Some 1950's & 60's Rockers

Johnny Tillotson ~ 86 ~ American 1950's & 60's Rock, Pop and Country singer

JOHNNY TILLOTSON ~ "JUDY JUDY JUDY";


JOHNNY TILLOTSON ~ "BLUE BLUE DAY";


JOHNNY TILLOTSON ~ "EARTH ANGEL";


JOHNNY TILLOTSON ~ "POERTY IN MOTION";


Wink Martindale - 91 - American 1950's Pop singer, disc jockey & game show host

WINK MARTINDALE ~ "LOVE HAS GOT ME THINKIN";


WINK MARTINDALE ~ "LOVE BROKE LOOSE";


Lou Christie ~ 82 ~ American 1960's Pop singer "Lightning Strikes"

LOU CHRISTIE ~ "LIGHTNING STRIKES";


LOU CHRISTIE ~ "I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE";


Nino Tempo ~ 90 ~ American singer in duo w/April Stevens and saxophonist w/The Wrecking Crew

NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS ~ "DEEP PURPLE" & "WHISPERING";


NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS ~ "LAND OF 1000 DANCES";



Snowy Fleet ~ 85 ~ English-born Australian drummer with Australian 1960's band the Easybeats ("Sorry", "Friday On My Mind")

THE EASYBEATS ~ "FRIDAY ON MY MIND";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "SORRY";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "SHE'S SO FINE";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH";


Larry Tamblyn ~ 82 ~ Singer and Keyboardist with 1960's Los Angeles Garage band the Standells ("Dirty Water")

THE STANDELLS ~ "I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND";


THE STANDELLS ~ "DIRTY WATER";


THE STANDELLS ~ "HEY JOE";


THE STANDELLS ~ "DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD";


Jim Lowe ~ 82 ~ Singer with American band the Electric Prunes

THE ELECTRIC PRUNES ~ "I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT";


THE ELECTRIC PRUNES ~ "GET ME TO THE WORLD ON TIME";


Roy Phillips ~ 83 ~ Keyboardist with British 1960's bands The Saints, Heinz, the Tornados and Peddlers

THE TORNADOS ~ "TELSTAR";


HEINZ BURT ~ "LIVE IT UP";


THE PEDDLERS ~ "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE";


David Kaff (AKA Viv Savage) - 79 - Keyboardist for 1970's UK band Spinal Tap

SPINAL TAP ~ "GIVE ME SOME MONEY';


SPINAL TAP ~ "LISTEN TO THE FLOWER PEOPLE";


Barry Goldberg - 83 - American Blues keyboardist with The Electric Flag, Bob Dylan, Mitch Ryder ("Devil With The Blue Dress"), The Flying Burrito Bros, The Ramones ("End Of The Century"), producer with Bob Dylan, Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton

MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS ~ "CC RIDER";


THE ELECTRIC FLAG ~ "OVER LOVING YOU";


THE ELECTRIC FLAG ~ "WINE";


Rick Derringer ~ 77 ~ American guitarist & songwriter with The McCoys ("Hang On Sloopy", "Cara-Lin", "Fever"), Edgar Winter and solo ("Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo") and record producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)

THE McCOYS ~ "HANG ON SLOOPY";


THE McCOYS ~ "FEVER";


THE McCOYS ~ "COME ON LET'S GO";


RICK DERRINGER ~ "ROCK & ROLL HOOCHIE KOO";


Jesse Colin Young - 83 - American singer/songwriter with 1960's band The Youngbloods

THE YOUNGBLOODS ~ "TEARS ARE FALLING";


THE YOUNGBLOODS ~ "GET TOGETHER";


Frankie Jordan ~ 86 ~ French 1950's R&R singer

FRANKIE JORDAN ~ "LE TRANSISTOR";


Fred Bekky ~ 81 ~ Singer and guitarist with Belgian 1960's band The Pebbles

THE PEBBLES ~ "YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT";


Laurie Holloway - 86 - English pianist, musical director and composer w/Petula Clark ("Downtown"), Englebert Humperdink, Stephane Grappelli, Tom Jones, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr., Gilbert O’Sullivan, Mel Torme, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Barry Humphries and Ronnie Corbett.

PETULA CLARK ~ "DOWNTOWN";


Marianne Faithfull ~ 84 ~ English 1960's singer ("As Tears Go By") and actress

MARIANNE FAITHFULL ~ "DOWNTOWN";


MARIANNE FAITHFULL ~ "AS TEARS GO BY";


MARIANNE FAITHFULL & DAVID BOWIE ~ "I GOT YOU BABE";


Sven-Åke Johansson ~ 81 ~ Swedish Free Jazz drummer w/Peter Brotzman & Tangerine Dream, composer and visual artist

PETER BROTZMANN QUARTET ~ "IMPROVASATION";


Tony Kinsey - 97 - English Jazz drummer w/Johnny Dankworth, Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Ben Webster, Clark Terry, Harry Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, and Sarah Vaughan

JOHNNY DANKWORTH ORCH ~ "JUST IN TIME";


JOHNNY DANKWORTH ORCH ~ "MARK 1";

Some More Rockers From The 50's & 60's

Fats Domino ~ 89 ~ Classic New Orleans R&B pianist with hits w/"Blueberry Hill", "I'm Walking", "The Fat Man". Fats was not the most famous black R&R figure of the 50's, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, Little Richard and Nat King Cole can fight over that title, but Fats actually had the most hit's starting in 1949.

FATS DOMINO ~ "VALLEY OF TEARS" & "I'M WALKING";


FATS DOMINO ~ "AIN'T THAT A SHAME";


Howard Carroll ~ 92 ~ American guitarist with 1950's & 60's Gospel group The Dixie Hummingbirds

THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS ~ "DIDN'T IT RAIN";


Warren "Pete" Moore ~ 78 ~ American Hall of Fame singer (The Miracles), songwriter ("The Tracks of My Tears", "Ain't That Peculiar", "Love Machine")

THE MIRACLES ~ "THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS";


THE MIRACLES ~ "TEARS OF A CLOWN";


JIMMY BEAUMONT ~ 76 ~ Singer with 1960's Doo-Wop group The Skyliners ("Since I Don't Have You";

THE SKYLINERS ~ "SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU";


Johnny Hallyday ~ 74 ~ French rock singer ("Requiem pour un fou", "Marie", "Tous ensemble")

JOHNNY HALLYDAY ~ "SOUVENIRS, SOUVENIRS";


George Young ~ Singer and guitarist from 1960's Australian band The Easybeats with hits like "Friday On My Mind" and "Sorry". He was also the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC and he served as their manager in the early years.

THE EASYBEATS ~ "FRIDAY ON MY MIND";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "SORRY";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "SHE'S SO FINE";


Ray Thomas ~ 76 ~ English singer-songwriter w/ 1960's & 70 Prog Rockers the Moody Blues ("Nights In White Satin", "Ride My See Saw", "Go Now")

THE MOODY BLUES ~ "I'LL GO CRAZY";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";


Pentti Glan ~ 71 ~ Finnish-Canadian drummer (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Mandala, Klaatu)

THE MANDALA ~ "LOVEITIS";


KLAATU ~ "A ROUTINE DAY";


WAYNE COCHRAN ~ 78 ~ American R&R singer ("Last Kiss")
WAYNE COCHRAN ~ "THE HARLEM SHUFFLE";


WAYNE COCHRAN & OTIS REDDING ~ "I CAN'T TURN YOU LOSE";


Mitch Margo ~ 70 ~ American singer w/1960's doo-wop group The Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")

THE TOKENS ~ "THE LIONS SLEEP TONIGHT";


Riem de Wolff ~ 74 ~ Dutch-Indonesian singer w/1960's Dutch Pop Band The Blue Diamonds

THE BLUE DIAMONDS ~ "RAMONA";


Boris Lindqvist ~ 76 ~ Swedish 1960's rock singer


Della Reese ~ 86 ~ 1950's & 60's R&B singer and actress

DELLA REESE ~ "LONELYVILLE";


DELLA REESE ~ "SOMEDAY YOU'LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU";


Keely Smith ~ 89 ~ American singer ("That Old Black Magic", "I've Got You Under My Skin") and wife of Louis Prima

KEELY SMITH & LOUIS PRIMA ~ "THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC";


Mel Tillis, 85, American Hall of Fame country music singer-songwriter ("I Ain't Never", "Coca-Cola Cowboy" "Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town")

MEL TILLIS ~ "RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TWON";


Dick Noel ~ 90 ~ American big band band singer w/Ray Anthony's Orch ("Count Every Star")

RAY ANTHONY ORCH w/DICK NOEL:


Gert Timmerman ~ 82 ~ Dutch big band singer

Allen Toussaint & Some Other 1950's & 1960's Figures

Allen Toussaint (77) was an iconic figure of the New Orleans R&B and R&R scene from the early 1960's to the 1970's. A pianist, singer, producer and arranger he wrote songs like;

"Ruler of My Heart", recorded by Irma Thomas and later by Otis Redding under the title "Pain in My Heart", and by The Rolling Stones on their second album.
In 1964, "A Certain Girl" (originally by Ernie K-Doe) was the B-side of the first single release by The Yardbirds; the song was released again in 1980 by Warren Zevon.
A two-sided 1962 hit by Benny Spellman comprised "Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)," later covered by The O'Jays, Ringo Starr, and Alex Chilton.
"Fortune Teller", which was covered by many 1960s rock groups including Benny Spellman, The Rolling Stones, The Nashville Teens, The Who, The Hollies, The Throb, and ex-Searchers founder member Tony Jackson later by Robert Plant & Alison Krause and The Chains.
"Working On A Coalmine" by Lee Dorsey, later covered by Devo (no, really)
"Southern Nights" covered by Glen Campbell
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" covered by Paul Butterfield, Albert King, Solomon Burke, The Doors, Mountain, Big Joe Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Butterfly, Lee Dorsey, Fugitives, Jerry Garcia, Mad Lads
"Java" by Al Hirt
He played and produced with artist like Dr. John, The Meters, Irma Thomas, John Mayall, The Band, Lee Dorsey, Bonnie Raitt, Paul McCartney, Patti LaBelle, Elvis Costello, Earl King,

LEE DORSEY ~ "WORKING IN A COAL MINE":


BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND ~ "GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN";


ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSE ~ "FORTUNE TELLER":


PF Sloan ~ Songwriter, singer, guitarist and producer from the 1960's on. Wrote or co-wrote; "The T.A.M.I. Theme Song", "Eve Of Destruction" (covered by Barry McGuire and later DOA), "Take Me For What I'm Worth" (the Searchers), "Secret Agent Man" (Johnny Rivers and later Agent Orange), "That's Cool, That's Trash" (The Kingsmen).

JOHNNY RIVERS ~ "SECRET AGENT MAN":


BARRY MCGUIRE ~ "EVE OF DESTRUCTION";


As session musician played with Surf bands like Jan & Dean (he actually sang lead on "Little Old Lady From Pasadena") and The Fabulous Baggies, later member of famous session L.A. session group the Wrecking Crew who played on hits by The Byrds ("Mr Tambourine Man"), Mama's & Papa's ("California Dreaming"), The Monkees, Glen Campbell, Grass Roots ("Live For Today"), Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Nancy Sinatra, Sonny & Cher and many, many more.

THE GRASS ROOTS ~ "LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY";


MAMAS & PAPAS ~ "CALIFORNIA DREAMING";


Stevie Wright ~ 68 ~ English-born Australian singer w/ The Easybeats ("Friday On My Mind" & "Sorry") alter solo and w/Flash & The Pan

THE EASYBEATS ~ "SORRY";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "FRIDAY ON MY MIND";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "GOOD TIMES";


Arthur Brooks ~ 82 ~ Singer w/1950's & 60's Doo Wop & R&B group The Impressions ("People Get Ready", "For Your Precious Love")

THE IMPRESSIONS ~ "IT'S ALL RIGHT":


Cynthia Robinson ~ Trumpet player 1960 Funksters w/Sly & The Family Stone

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "DANCE TO THE MUSIC":


SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "TAKE YOU HIGHER";


Ronnie Bright ~ 77 ~ American R&B bass singer w/The Cadillacs, The Coasters, The Valentines, and Johnny Cymbal ("Mr Bassman").

THE COASTERS ~ "SEARCHING";


THE COASTERS ~ "CHARLIE BROWN";


William Guest ~ 74 ~ American R&B singer w/Gladys Knight & the Pips

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS ~ "I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE";


Joe Houston ~ 89 ~ American jazz and R&B saxophonist from the 1950's on with Big Joe Turner, Amos Wilburn. King Kolax and with his own Joe Houston & The Rockers

BIG JOE TURNER ~ "SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL";


BIG JOE TURNER ~ "FLIP FLOP & FLY"


AMOS WILBURN ~ "DOWN THE ROAD APIECE";


AMOS WILBURN ~ "BAD BAD WHISKEY";


Sam Dockery, 86, American jazz pianist w/Art Blakey, Clifford Brown and Betty Carter

CLIFFORD BROWN ~ "OH LADY BE GOOD";


ART BLAKEY & JAZZ MESSENGERS ~ "A NIGHT IN TUNISIA";