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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Thursday, 28 May 2026
Some 1950's & 60's Blues, R&B and Jazz Figures
Roscoe Robinson ~ 97 ~ American Gospel and Soul singer w/the Highway 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";
Walt Maddox ~ 88 ~ Singer with American Doo Wop group the Marcels ("Blue Moon")
THE MARCELS ~ "BLUE MOON";
THE MARCELS ~ "MERRY TWISTMAS";
Nedra Talley, 80 ~ Singer with The Ronettes ("Be My Baby", "Baby I Love You")
THE RONETTES ~ "BE MY BABY";
THE RONETTES ~ "SHOUT";
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";
Jimmy Hughes ~ 88 ~ Alabama 1960's R&B singer ("Steal Away")
JIMMY HUGHES ~ "STEAL AWAY";
JIMMY HUGHES ~ "NEIGHBOR NEIGHBOR";
Sonny Rollins ~ 95 ~ American BeBop Jazz sax player
SONNY ROLLINS ~ "ST THOMAS";
SONNY ROLLINS ~ "WEAVER OF DREAMS";
SONNY ROLLINS ~ "FOUR";
Carlos Malcom ~ Jamaican Jazz and Ska trombonist, percussionist and arranger
CARLOS MALCOLM & THE AFRO CARIBBEAN RHYTHM ~ "SKARAMOUCHE";
CARLOS MALCOLM & THE AFRO CARIBBEAN RHYTHM ~ "ROYAL SKA";
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";
Carl Bonafede - 85 - American 1950's singer ("Werewolf"), 1960's music manager (The Buckinghams, Daughters of Eve)
CARL BONEFEDE & THE GEMSTONES ~ "WEREWOLF";
Jerry Kennedy ~ 85 ~ American guitarist w/ Roy Orbison ("Pretty Woman"), Johnny Hallyday, Elvis Presely, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kris Kristofferson, Ringo Starr, Jeanie C Riley. Producer w/Roger Miller, Reba McEntire, The Statler Brothers, Johnny Rodriguez, Tom T. Hall, The Statler Brothers, Connie Smith, Mel McDaniel, Reba McEntire and other artists
ROY ORBISON ~ "PRETTY WOMAN";
James Moschello ~ 88 ~ Singer with Doo Wop group The Elegants
THE ELEGANTS ~ "LITTLE STAR";
David Brigati - 85 - Singer with 1960's Doo Wop and R&R bands the High Fives, Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals)
JOEY DEE & THE STARLIGHTERS ~ "THE PEPPERMINT TWIST";
Dash Crofts ~ 87 ~ American singer/guitarist/composer with The Champs, Dean Beard, Seals & Crofts
DEAN BEARD & THE CREWCATS ~ "RAKIN' & SCRAPING";
THE CHAMPS ~ "TEQUILA";
THE CHAMPS ~ "TOO MUCH TEQUILA";
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";
Augie Meyers ~ 85 ~ Keyboardist with Texas 1960's Garage band the Sir Douglas Quintet and Country Rock band Texas Tornados
THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET ~ "SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER";
THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET ~ "MENDOCINO";
Greg Elmore - 79 - Drummer with 1960's Sam Francisco Psych bands American Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Brogues
THE BROGUES ~ "I AIN'T NO MIRACLE WORKER";
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "MONA";
QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO";
Country Joe MacDonald ~ 84 ~ Singer for Country Joe & the Fish
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "ROCK & SOUL MUSIC";
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "FEEL LIKE I'M FIXING TO DIE RAG";
Dave Mason ~ 79 ~ Guitarist with 1960's UK band Traffic and solo
TRAFFIC ~ "HEADMAN";
TRAFFIC ~ "PAPER SUN";
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";
Patrick Campbell-Lyons ~ 82 ~ Irish/British singer/guitarist/composer with 1960's UK Psyche band Nirvana
NIRVANA ~ "PENTACOST HOTEL";
Tony Rivers - 85 - Singer with British 1960's Pop groups Tony Rivers & the Castaways and Harmony Grass
HARMONY GRASS ~ "MOVE IN A LITTLE CLOSER";
Lee Turner ~ 89 ~ Singer with American 1950's Pop group The Dream Weavers
THE DREAM WEAVERS;
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