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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Monday, 16 February 2026
Some 1950's & 60's Rockers
Jaye P Morgan ~ 94 ~ American Jazz, Western Swing singer from the 1950's, later judge on the Gong Show
JAYE P MORGAN ~ "MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME";
JAYE P MORGAN & LIONEL HAMPTON ~ "THE LADY IS A TRAMP";
JAYE P MORGAN & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ "ST LOUIS BLUES";
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";
Craig Douglas ~ 85 ~ English 1950's & 60's Pop singer
CRAIG DOUGLAS ~ "OH LONESOME ME";
CRAIG DOUGLAS ~ "RING A DING";
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";
Brian Jones ~ 85 ~ Sax player with 1960's UK band the Undertakers
THE UNDERTAKERS ~ "MASHED POTATOS";
THE UNDERTAKERS ~ "JUST A LITTLE BIT";
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";
Jon Small ~ Drummer w/1960 American bands The Hassles & Attila and music video director ("Walk This Way")
THE HASSLES ~ "YOU GOT ME HUMMING";
THE HASSLES ~ "I HEAR VOICES";
Craig Douglas ~ 85 ~ English 1960's Pop singer ("Only Sixteen")
CRAIG DOUGLAS ~ "ONLY SIXTEEN";
Pat Senatore ~ 91 ~ American Jazz bassist w/Stan Kenton ("Adventures In Jazz") & Herb Alpert
Sam Noto ~ 96 ~ American Jazz trumpet player with Stan Kenton, Rob McConnell, Red Rodney, Count Basie
STAN KENTON ~ "SWING HOUSE";
Lee Turner ~ 89 ~ Singer with American 1950's Pop group The Dream Weavers
THE DREAM WEAVERS;
Sunday, 25 April 2021
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 GarcĂa ~ 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;
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