Some Punk Rock, New Wave & Alternative Dudes

Kenny Morris ~ 68 ~ Drummer with Siouxsie & the Banshees (first two albums)

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "HONG KONG GARDEN";


SIOUXIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "JIGSAW FEELING";


SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "THE STAIRCASE MYSTERY";


SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "MAKE UP TO BREAK UP";


Jesse Hector ~ 78 ~ Singer/guitarist with UK 1970's Punk band the Hammersith Gorillas

THE HAMMERSMITH GORILLAS ~ "YOU REALLY GOT ME";


JESSE HECTOR & THE SOUND;


Andrew Bodnar ~ 71 ~ UK bassist with Graham Parker & the Rumour, Elvis Costello ("Watching The Detectives"), Nick Lowe ("I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass"), Carlene Carter, The Pretenders, Thompson Twins, Garland Jeffreys

GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR ~ "LOCAL GIRLS";


GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR ~ "HEY LORD DON'T ASK ME QUESTIONS";


ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS ~ "WATCHING THE DETECTIVES";


Fred Smith ~ 77 ~ Bassist with New York bands Television, Blondie (original lineup) and the Stilletos

TELEVISION ~ "MARQUEE MOON";


TELEVISION ~ "CALL MR LEE";


THE STILETTOS ~ "ANTI DISCO";


Ross The Boss Friedman ~ 72 ~ Guitarist with New York bands the Dictators and Manowar

THE DICTATORS ~ "SCIENCE GONE TOO FAR";


THE DICTATORS ~ "SEACH & DESTROY";


Jon Dee Graham ~ 67 ~ Guitarist with Texas bands The Skunks, True Believers

THE SKUNKS ~ "CHEAP GIRL";


TRUE BELIEVERS ~ "THE RAIN WON'T HELP YOU WHEN IT'S OVER";


Steve Almaas ~ 60's ~ Guitarist with 1980's Minneapolis Cowpunk band Beat Rodeo and bassist with Punk band the Suicide Commandos

BEAT RODEO ~ "NEW LOVER":


BEAT RODEO ~ "JUST FRIENDS";


THE SUICIDE COMMANDOS ~ "BURN IT DOWN";


Petesy Burns ~ 70's ~ Singer with Irish Punk band the Outcasts

THE OUTCASTS ~ "YOU'RE A DISEASE";


THE OUTCASTS ~ "THE COPS ARE COMING";


Gabba Gregory ~ 60's ~ Guitarist with British Hardcore Punk band Chaos UK

CHAOS UK ~ "NO SECURITY";


CHAOS UK ~ "FARMYARD BOOGIE";


Andrew Ranken ~ 72 ~ English drummer w/The Pogues

THE POGUES ~ "DIRTY OLD TOWN";


THE POGUES ~ "IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE FROM GOD";


John Hampton ~ 79 ~ Scottish bassist with Sparks

SPARKS ~ "THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US";


SPARKS ~ "AMATEUR HOUR";


Bettina Köster ~ 66 ~ German singer, sax player and composer with German 1980's New Wave bands Malaria and Mania D

MANIA D ~ "DA TOT ICH DICH";


MALARIA ~ "GELD MONEY";


MALARIA ~ "YOUR TURN TO RUN";


Rob Hirst ~ 70 ~ Drummer with Australian band Midnight Oil

MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "BEST OF BOTH WORLDS";


MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "READ ABOUT IT";


MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "THE DEAD HEART";


James Valentine ~ 64 ~ Australian saxophonist (Models), radio presenter (ABC Radio Sydney), and television host (The Afternoon Show)

THE MODELS ~ "OUT OF SIGHT";


THE MODELS ~ "HOLD ON";


Bernie Lynch ~ 72 ~ Guitarist/keyboardist & singer with Australian New Wave band Eurogliders ("Heaven (Must Be There)"

EUROGLIDERS ~ "HEAVEN (MUST BE THERE)";


EUROGLIDERS ~ "CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU";


Greg Brown ~ Guitarist & songwriter with American Alternative bands Cake & Deathray

CAKE ~ "THE DISTANCE";


CAKE ~ "I WILL SURVIVE";


Mick Roberts - 57 - Singer with English Indie band The Bridewell Taxis

THE BRIDEWELL TAXIS ~ "SPIRIT HONESTLY";


THE BRIDEWELL TAXIS ~ "SMILE";


Gregg Foreman ~ 50's ~ Singer/guitarist with American Punk band Delta 72

DELTA 72 ~ "IT'S ALRIGHT";


Brad Arnold ~ 47 ~ Singer with American Post Grunge band 3 Doors Down

3 DOORS DOWN ~ "KRYPTONITE";


3 DOORS DOWN ~ "LOSER";


Matt Krupanski - Drummer with American Hardcore band BoySetsFire

BOYSETSFIRES ~ "CLOSURE";


Bo Lueders ~ 39 ~ Guitarist with Chicago Hardcore band Harm's Way

HARM'S WAY ~ "BECOME A MACHINE";


HARM'S WAY ~ "SILENT WOLF";


Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin ~ 26 ~ Guitarist with British Experimental Rock band Black Midi

BLACK MIDI ~ "BMBMBM";


BLACK MIDI ~ "WELCOME TO HELL";


Doug Shaw ~ 42 ~ Guitarist with British Alterative bands Gang Gang Dance & White Magic

GANG GANG DANCE ~ "MINDKILLA";


J. Strauss ~ Singer with Swedish Industrial band the Morlocks

MORLOCKS ~ "I'M THE PAYLOAD";


Jonathan Meléndez ~ 38 ~ Keyboardist with Mexican synth pop band Camilo Séptimo

CAMILO SEPTIMO ~ "CIELOS DE CRISTAL";

Some More 80's Punk, Post Punk & New Wave Figures

Andy Rourke - 59 - Bassist for The Smiths "How Soon Is Now", "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want", "I Started Something"

THE SMITHS ~ "HOW SOON IS NOW";


THE SMITHS ~ "THIS CHARMING MAN";


THE SMITHS ~ "HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW";


Mars Williams - 68 - American Saxophonist w/The Waitresses, The Psychedelic Furs, Liquid Soul, Peter Brotzmann

THE WAITRESSES ~ "I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE";


THE WAITRESSES ~ "CHRISTMAS WRAPPING":


THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS ~ "PRETTY IN PINK";


THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS ~ "PRESIDENT GAS";


GEORDIE WALKER ~ 64 ~ Guitarist with UK Post Punk band Killing Joke ("The Wait", "Love Like Blood", "Eighties")

KILLING JOKE ~ "THE WAIT";


KILLING JOKE ~ "EIGHTIES";


KILLING JOKE ~ "A NEW DAY";


KILLING JOKE ~ "KINGS & QUEENS";


KILLING JOKE ~ "LOVE LIKE BLOOD";


Rob King ~ 68 ~ Drummer with Deteroit 1970's Punk/Noise band Destroy Monsters

DESTROY ALL MONSTERS ~ "BORED";


DESTROY ALL MONSTERS ~ "CONGA";


Scott "Top Ten" Kempner ~ 69 ~ Guitarist for 1970's New York Punk band The Dictators and Cow Punk band the Del-Lords and the Brandos

THE DICTATORS ~ "SEARCH & DESTROY";


THE DEL-LORDS ~ "HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES & LIVE";


THE BRANDOS ~ "GETTYSBURGH";


Mike Martt ~ 60's - Guitarist with LA Cowpunk band Tex & The Horseheads and Thelonious Monster, also briefly in later versions of the Gun Club and TSOL

TEX & THE HORSEHEADS ~ "GO WEST YOUNG MAN";


TEX & THE HORSEHEADS;


THELONIOUS MONSTER ~ "BABY";


THELONIOUS MONSTER ~ "SO WHAT IF I DID";


Gary Floyd - 72 - Singer with Texas Punk band the Dicks ("Dicks Hate The Police")

THE DICKS ~ "NO FUCKING WAR";


Shane MacGowan - 65 - English-born Irish singer with the Pogues and previously Punk band the Nips

THE NIPS ~ "NOBODY TO LOVE";


THE POGUES ~ "DIRTY OLD TOWN";


THE POGUES - "FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK";


Jack Lipton ~ 60's ~ Singer with New York 80's Garage band The Penetrators

THE PENETRATORS ~ "TEENAGE LIFESTYLE";


Gregg Sutton - 74 - Guitarist & Basist with American musician Cow Punk band Lone Justice ("Shelter") and The Rollong Stones, Bob Dylan, Sass Jordan, Dave Alvin

LONE JUSTICE ~ "SHELTER";


John "Jay" Albert ~ 58 ~ Guitarist with California Goth Punk band Christian Death

CHRISTIAN DEATH ~ "ROMEO'S DISTRESS";


CHRISTIAN DEATH ~ "FIRST COMMUNION";


John Kezdy - 64 - Singer with Cleveland Punk band The Effigies

THE EFFIGIES ~ "WE'LL BE HERE TOMORROW";


THE EFFIGIES ~ "BODY BAG";


THE EFFIGIES ~ "BODY BAG" & "WE'LL BE HERE TOMORROW";


THE EFFIGIES ~ "SECURITY";


Robert Becerra - 64 - Guitarist with East LA Chicano Hardcore band the Stains

THE STAINS ~ "CANADA" & "POLITICAL SCANDAL";


THE STAINS ~ "GANG RELATED DEATH" & "PRETTY GIRLS";


Kent Stax - 62 - Drummer with DC Hardcore band Scream

SCREAM ~ "WALKING BY MYSELF";

Some Figures From The Punk & New Wave Era

Mark E Smith ~ 60 ~ Singer w/Art Punk band The Fall, one of the first bands to make the transition from three chord Punk to Artsy Post-Punk (along with Wire, The Swell Maps, Ultravox, Siouxsie, Soft Boys and Joy Division) and cult favortie

THE FALL ~ "TOTALLY WIRED";


THE FALL ~ "MR PHARMACIST";


THE FALL ~ "VICTORIA";


Neil Harris ~ 63 ~ Guitarist w/1970's UK Punk band Sham 69 who became a major influence on the UK Street-Punk scene

SHAM 69 ~ "HURRY UP HARRY";


SHAM 69 ~ "BORSTAL BREAKOUT";


SHAM 69 ~ "IF THE KIDS ARE UNITED";


Stu Boy King ~ 64 ~ Drummer with 1970's New York Punks The Dictators

THE DICTATORS ~ "SEARCH & DESTROY";


Steve Soto ~ 54 ~ Bassist with LA Punk bands Agent Orange and the Adoloescents

THE ADOLESCENTS;


AGENT ORANGE ~ "BLOODSTAINS";


Dolores O'Riordan ~ 46 ~ Irish singer and musician w/The Cranberries ("Zombie", "Linger")

THE CRANBERRIES ~ "LINGER";


THE CRANBERRIES ~ "CRANBERRIES";


Scott Hutchison ~ 36 ~ Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist w/indie bands Frightened Rabbit, Mastersystem, The Fruit Tree Foundation



FRIGHTENED RABBIT ~ "SWIM TIL YOU CAN'T SEE LAND";


Lawrence Cleary ~ 60 ~ Bassist w/1980's Irish New Wave band The Blades ("Hot For You" & "Ghost of a Chance")

THE BLADES ~ "THE BRIDE WORE WHITE";


THE BLADES ~ "DOWN MARKET";


Andy McQueen ~ Singer with 1970's New Zealand New Wave band Exploding White Mice

EXPLODING WHITE MICE ~ "FEAR";


Steve Coy ~ 56 ~ Drummer with 1980's UK Pop band Dead or Alive ("You Spin Me Round")

DEAD OR ALIVE ~ "YOU SPIN ME ROUND";


Hugh McDowell ~ Cellist with UK Prog Rock bands ELO and Wizzard

RIPs to Micheal Davis of the MC5 and some other classic rockers

Michael Davis ~ Bassist for the classic late 1960's proto-punk band The MC, later joined with Ex Stooge Ron Asheton in The New Order (not the other one). There is literally not a punk, garage or grunge band alive or dead that has not been influenced by the MC5. Nuff said ~ 68

THE MC5 ~ "KICK OUT THE JAMS";



THE MC5 ~ "MOTOR CITY'S BURNING"; <



Levon Helm; Drummer with The Band and The Hawks from the 1950's on. Starting off as a backing band for Ronnie Hawkins on Roulette Records before Hawkins moved to Toronto. Helm later moved to Canada as well and rejoined Hawkins new all-Canadian group renamed The Band as they went on to play with Bob Dylan on his classic folk-rock records, still later the Band would go on to a solo career in the late 1960's and 70's with several classic albums. After the Band broke up Helm would continue with a solo career as well as acting, including a role as the father in "Coal Miner's Daughter". He had been battling cancer for years and died at age 72.

THE BAND ~ "I SHALL BE RELEASED";



Buggs Henderson, guitarist with the Nuggets era Texas garage band Mouse and Traps, best know for their blatant Dylan rip off "A public execution" as well as the excellent "Maid of Sugar Maid of spice" died of cancer last week at 68. He stared out with an R&B group called the Sensors and in later years recorded as a solo blues guy.

MOUSE ANT THE TRAPS ~ "MAID OF SUGAR MAID OF SPICE;




Freddie Milano ~ Singer with Dion and The Belmonts, one of the greatest white Doo Wop groups with hits lke "Runaround Sue", "Lovers who wander", "A teenager in love" ~ 72

DION & THE BELMONTS ~ "RUNAROUND SUE";




JERRY "BOOGIE" MCCLAIN ~ "TWIST 62";





Donald Duck Dunn; Bassist with Booker T & The MG's, the classic house band for virtually all the classic Soul and R&B hits put out by Stax Records in the 1960's. Hits by the likes of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Albert King, as well as several instrumental hits by the MG's themselves. Later worked with Wilson Pickett, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Neil Young, Joe Walsh and Jerry Lee Lewis. Still later he played on Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks "Stop dragging my heart around". Appeared in the "Blues Brothers" movie as himself backing up the Brothers as well as Cab Calloway.

Booker T & The MG's ~ "Green Onions";


Herb Reed ~ Singer with 1950's Doo Wop group The Platters ~ 83

The Platters ~ "The Great Pretender" & "Only You";



Lloyd Brevett ~ Jamaican double bassist (The Skatalites) ~ 80

Chris Ethridge ~ Bassist with Gram Parson's International Submarine Band and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Also played with The Byrds and Emmylou Harris ~

The Flying Burrito Brothers ~ "Older Guys";


Robin Gibb ~ Singer with the Bee Gees, best remembered for their disco hits but originally known for a series of lush 1960's pop hits such as "To love somebody", "I started a joke" ~ 62 The Bee Gees ~ "I started a joke";




Vince Lovegrove ~ Co-lead singer (with Bon Scott) in 1960's Australian group The Valentines. The group broke up after a drugs bust and Lovegrove went on to be a producer and manager while Scott would later join AC/DC ~ 65

THE VALENTINES ~ "BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP";




Richie Teeter ~ Drummer with late 1970's New York punk band The Dictators, later with 1980's hair band shockers Twisted Sister ~ 61


THE DICTATORS ~ "SEARCH AND DESTROY";



TWISTED SISTER ~ "WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT";


Ronnie Montrose with 1970's hard rock band Montrose along with singer Sammy Hagar before Sammy went solo became a total twat. Ronnie later went solo ~ 66


MONTROSE ~ "BAD MOTOR SCOOTER";





Mike Hossack, one of many drummers of the 1970's stadium rockers Doobie Brothers most of whom were not brothers and none of whom were named "Doobie" ~ 65


THE DOOBIE BROTHERS ~ "CHINA GROVE";