85 ~ Singer for London, Ontario Art/Noise/Jazz band the Nihilsit Spasm Band
THE NIHIIST SPASM BAND ~ "WHAT ABOUT ME";
THE NIHILIST SPASM BAND ~ "NO CANADA";
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;
John Lipton ~ 50's ~ Bassist with Toronto 1990's Punk band Godbox
GODBOX;
GODBOX;
Ash Trey ~ 50's ~ Singer with Vancouver Punk band the Neo Nasties
THE NEO NASTIES ~ "I GOT PROBLEMS";
Jason Murphy ~ 50's ~ Drummer in London, Ontario Punk band the Nervousmen
THE NERVOUSMEN ~ "AVERSION";
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";
Al Reilly ~ 60's ~ Singer with Toronto band Al Reiley's Catalyst and Quadrant
AL REILLY'S CATALYST ~ "CRAZY TRAIN";
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
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";
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";
Thursday, 10 April 2025
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";
Jeannie Seely ~ 85 ~ American Country singer
JEANNIE SEELY ~ "DON'T TOUCH ME";
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";
Tom Lehrer ~ 97 ~ American Folk comedian singer-songwriter ("The Elements", "The Old Dope Peddler", "The Vatican Rag")
TOM LEHRER ~ "THE VATICAN RAG";
TOM LEHRER ~ "POISONING PIGEOS IN THE PARK";
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";
Helen Cornelius - 83 - American Country singer-songwriter with Jim Ed Brown
HELEN CORNELIUS & JIM ED BROWN ~ "I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO MARRY YOU";
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";
Flaco Jiménez ~ 86 ~ American musician (Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven)
THE TEXAS TORNADOS ~ "ADIOS MEXICO";
TEXAS TORNADOS ~ "WASTED DAYS & WASTED NIGHTS";
Jill Sobule ~ 66 ~ American Folk Pop singer-songwriter ("I Kissed a Girl", "Supermodel")
JILL SOBULE ~ "I KISSED A GIRL";
JILL SOBULE ~ "SUPERMODEL";
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