More Rockers From The 50's & 60's

Jerry Lee Lewis ~ 87 ~ Classic 1950's R&R and C&W singer/pianist ("Great Balls Of Fire", "Breathless", "Whole Lot Of Shakin Going On", "High School Confidential")

JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN";


JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE":


JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP TO SAY GOODBYE";


JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "CRAZY ARMS";


Jerry Allison - 82 - American Hall of Fame drummer w/Buddy Holly & The Crickets and songwriter ("That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue") later with Eddie Cochran, the Everly Brothers, Lee Dresser, Waylon Jennings, Cnway Twitty, Bobby Vee, Johnny Burnette

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS ~ "THAT'LL BE THE DAY";


BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS ~ "PEGGY SUE";


BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS ~ "OH BOY";


THE CRICKETS ~ "MY LITTLE GIRL";


THE CRICKETS ~ "TEARDROPS FALL LIKE RAIN";


Sonny West - 85 - American songwriter/singer/guitarist ("Oh, Boy!", "Rave On", "Rockahula Baby"), member of Elvis Presley's band

SONNY WEST ~ "RAVE ON";


Charlie Gracie ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer

CHARLIE GRACIE ~ "COOL BABY";


CHARLIE GRACIE ~ "BUTTERFLY";


Roddy Jackson ~ 79 ~ California Rockabilly dinger, sax & piano player

RODDY JACKSON ~ "I'VE GOT MY SIGHTS SET SOMEONE NEW";


Dan Seals ~ 79 ~ Singer/songwriter with 1970's Soft Rock duo Seals & Croft ("Summer Breeze"), previously sax player with The Champs ("Tequila"), Eddie Cochran, Glen Campbell, Dean Beard

THE CHAMPS ~ "TEQUILA";


THE CHAMPS ~ "TOO MUCH TEQUILA";


Brian Cassar - 86 - British 1960's singer and guitarist w/Cass and the Cassanovas, Casey Jones and the Engineers

CASEY JONES & THE ENGINEERS ~ "COME ON & DANCE";


CASEY JONES & THE ENGINEERS ~ "DON'T HA HA";


Dino Danelli - 78 - Drummer with 1960's US band The Rascals

THE RASCALS ~ "GOOD LOVIN";


THE RASCALS ~ "GROOVIN";


Jim Sohns ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's Chicago Garage band The Shadows Of Knight ("Gloria", "Shake", "Gonna Make You Mine", "Someone like Me")

THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ "GLORIA";


THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ "SHAKE";


THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ "IT'S A LONG TIME COMING";


Danny Kalb ~ 80 ~ Guitarist with 1960's New York Blues Rock band the Blues Project and later with Steffan Grossman and various solo accoustic projects

THE BLUES PROJECT ~ "STEVE'S SONG";


THE BLUES PROJECT ~ "WAKE ME SHAKE ME";


Jim Schwall ~ 79 ~ Singer/guitarist for the 1960's Chicago Blues band and ochestral band the Siegel-Schwall Band

THE SIEGEL-SCHWALL BLUES BAND ~ "CORINA";


THE SIEGEL-SCHWALL BLUES BAND ~ "HUSH HUSH";


Svenne Hedlund - 77 - Singer with 1960's Swedish bands (Hep Stars, Idolerna, Svenne and Lotta)

THE HEP STARS ~ "BRAND NEW CADILLAC";


THE HEP STARS ~ "NO RESPONSE";


THE HEP STARS ~ "DON'T";


Yitzhak Klepter - 72 - Singer-songwriter and guitarist with Israeli 1960's & 70's bands The Churchills & Kaveret

THE CHURCHILLS ~ "TOO MUCH IN LOVE TO HEAR";


Sandy Edmunds ~ 74 ~ New Zealand/Australian 1960's Pop singer

SANDY EDMUNDS ~ "YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON";


SANDY EDMUNDS ~ "SUNNY";


SANDY EDMUNDS & CLIMAX ~ "FRESH GARBAGE";


Jim Stewart - 92 - American Hall of Fame record producer, co-founder of Stax Records, home of classic 60's R&B; Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Booker & the MG's, Rufus & Carla Thomas, William Bell, Albert King, Johnny Taylor, Gus Cannon

OTIS REDDING ~ "TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS";


SAM & DAVE ~ "SOUL MAN";


EDDIE FLOYD ~ "KNOCK ON WOOD";


BOOKER & THE MG's ~ "GREEN ONIONS";


RUFUS THOMAS ~ "WALKING THE DOG";


ALBERT KING ~ "OH PRETTY WOMAN";


GUS CANNON ~ "GOING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN";


Lamont Dozier - 81 - R&B Songwriter/producer for Motown Records w/Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, later Alison Moyet, Phill Collins, Debbie Gibson, Peabo Bryson, Joss Stone. In the early sixties singer w/ The Romeos, The Voice Masters, Ty Hunter and The Voice Masters:

LAMONT DOZIER ~ "FISH AIN'T BITING";


MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS ~ "HEAT WAVE";


THE SUPREMES ~ "WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO";


William "Prez" Tyus - 80's - American Doo-Wop singwriter ("I'm So Young" & "Every Day Of The Week" for the Students, later covered by the Ronettes & Beach Boys)

THE STUDENTS ~ "EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK";


Mable John - 91 - American R&B singer ("Your Good Thing (Is About to End)")

MABLE JOHN ~ "YOUR GOOD THING IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END";


Art Laboe ~ 97 ~ Los Angeles radio DJ, record producer (Sandy Nelson "Teen Beat", Preston Epps "Bongo Rock") record label owner of Original Sounds, show promoter from the 1940's to the 60's

SANDY NELSON ~ "TEEN BEAT";


PRESTON EPPS ~ "BONGO ROCK";


Bertha Barbee-McNeal - 82 - American singer with 1960's R&B vocal group The Velvelettes

THE VELVELETTES ~ "MEDLEY";


THE VELVELETTES ~ "BATMAN";


J. J. Barnes - 79 - American Motown R&B singer

JJ BARNES ~ "OUR LOVE IS IN THE POCKET";


Jim Post ~ 82 ~ American Folk Rock singer (Friend & Lover) and songwriter ("Reach Out of the Darkness")

FRIEND & LOVER ~ "REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS":


Lasse Lönndahl - 94 - Swedish 1960's Pop singer and actor

LASSE LONNDAHL ~ "EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY SOMETIMES";

Some Figures From The 50's & 60's

Jimmy Cavallo ~ 92 ~ American Singer & sax player with 1950's R&R and R&B group Jimmy Cavallo & the House Rockers ("Rock Rock Rock", "Rock The Joint", The Big Beat"), appeared in the Alan Freed movie "Rock, Rock, Rock".

JIMMY CAVALLO & HIS HOUSE ROCKERS ~ "THE BIG BEAT";


JIMMY CAVALLO & THE HOUSE ROCKERS ~ "ROCK ROCK ROCK";


Jerry Naylor ~ 80 ~ Singer with The Crickets (post Buddy Holly) and solo

THE CRICKETS ~ "MY LITTLE GIRL";


THE CRICKETS ~ "TEARDROPS FALL";


JERRY NAYLOR ~ "CITY LIGHTS";


Rudy Grayzell ~ 1950's Rockabilly and country singer on Sun and Starday Records

RUDY GRAYZELL ~ "DUCKTAIL";


RUDY GRAYZELL ~ "FBI STORY";


Jules Blattner ~ St Louis Rockabilly guitarist/singer with The Teen Tones, Chuck Berry andthe Warren Groovy All Stars

JULES BLATTNER & THE TEENTONES ~ "ROCK & ROLL BLUES";


JULES BLATTNER & THE TEENTONES ~ "NO MONEY DOWN";


JULES BLATTNER ~ "2001 A SOUL ODYSSEY";






Ginger Baker ~ 80 ~ English Hall of Fame drummer with Cream, Blind Faith, Graham Bond Organization, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Public Image Ltd

THE GRAHAM BOND ORGANIZATION ~ "HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN";


CREAM ~ "STRANGE BREW";


CREAM ~ "SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE";


BLIND FAITH ~ "UNDER MY THUMB";


PIL ~ "RISE";



George Chambers ~ 88 ~ Singer & bassist with 1960's Soul/Psychedelic band the Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")

THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS ~ "TIME HAS COME TODAY";


THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "PEOPLE GET READY";


THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "UPTOWN";


Yuya Uchida ~ Percussionist and producer of of 1960's Japanese Psyche band Flower Travellin' Band

THE TRAVELLIN' FLOWER BAND ~ "SATORI";


Kenny Lynch ~ 81 ~ Bahamian/British R&B 1960's singer and actor ("You Can Never Stop Me Loving You", "Crazy Crazes", "Up On The Roof")

KENNY LYNCH ~ "CRAZY CRAZES";


KENNY LYNCH ~ "MONUMENT";


Marie Laforêt ~ 80 ~ French-Swiss 1960's pop singer

MARIE LAFORET ~ "IVAN, BORIS ET MOI";


Browning Bryant ~ 62 ~ South Carolina folk/country teen singer in the early sixties

BROWNING BRYANT ~ "IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE";


Clora Bryant ~ 92 ~ Jazz drummer with The International Sweethearts Of Rhythym and The Queens Of Swing and trumpet player with Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald and later also a singer

INTRENATIONAL SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHYM ~ "JUMP CHILDREN";


Eddie Duran ~ 94 ~ American Latin Jazz guitarist w/Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Cal Tjander, Vince Guraldi and solo

CAL TJADER & STAN GETZ SEXTET ~ "MY BUDDY";

Chuck Berry & Some 1950's & 60's Figures

Chuck Berry ~ 90 ~ One of the major 1950's R&R Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter ("Roll Over Beethoven", "Maybelline", "No Particular Place To Go", "Sweet Sixteen", "Tulane", "Johnny B Goode"

CHUCK BERRY ~ "JOHNNY B GOODE";


CHUCK BERRY ~ "SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN";


CHUCK BERRY ~ "MAYBELLINE";


CHUCK BERRY ~ "NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO";


Tommy Allsup ~ 86 ~ American Rockabilly & Western Swing Guitarist w.Buddy Holly, Bob Wills, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, The Ventures

BUDDY HOLLY ~ "LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU";


Sonny Geraci ~ 69 ~ Singer with American 1960's Garage band The Outsiders ("Time Won't Let Me") and 1970's Soul group Climax ("Precious & Few")

THE OUTSIDERS ~ "TIME WON'T LET ME";


Pete Shotton ~ 75 ~ British washboardist and percussionist w/1960's Skiffle band The Quarrymen, later played with the Beatles

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


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


Lonnie Brooks ~ 83 ~ American blues guitarist and singer w/Chess, Mercury, recorded w/Jimmy Reed, Jr Wells

LONNIE BROOKS ~ "YOU'RE USING ME";


LONNIE BROOKS ~ "FIGUREHEAD";


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


Sylvester Potts ~ 78 ~ American 1960's soul singer w/The Contours ("Do You Love Me")

THE CONTOURS ~ "DO YOU LOVE ME";


Bobby Freeman ~ 76 ~ American R&B singer and songwriter ("Do You Want to Dance")

BOBBY FREEMAN ~ "DO YOU WANNA DANCE";


BOBBY FREEMAN ~ "COME ON & SWIM";


Clem Curtis ~ 76 ~ Trinidadian-born British singer w/1970's Soul group The Foundations "Build Me Up Buttercup"

THE FOUNDATIONS ~ "BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP";


Rosie Hamlin ~ 71 ~ American singer w/early 1960's Girl Group Rosie and the Originals ("Angel Baby")

ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS ~ "ANGEL BABY";


Ben Speer ~ 86 ~ Singer with the Nashville Southern Gospel group the Speer Family from the 1920's to the 1990's

THE SPEER FAMILY ~ "I'M A CHILD OF THE KING";


THE SPEER FAMILY ~ "HEAVEN'S JUBILEE";


THE SPEER FAMILY ~ "CITY OF GOLD";


And two members of the famed 1960's session band The Wrecking Crew;
Tony Terran ~ 90 ~ American trumpeter and session musician w/The Wrecking Crew, Chet Baker, Lalo Schifrin, The Baja Marimba Band, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Ray Charles, Chicago, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Bob Hope, Michael Jackson, Eartha Kitt, Peggy Lee, Madonna, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, The Tijuana Brass, Tom Waits, Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Johnny Mercer

Lyle Ritz ~ 87 ~ American bassist and ukulelist w/The Wrecking Crew

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