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, 6 March 2023
Some 1970's Rockers
Colin Burgess - 72 - Australian 1970's & 80's Hard Rock drummer with Master's Apprentice, His Majesty and origial drummer with AC/DC
THE MASTER'S AAPRENTICE ~ "IT'S BECAUSE I LOVE";
John Gosling - 75 - English keyboardist for The Kinks in the 70's ("Lola")
THE KINKS ~ "LOLA";
Gary Wright - 80 - American 1970's singer-songwriter ("Dream Weaver", "Love Is Alive") and keyboardist with 1960's UK band Spooky Tooth
SPOOKY TOOTH ~ "THAT WAS ONLY YESTERDAY";
SPOOKY TOOTH ~ "WAITIN FOR THE WIND":
GARY WRIGHT ~ "DREAM WEAVER";
Randy Meisner ~ 77 - Singer/guitarist/songwriter with Ricky Nelson's Stone Canyon Band, the Eagles, Poco, the Poor, Linda Ronstadt, John Stewart and solo
THE EAGLES ~ "TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT":
POCO ~ "HEART OF THE NIGHT";
Gary Rossington - 71 - Guitarist w/1970's Southern Rock bands Lynyrd Skynyrd & the Rossington Collins Band
LYNYRD SKYNYRD ~ "SWEET HOME ALABAMA";
LYNYRD SKYNYRD ~ "FREE BIRD";
Tom Leadon - 70 - Florida guitarist with 70's bands Mudcrutch and Silver as well as Linda Ronstadt
MUDCRUTCH ~ "ON THE STREET";
SILVER ~ "WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG";
Tony McPhee - 79 - English guitarist & singer with 1960's band the Groundhogs and Champion Jack Dupree & John Lee Hooker
THE GROUNDHOGS ~ "CROSSCUT SAW";
TONY McPHEE;
Jim Gordon; Wrecking Crew drummer w/Harry Nilson, Derek & Dominos, Joe Cocker, Frank Zappa, Alice Cooper, Steely Dan, Byrds, Beau Brummels, Johnny Rivers, CSNY, John Lee Hooker, BB King, Stone Poney, Van Dyke Parks, George Harrison, Bread, Cher
DEREK & THE DOMINOS ~ "IT'S TOO LATE";
HARRY NILSON ~ "JUMP INTO THE FIRE";
STEELY DAN ~ "RIKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER";
Ralph Humphrey - 79 - American rock drummer w/Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION ~ "KING KONG";
FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION ~ "OH MY THE SKY";
FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION ~ "LET'S MAKE THE WATER TURN BLACK";
Mick Slattery - 77 - Guitarist for 1970's British Space Rock band Hawkwind
HAWKWIND ~ "SILVER MACHINE";
HAWKWIND ~ "MOTORHEAD";
HAWKWIND ~ "ASSAULT & BATTERY";
Francis Monkman - Guitarist & keyboardist with 1970's UK Prog Rock bands Curved Air and Sky, also with Renaissance, Al Stewart, 801 (w/Brian Eno & Phil Manzanaro) the Shadows and solo, later film composer ("The Long Good Friday")
CURVED AIR ~ "IT HAPPENED TODAY";
CURVED AIR ~ "BACK STREET LOVE";
SKY ~ "TOCCATA";
Philip Shulman - 85 - Sax, horn and keyboard player with 1970's Scottish Prog Rock band Gentle Giant
GENTLE GIANT ~ "FREE HAND";
GENTLE GIANT - "ADVENT OF PANURGE";
David LaFlamme - 82 - American singer and violinist with 1960's & 70's Pysche and Prog Rock band It's a Beautiful Day
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY ~ "WHITE BIRD";
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY ~ "SOAPSTONE MOUNTAIN";
Ron Howden - 78 - Drummer with 1970's English Prog Rock band Nektar
NEKTAR ~ "DESOLATION VALLEY";
Charlie Dominici - 72 - Singer with American Prog Metal band Dream Theater and guitarist with 1970's Pop band Frankie & The Knockouts
FRANKIE & THE KNOCOUTS ~ "NOT ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT";
FRANKIE & THE KNOCKOUTS ~ "SWEETHEART";
Essra Mohawk - 75 - American 1970's singer and songwriter w/The Primoridals, Frank Zappa, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper and "School House Rock"
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS ~ "SUFFERIN' TILL SUFFERAGE";
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS ~ "INTERJECTION";
Erkin Koray - 82 - Turkish 1960's & 70's Psyche, Prog and Folk Rock singer-songwriter & guitarist
ERKIN KORAY ~ "CEMALIM";
ERKIN KORAY & HUR-EL ~ "SEVENIER AGLARMIS";
Ricky Wolff - 78 - South African born singer with UK 1970's Pop band White Plains
WHITE PLAINS ~ "MY BABY LOVES LOVIN";
WHITE PLAINS ~ "LOVING YOU BABY";
Johnny Fean - 71 - Guitarist with Irish Celtic Rock band the Horslips
THE HORSLIPS ~ "DEARG DOOM";
THE HORSLIPS ~ "FASTER THAN THE HOUND";
THE HORSLIPS ~ "TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL T";
Vlado Pravdić - 73 - Bosnian keyboardist with 1970's Yugoslavian band Bijelo Dugme
BIJELO DUGME ~ "BIJELO DUGME";
George Tickner - 76 - American guitarist with 60's band Fruminous Bandersnatch and later founding member of Journey in the 70's
FRUMINOUS BANDERSNATCH ~ "HEARTS TO CRY";
JOURNEY ~ "TOPAZ";
Sixto Rodriguez - 81 - American singer-songwriter AKA "Sugar Man"
SUGARMAN RODRIQUEZ ~ "SUGARMAN";
SUGARMAN RODRIQUEZ - "LIKE A ROLLING STONE";
Ron Altbach - 76 - American keyboardist & songwriter w/1970's band King Harvest, Celebration
KING HARVEST ~ "DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT";
Donnie Marsico - 68 - American singer with early 70's band The Jaggerz ("The Rapper")
THE JAGGERZ ~ "THE RAPPER";
Davis Causey - 74 - Guitarist with American 1970's band Sea Level
SEA LEVEL ~ "RAIN IN SPAIN";
SEA LEVEL ~ "GRAND LARCENY";
Cliff Fish - 73 - Bassist with 1970's UK Pop band Paper Lace ("The Night Chicago Died" & "Billy Don't Be A Hero")
PAPER LACE ~ "BILLY DON'T BE A HERO";
PAPER LACE ~ "THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED";
Kevin Parrott - British singer with 1970's Folk Pop duo Brian and Michael ("Matchstick Men & Matchstick Cats & Dogs")
BRIAN & MICHAEL ~ "MATCHSTICK MEN AND MATCHSTICK CATS & DOGS";
Robert Haimer - 69 - American musician & songwriter w/musical comedy duo Barnes & Barnes ("Fish Heads") also in Soft Rock and America in the 80's
BARNES & BARNES ~ "FISH HEADS";
Alberto Radius - 80 - Guitarist and singer-songwriter with 1970's Italian band Formula 3
FORMULA 3 ~ "LA FOLLE CORSA";
Labels:
Barnes and Barnes,
Curved Air,
Derek and Dominos,
Eagles.Poco,
Frank Zappa,
Gary Wright,
Gentle Giant,
Groundhogs,
Hawkwind,
Horslips,
Jaggerz,
Journey,
King Harvest,
Kinks,
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Nektar,
Paper Lace,
Sky
Thursday, 13 May 2021
A Few 1970's & 80's Rock & Pop Figures
Dusty Hill ~ 71 ~ Bassist with Texas rock band ZZ Top and The Moving Sidewalks from the 1960's onward ("Tush", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Legs", "Gimmie All You Lovin")
ZZ TOP ~ "GIMMIE ALL YOU LOVIN";
ZZ TOP ~ "SHARP DRESSED MAN";
ZZ TOP ~ "LEGS";
ZZ TOP ~ "SLEEPING BAG";
Rickie Lee Reynolds - 72 - Guitarist with 1970's & 80's Southern Rock band Black Oak Arkansas
BLACK OAK ARKANSAS ~ "BLACK OAK ARKANSAS";
John Rossall ~ 75 ~ UK sax, trumpet & trombone player and bandleader for Gary Glitter ("Rock & Roll", "Do You Wanna Touch Me")
GARY GLITTER ~ "ROCK & ROLL pt1";
GARY GLITTER ~ "DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME";
Leo van de Ketterij - 70 - Guitarist with 1970's Dutch band Shocking Blue "Hooked On A Feeling"
SHOCKING BLUE ~ "VENUS";
SHOCKING BLUE ~ "NEVER MARRY A RAILROAD MAN";
SHOCKING BLUE ~ "SEND ME A POSTCARD";
Gil Bridges - 80 - Sax player with 1960's & 70's American band Rare Earth ("Get Ready", "I Just Want To Celebrate")
RARE EARTH ~ "I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE";
RARE EARTH ~ "GET READY";
Robby Steinhardt ~ 71 ~ Singer/violinist w/US Prog Rock band Kansas ("Carry On My Wayward Sun", "Dust In The Wind")
KANSAS ~ "DUST IN THE WIND";
KANSAS ~ "CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON";
Les McKeown ~ 65 ~ Singer with 1970's Scottish pop band the Bay City Rollers ("Saturday Night")
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS ~ "SATURDAY NIGHT";
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS ~ "BYE BYE BABY";
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS ~ "I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU";
Florian Pilkington-Miksa - 70 - Drummer w/English 1970's Prog Rock band Curved Air
CURVED AIR ~ "IT HAPPENED TODAY";
CURVED AIR ~ "BACKSTREET LOVE";
CURVED AIR ~ "PHANTASMAGORIA";
John Lawton ~ 74 ~ Singer/guitarist with UK Prog Rock band Uriah Heep 1976-79 and Lucifer's Friend
LUCIFER'S FRIEND ~ "RIDE THE SKY";
URIAH HEEP ~ "FREE ME";
URIAH HEEP ~ "WISEMAN";
John Goodsall - 68 - American-British rock guitarist (Atomic Rooster, Brand X)
ATOMIC ROOSTER ~ "DEVIL'S ANSWER";
ATOMIC ROOSTER ~ "BREAKTHROUGH";
ATOMIC ROOSTER ~ "BLACK SNAKE";
ATOMIC ROOSTER ~ "TOMORROW NIGHT";
BRAND X ~ "AND SO TO F";
James MacGaw - Guitarist with 1970's French Prog Rock band Magma
MAGMA;
MAGMA;
MAGMA ~ "DE FUTURA";
MAGMA;
Pavel Pelc - 71 - Bass guitarist and vocalist w/1970's Czech Prog Rock band Progres 2
PROGRES 2 ~ "PLANETA HIERONYMA BOSCHE";
Rick Laird - 80 - Irish jazz fusion bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Rasaan Rolnd irk, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Buddy Rich, Anita O'Day, Yousef Letif, Brian Auger and the Trinity)
MAHVISHNU ORCHESTRA ~ "MEETING OF THE SPIRITS" / "YOU KNOW YOU KNOW";
Jim Pembroke ~ 75 ~ English-born singer with Finnish 1970's Prog Rock band Wigwam
WIGWAM ~ "BLESS YOUR LUCKY STARS";
WIGWAM ~ "GRASS FOR BLADES";
Miroslav Žbirka ~ 69 ~ Singer with 1970's & 80's Slovak band Modus
MODUS;
MODUS ~ "ZAHADNA";
Gregg Philbin - 75 - Bassist with American 1980's band REO Speedwagon ("Keep On Loving You", "Can't Fight This Feeling", "Take It On The Run")
REO SPEEDWAGON ~ "KEEP ON LOVING YOU";
REO SPEEDWAGON ~ "TAKE IT ON THE RUN";
REO SPEEDWAGON ~ "I CAN'T THIS FEELING";
Jim Steinman ~ 73 ~ American musician, composer and producer w/Meatloaf, Cher, Bonnie Tyler, The Sisters Of Mercy, ("Total Eclipse of the Heart", "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", "It's All Coming Back to Me Now").
MEATLOAF ~ "PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT";
MEATLOAF ~ "TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD";
BONNIE TYLER ~ "TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART";
THE SISTERS OF MERCY ~ "THIS CORROSION";
Sean Higgins - 68 - Musician w/1970's & 80's Australian bands The Flatheads and Australian Crawl and songwriter ("Downhearted", "Things Don't Seem")
THE AUSTRALIAN CRAWL ~ "OH NO NOT YOU";
Lindsay Tebbutt - Drummer and songwriter with Australian Rock band The Choirboys
THE QUIREBOYS ~ "FIREWORKS";
THE QUIREBOYS ~ "STRUGGLETOWN";
Robin Le Mesurier - 68 - British guitarist from the 60's onward with The Reign, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Johnny Hallyday, Air Supply, The Farm Dogs, Limey & Lion,The Wombles
ROD STEWART "YOUNG TURKS";
Nick Kamen ~ 59 ~ English model, singer ("Each Time You Break My Heart")
NICK KAMEN ~ "I PROMISED MYSELF";
NICK KAMEN ~ "NOBODY ELSE";
Fritz McIntyre - 62 - British keyboardist with British 1980's Pop group Simply Red
SIMPLY RED ~ "HOLDIING BACK THE YEARS";
SIMPLY RED ~ "STARS";
Michael Stanley - 72 - American 1980's Cleveland rock singer/guitarist w/The Michael Stanley Band ("He Can't Love You", "Heartland Rock")
MICHAEL STANLEY BAND ~ "MY TOWN";
MICHAEL STANLEY BAND ~ "HE CAN'T LOVE YOU";
David Lewis ~ Keyboardist with 70's & 80's Pop group Ambrosia ("The Biggest Part Of Me")
AMBROSIA ~ "THE BIGGEST PART OF ME";
Labels:
Atomic Rooster,
Bay City Rollers,
Black Oak Arkansas,
Curved Air,
Kansas,
Lucifer's,
Magma,
Meatloaf,
Michael Stanley,
Rare Earth,
REO Speedwagon,
Shocking Blue,
Simply Red,
Uriah Heep,
ZZ Top
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