Some 50's & 60's Rockers

Larry Collins ~ 79 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly guitarist w/The Collins Kids and songwriter ("Delta Dawn")

THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "HOY HOY";


THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "STAGGER LEE";


THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE";


THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "JOHNNY B GOODE";


THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL";


Jimmy Van Eaton ~ 86 ~ Rockabilly drummer with Sun Records, played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Charlie Feathers, Bill Justis, Hayden Thompson and Ray Smith

JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN";


JOHNNY CASH ~ "I WALK THE LINE";


ROY ORBISON ~ "CRYING";


BILLY LEE RILEY ~ "HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS";


Johnny Knight ~ 86 (real name Johnny Mangiagli, AKA Johnny Donn, Johnny Marlo, Johnny Manjelli & the Gamma Goochee, 1950's New York Rockabilly singer/guitarist

JOHNNY KNIGHT ~ "THE ROCK & ROLL GUITAR";




Mary Weiss ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's Girl Group the Shangri-La's ("Leader Of The Pack", "Remember Walking In The Sand")

THE SHANGRI-LAS ~ "THE LEADER OF THE PACK";


THE SHANGRI-LAS ~ "REMEMBER WALKING IN THE SAND";


THE SHANGRI-LAS ~ "GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS";


THE SHANGRI-LAS ~ "SHOUT";


John Lowe - 81 - Pianist with early 60's UK band The Quarrymen

THE QUARRYMEN ~ "IN SPITE OF ALL THE DANGER";


THE QUARRYMEN ~ "THAT'LL BE THE DAY";


John Blunt ~ 80's ~ Drummer with UK 60's Beat band the Searchers ("Needles & Pins", "Sugar & Spice")

THE SEARCHERS ~ "NEEDLES & PINS";


THE SEARCHERS ~ "LOVE POTION NUMBER 9";


THE SEARCHERS ~ "SWEETS FOR MY SWEET";


THE SEARCHERS ~ "SUGAR & SPICE";


Ian Amey - 79 - Guitarist/singer with 1960's English band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH ~ "THE LEGEND OF XANADU";


DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH ~ "HIDEAWAY";


DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH ~ "BEND IT";


Gavin Webb - 77 - Bassist with Australian rock band The Masters Apprentices

THE MASTERS APPRENTICES ~ "IT'S BECAUSE I LOVE YOU";


THE MASTERS APPRENTICES ~ "TURN UP YOUR RADIO";


David Libert - 60's - Singer with 1960's American Pop group the Happenings, songwriter w/the Chiffons, the Tokens and Gerry & the Pacemakers, manager & agent for Alice Cooper, the Runaways, Vanilla Fudge, Parliament Funkadelic, Living Color, Shelia E

THE HAPPENINGS ~ "I GOT RHYTHM";


THE HAPPENINGS ~ "SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER";


Melanie - 76 - American singer-songwriter ("Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") and guitarist

MELANIE - "LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN)";


MELANIE ~ "LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG";


Bill Hayes - 98 - American singer 1950's Pop & Country singer ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett") and later actor ("Days Of Our Lives")

BILL HAYES ~ "BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT";


BILL HAYES ~ "WIMOWEH";


BILL HAYES ~ "WANDERING";


Steve Lawrence - 88 - American singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers)

STEVE LAWRENCE ~ "GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL";


Frank Ifield - 86 - Australian 1950's & 60's Pop singer ("I Remember You", "Lovesick Blues", "The Wayward Wind")

FRANK IFIELD ~ "I REMEBER YOU";

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

DJ Fontana ~ 88 ~ Drummer for Elvis Presley on his classic 1950's hits (band included Scotty Moore and Bill Black as the Blue Moon Boys), reformed for the "68 Comeback Special", started out as house drummer for the "Louisiana Hayride" TV show. Later recorded with Paul McCartney

ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "BLUE SUEDE SHOES";


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "HOUND DOG";


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "HEARTBREAK HOTEL";


Lorrie Collins ~ 76 ~ American Rockabilly singer with the Collins Kids

THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "HOP SKIP & JUMP";


THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "JOHNNY B GOODE";


MARTY BALIN ~ 76 ~ Singer with San Francico Psychedelic bands Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship and folk group the Town Criers as well as solo

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER";


JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "VOLUNTEERS";


Danny Kirwin ~ Guitarist w/the 1960's lineup of Fleetwood Mac ("Black Magic Woman", "Rattlesnake Shake", "Albatross")

FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "RATTLESNAKE SHAKE";


FLEETWOOD MAC;


FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "ALBATROSS"


Honey Lantree ~ Drummer with 1960's British band The Honeycombs

THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "HAVE I THE RIGHT";


THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "EYES";


THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "THAT'S THE WAY";


Fred Weiland ~ Drummer with 1960's Australian band The Strangers;

THE STRANGERS ~ "PAPERBACK WRITER";


Takayuki Inoue ~ 77 ~ Singer with 1960's Japanese Rock band The Spiders

THE SPIDERS;


THE SPIDERS ~ "NA-RE-BAI";


THE SPIDERS ~ "DAY TRIPPER";


John Osborne ~ Bassist with classic session band the Wrecking Crew, (The Monkees, Byrds, Beach Boys)

THE MONKEES ~ "VALLERI";


Ace Cannon ~ 1950's & 60 sax player ("Yakkety Sax")

ACE CANNON ~ "YAKKETY SAX";


John Hiseman ~ Guitarist with late 1960's - 1970's UK Prog Rock band Colosseum

COLOSSEUM ~ "VANANTYNE SUITE";


George Cameron ~ Drummer with 1960's US pop group the Left Banke ("Walk Away Renee")

THE LEFT BANKE ~ "WALK AWAY RENEE";


Jan Kirsznik ~ 84 ~ Polish rock saxophonist w/1960's Pop group Rhythm & Blues

RHYTHM & BLUES ~ "BUTTERFINGERS";


Don Gardner ~ ~ American 1960's R&B singer with Don & Dee Dee

DON GARDNER & DEE DEE FORD ~ "I NEED YOUR LOVING";


Bernadette Carroll ~ 74 ~ Singer with 1950's Girl Group The Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back")

THE ANGELS ~ "MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK";


Donald McGuire ~ 86 ~ American singer with 1950's pop vocal group The Hilltoppers

THE HILLTOPPERS ~ "LIVE TRYING";