Some More Figures From The 50's & 60's

Charlie Watts ~ 80 ~ The famously calm, quiet, steady drummer with the Rolling Stones for over 50 years

THE ROLLING STONES ~ "NOT FADE AWAY";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "THE LAST TIME";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "RUBY TUESDAY" / "LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "JUMPING JACK FLASH";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "SHE'S SO COLD";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL";


Don Everly ~ 81 ~ Singer with duo The Everly Brothers ("Wake Up Little Suzy", "Bye Bye Love", "Bird Dog", "All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Cathy's Clown", "When Will I Be Loved")

THE EVERLY BROS ~ "WHEN WILL I BE LOVED";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM" / "CATHY'S CLOWN";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "WAKE UP LITTLE SUZI";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "BYE BYE LOVE";


Joe Ambrose ~ 91 ~ Sax player with Bill Haley & The Comets ("Rock Around The Clock", "See Ya Later Alligator")

BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR";


MIKE MITCHELL ~ Guitarist w/1960's Seattle Garage band The Kingsmen ("Louie Louie")

THE KINGSMEN ~ "LOUIE LOUIE";


THE KINGSMEN ~ "MONEY";


Don Hill ~ 99 ~ Sax player with the R&B group the Treniers

THE TRENIERS ~ "IT ROCKS! IT ROLLS! IT SWINGS!";


THE TRENIERS ~ "DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK";


THE TRENIERS ~ "RAG MOP";


Joe Long ~ 88 ~ Bassist with 1960's Doo Wop group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "WALK LIKE A MAN";


FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY";


FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "SHERRY";


Tommy Truesdale (AKA Ayrshire Elvis) ~ 82 Scottish Rockabilly & Country singer from the 1960's onward w/The Sundowners, Joe Duffy Band, Andy Currie Band, later radio DJ

TOMMY TRUESDALE ~ "I'M READY";


Gary "Chicken" Hirsh ~ 81 ~ Drummer with American Psychedelic band Country Joe & The Fish

COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "VIETMAN RAG";


COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "SECTION 43";


Takeshi Terauchi ~ 82 ~ Japanese rock guitarist from the 1960's onward w/The Blue Jeans

TAKESHI TERAUCHI & THE BLUE JEANS ~ "KICKSTAND";


Hans Kinds ~ 74 ~ Guitarist with 1960's Dutch Garage band Cuby & the Blizzards

CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER ROAD";


CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "APPLE KNOCKER'S FLOPHOUSE";


CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "DISTANT SMILE";


Neal Ford ~ 78 ~ American rock singer (Neal Ford & the Fanatics)

NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "I CAN'T BELIEVE";


NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "I WILL NOT BE LONELY";


NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "GOOD MEN ARE HARD TO FIND";


Mark Lee ~ 70's ~ Manager of 1960's Texas Garage/Psyche band Kenny & The Kasuals

KENNY & THE KASUALS ~ "JOURNEY TO TYME";


Carol Fran ~ 87 ~ Louisiana Blues & R&B singer

CAROL FRAN ~ "KNOCK KNOCK";


CAROL FRAN ~ "THE GREAT PRETENDER";


CAROL FRAN ~ "CRYING IN THE CHAPEL";


Bob Moore ~ 88 ~ Nashville session bassist w/The Nashville A-Team, played for Patsy Cline as well as Roy Orbison, Roger Miller ("King Of The Road"), Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Marty Robbins, Flatt and Scruggs, Patti Page, Sammy Davis, Jr., Julie Andrews, Andy Williams, Connie Francis, Moby Grape, Wayne Newton, Quincy Jones, Burl Ives, Red Foley, Johnny Hallyday

PATSY CLINE ~ "WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT";


PASTY CLINE ~ "CRAZY";


PATSY CLINE ~ "IMAGINE THAT";


ROGER MILLER ~ "ROGER MILLER";


Rodolfo García ~ 75 ~ Drummer with 1970's Argentine rock bands Almendra & Aquelarre

ALMENDRA;


Lorrae Desmond - 91 - Australian pop singer & television presenter from the 1940's on

LORRAE DESMOND ~ "THE PARTY'S OVER";


LORRAE DESMOND ~ "WOULDN'T IT BE LOVELY";


Johnny Crawford ~ 75 ~ American 1950's child star and pop singer

JOHNY CRAWFORD ~ "THE GIRL NEXT DOOR";


Jerry Fujio ~ 81 ~ Japanese 1960's singer & actor ("My Way", "Danny Boy")

JERRY FUJIO;

Some More Rockers From The 1950's & 60's

Peter Green ~ 72 ~ Singer/guitarist with the Original Fleetwood Mac, John Mayal's Blues Breakers and Splinter Group

PETER GREEN & FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "RATTLESNAKE SHAKE";


PETER GREEN & FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "BLACK MAGIC WOMAN";


Jan Savage ~ 77 ~ guitarist with American Garage Band The Seeds
THE SEEDS ~ "CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE YOU MINE";


THE SEEDS ~ "PUSHING TOO HARD";


THE SEEDS ~ "MR FARMER";


Pat Fairley ~ 76 ~ Scottish bassist and singer w/ 1960's band Marmalade

MARMALADE ~ "I SEE THE RAIN";


MARMALADE ~ "REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE";


MARMALADE ~ "OBLADI OBLADA";


Wanye Fontana ~ 74 ~ British 1960's Pop singer with the Mindbenders ("The Game Of Love")

WAYNE FONTANA & THE MINDBENDER ~ "THE GAME OF LOVE";


WAYNE FONTANA & THE MINDBENDERS ~ "A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE";


WAYNE FONTANA & THE MINDBENDERS ~ "JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE";


Al Rex ~ 91 ~ Bassist with Bill Haley & the Comets

BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "GOOFIN' AROUND";


Fluke Holland ~ 85 ~ 1950's Tennessee Drummer with Carl Perkins & the Perkins Bros Band and Johnny Cash & The Tennessee 3

JOHNNY CASH ~ "FOLSUM PRISON BLUES";


JOHNNY CASH ~ "RING OF FIRE";


CARL PERKINS ~ "BOPPIN THE BLUES";


Emitt Rhodes ~ 70 ~ American Pop musician & songwriter w/The Palace Guard, The Merry Go Round and solo

EMITT RHODES ~ "REALLY WANTED YOU";


Eddie Daniels ~ 70's ~ 1950's R&R and R&B singer/songwriter solo and with Jewel & Eddie (featuring Jewel Akens and Eddie Cochran) and later the Platters

JEWEL & EDDIE ~ "OPPORTUNITY";


JEWEL & EDDIE ~ "DOING THE HULLY GULLY";


Barry St John (real name Liz Thompson) ~ 76 ~ Scottish 1960's pop singer ("Come Away Melinda") later backup singer with Pink Floyd, Bryan Ferry, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Elton John, Kevin Coyne, John Cale, Whitesnake

BARRY ST JOHN ~ "CRY LIKE A BABY";


Juliette Greco ~ 91 ~ French pop & caberet singer & girl friend of Miles Davis

JULIETTE GRECO ~ "SAINT-GERMAINE-DES-PRES";


JULIETTE GRECO ~ "SOUS LE CEIL DES PARIS"

Some More Figures From The 50's & 60's

Roky Erickson ~ Singer/guitarist/songwriter with 1960's Texas Garage-Psyche band the 13th Floor Elevators;

THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS ~ "YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME";


THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS ~ "ROLLER COASTER";


ROKY ERICKSON ~ "TWO HEADED DOG";



Larry Taylor ~ 77 ~ Bassist for US 1960's band Canned Heat as well as The Monkees, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mayall, Tom Waits, Sunnyland Slim, Albert King, Leo Kotke, John Lee Hooker, Kid Ramos, Hollywood Fats, John Hammond, Ry Cooder, Keith Levine, Charlie Musselwhite, JJ Cale, Kim Wilson.

CANNED HEAT ~ "GOING UP THE COUNTRY";


CANNED HEAT ~ "ON THE ROAD AGAIN";



Gary Duncan ~ 72 ~ American rock guitarist w/1960's bands Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Brogues

QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "WHO YOU LOVE";


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "FRESH AIR";


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "MONA";



Dick Rivers ~ The French Gene Vincent and singer for Les Chats Sauvages (AKA the Savage Cats);

LES CHATS SAUVAGES ~ "PAINTED FACE";


LES CHATS SAUVAGES ~ "WHAT I SAY";



Preston Epps - 88 - American percussionist ("Bongo Rock");

PRESTON EPPS ~ "BONGO ROCK";



Huelyn Duvall ~ 1950's Rockabilly singer & songwriter (Gene Vincent, Stanford Clark);

HUELYN DUVALL ~ "PUCKER PAINT";


HUELYN DUVALL ~ "HEY BRUTUS" & "GOT A LITTLE GIRL";



Dick Richards ~ 95 ~ Drummer with Bill Haley & the Comets

BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "VIVA LE ROCK & ROLL";



Nancy Holloway ~ 86 ~ American born French based Jazz & R&B singer from the 1960's & 70's

NANCY HOLLOWAY ~ "BE BOP A LULA";


Bill Vitt ~ Drummer with 1970's San Francisco Folk Rock band the Sons Of Champlin, also Jerry Garcia, Tom Fogarty, Brewer & Shipley

THE SONS OF CHAMPLIN ~ "FREEDOM";

Some Rock, R&B, Doo Wop & Jazz figures of the 1950's & 60's Pass On

Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for the Doors died of cancer. A hugely influential band but I must say it was years before I could listen to them. See I grew up in Scarbourgh listening to punk, new wave as well as garage and rockabilly from the 50's & 60's while everybody else was listening to Q-107 who insisted on playing the same playlist every fucking day for years and years. The Doors, Zeppelin, Stones, Who, Floyd and Rush literally every fucking day, at least twice a day. No exaggeration. I really resented that at the time. It wasn't till years later that I got over that and decided that they were actually good bands. Except for Rush, they still suck.

Anyway where was I? Oh right, Ray Manzerek. He also produced the first X album as well, on which they buzz-sawed their way through "Soul Kitchen". Which was in turn later used in an episode of "Miami Vice" just before something blew up real good. So there's that.

THE DOORS ~ "LIGHT MY FIRE";



X & RAY MANZAREK ~ "SOUL KITCHEN";


Ronnie Splinter ~ Guitarist for influential 1960's Dutch garage band The Outsiders (not be confused with the 1960's American garage band The Outsiders who had a hit with the classic "Time Won't Let Me")

THE OUTSIDERS ~ "LYING ALL THE TIME";


Marshall Lytle ~ Bassist with Bill Haley's Comets as well as his preceding band The Saddlemen. Also co-wrote "Crazy Man Crazy" and a few songs for Haley associated group The Jodimers including their big hit "Rattle Shakin' Daddy", pioneer of the Rockabilly "Slap Bass" sound ~ 79

BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "RAZZLE DAZZLE";


Johnny Smith ~ 1955 Guitarist who did the original version of the surf classic "Walk Don't Run", later covered by The Ventures, Shadows, Belaires, Los Straitjackets and virtually every other surf band ~ 90

THE VENTURES ~ "WALK DON'T RUN";


Roger LaVern ~ British rock keyboardist with The Tornados and Joe Meek ~ 75
JOHN LEYTON ~ "JOHNNY REMEMBER ME" & THE TORNADOS ~ "TELSTAR";


Jim Sundquist ~ Guitarist for 1960's garage band The Fendermen "Mule Skinner Blues" ~ 75

THE FENDERMAN ~ "MULE SKINNER BLUES";


Eddie Bond ~ 1950's Rockabilly singer originally on Sun Records then on Mercury later became a country singer ~ 79

EDDIE BOND ~ "TORE UP";


EDDIE BOND ~ "ONE WAY TICKET";


Bobby Blue Bland ~ American Blues and R&B singer from the 1950's on. With hits like "Turn On Your Love Light", "I Pity The Fool", "Stormy Monday", "I'll Take Care Of You". Sang with BB King as well. "Turn On Your Love Light" was covered by Van Morrison & Them, Edgar Winter, Greatful Dead, Grand Funk Railroad, Rascals, Paramounts, Fugitives, Jerry Lee Lewis and more.

BOBBY BLUE BLAND & BB KING ~ "IT'S MY OWN FAULT";


BOBBY BLUE BLAND & BB KING ~ "THE THRILL IS GONE";


Cedar Walton ~ American Jazz Pianist from 1960's w/ The Jazztet, Art Farmer, John Coltrane, Don Ellis, Lee Morgan, Abbey Lincoln ~ 79
THE JAZZTET ~ "KILLER JOE";


Donna Hightower ~ American 1960's & 70's R&B singer ("The World's In A Mess") ~ 86

DONNA HIGHTOWER ~ "THE WORLD TODAY IS IN A MESS";


Floyd McRae ~ Singer with 1950's Doo-Wop group The Chords who did the original version of the classic hit "Sh-Boom" later covered by The Crewcuts ~ 80

THE CHORDS ~ "SH-BOOM" (recorded in 1980);


THE CREWCUTS ~ "SH-BOOM";


Virgil Johnson ~ Singer with Doo-Wop group The Velvets ~ 77

THE VELVETS ~ "MY LOVE";


Bob Engemann ~ Singer with 1950's Pop Vocal Group The Letterman w/hits like "Love is A Many Splendored Thing", "When I Fall In Love", "The Way You Look Tonight", "Softly", and covers of pop hits like "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Up Up And Away", "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" and "Walk On By" ~ 76

THE LETTERMEN ~ "LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING";


THE LETTERMEN ~ "WALK ON BY";


Ed Shaughnessy ~ Jazz and Swing drummer from the 1950's on; played with Benny Goodman, Dorsey Brothers, Gene Ammons, Roy Eldridge, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Shirley Scott, Horace Silver, Count Basie and Jimmy Smith among others. Later played with Doc Severnson's Tonight Show Band ~ 84

THE DORSEY BROS ~ "MARIE";
Marion McPartland ~ British born Jazz Pianist, and composer from the 1940's on, called the "First Lady of Jazz". Married American Jazz Cornetist Jimmy McPartland, later became a jazz historian and host of a long running radio show ~ 86

MARION MCPARTLAND ~ "IN A MIST";


Marilyn King ~ American singer and actress, last surviving member of 1940's and 50's pop vocal group The King Sisters ~ 82

THE KING SISTERS ~ "ROUTE 66";




Pixie Williams ~ New Zealand 1950's pop singer, scored the first New Zealand based hit record with "Blue Smoke" in 1949 later covered by Nat King Cole ~ 85