More 50's & 60's Rockers

Duane Eddy - 86 - American 1950's & 60's Rock guitarist ("Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn")

DUANE EDDY ~ "REBEL ROUSER";


DUANE EDDY ~ "BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG";


DUANE EDDY & THE ART OF NOISE ~ "PETER GUNN THEME";


Chan Romero ~ 82 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer "Hippy Hippy Shake"

CHAN ROMERO ~ "HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE";


Bill Beach - 92 - American Rockabbilly singer

BILL BEACH ~ "PEG PANTS";


Maurice Williams - 86 - 1950's & 60's Doo Wop singer with the Zodiacs ("Stay") and Gladiolas ("Little Darlin")

MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE GLADIOLAS ~ "LITTLE DARLIN";


MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS ~ "STAY";


Jerry Fuller - 85 - American singer/songwriter from the 50's & 60's solo and with the Champs, later songwriter w/Ricky Nelson and Gary Puckett, producer w/the Knickerbockers, Mark Lindsey, Peanut Conspiracy

JERRY FULLER ~ "I GET CARRIED AWAY";


Myron Lee - 83 - 1950's American Rock & Roll singer

MYRON LEE & THE CADDIES ~ "HOMOCIDE";


Thurman Valentine - 91 - Chicago 1960's R&B singer

T VALENTINE ~ "TEENAGE HOP";


Vic Flick - 87 - UK Guitarist w/John Berry, Responsible for the riff in the "James Bond Theme". He also played with THe Walker Bros, Bee Gees, Nancy Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Dusty Springfield, Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, Petula Clarke, BJ Thomas, Sandie Shaw, Cilla Black, Bert Bacherach, Paul McCartney, The Beatles & Herman's Hermits

JOHN BERRY ORCH ~ "THE JAMES BOND THEME";


THE WALKER BROS ~ "THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANY MORE";


DUSTY SPRINGFIELD ~ "I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU";


Charles Blackwell ~ 80 - British pianist & arranger w/Joe Meek, John Leyton ("Johnny Remember Me"), Tom Jones ("What's New Pussycat"), Englebert Humperdink, Jett Harris, Jess Conrad, Francoise Hardy, Karl Denver

TOM JONES ~ "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT";


JOHN LEYTON ~ "JOHNNY REMEMBER ME";


Pete Willsher - 80's - 1960s UK guitarist with Houston Wells & the Marksmen and Joe Meek's stable

HOUSTON WELLS & THE MARKSMEN ~ "NORTH WIND";


Dickie Rock - 88 - Singer with 1960's Irish band the Miami Showband ("Come Back to Stay")

THE MIAMI SHOWBAND ~ "ROCK & ROLL MUSIC";


Shel Talmy - 87 - UK 1960's record producer w/the Who, the Creation, Kinks, Easybeats, Chad & Jeremy, Nashvlle Teens, Manfred Mann, Small Faces, The Damned, Fuzztones, the Blues Project, Pentacle, Amen Corner, David Bowie, Lee Hazelwood, Roy Harper, Ralph McTell, Houston Wells, Esther Phillpis, Nicky Hopkins, Bert Jansch

THE WHO ~ "MY GENERATION";


THE KINKS ~ "YOU REALLY GOT ME":


THE CREATION ~ "FRIDAY ON MY MIND";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "FRIDAY ON MY MIND";


MANNFRED MANN ~ "HAHA SAID THE CLOWN";


John Mayall - 90 - British 1960's singer with the Bluesbreakers ("I'm Your Witch Doctor")

JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~


JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "THEY CALL IT STORMY MONDAY";


JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "STEPPING OUT";


JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "HIDEAWAY";


Zoot Money - 82 - English singer and keyboardist (The Animals, Alexis Korner, Keven Ayers, Kevin Coyne, Georgie Fame, Alin Lee, Humble Pie, Long John Baldry, Peter Green, Lonnie Donegan, Spencer Davis, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band)

ZOOT MONEY BIG ROLL BAND ~ "KLOCKS KLEEKS";


Colin Peterson - 81 - Drummer with the Bee Gees in the 1960's

THE BEE GEES ~ "TO LOVE SOMEBODY";


Randy Fuller - 80 - Bassist with 1960's American group the Bobby Fuller Four ("I Fought The Law")

THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "I FOUGHT THE LAW":


THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "LET HER DANCE" & "ANOTHER SAD & LONLEY NIGHT";


THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "SATURDAY NIGHT":


Phil Lesh ~ 84 - Bassist with the Grateful Dead

THE GRATEFUL DEAD;


THE GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "TRUCKIN";


THE GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "DARK STAR";


THE GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "A TOUCH OF GREY":


Linda LaFlamme - 85 - Singer with 1960's California Psychedelic band It's A Beautiful Day

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY ~ "WHITE BIRD";


Jerry Miller - 81 - American guitarist with 1960's bands Moby Grape, the Frantics, Rhythm Dukes and Bobby Fuller

THE FRANTICS ~ "WEREWOLF";


MOBY GRAPE ~ "OMAHA";


MOBY GRAPE ~ "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY";


MOBY GRAPE ~ "GRANDMA";


Joe Chambers - 81 - American singer with Rock & Gospel group The Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")

THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "UPTOWN";


THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "TIME HAS COME TODAY";


THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "PEOPLE GET READY";


Mike Pinder - 82 - Keyboardist with The Moody Blues ("Ride My See Saw", "Nights In White Satin". "Go Now", Tuesday Afternoon")

THE MOODY BLUES ~ "GO NOW":


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN";


John Hawken - 84 - Keyboardist w/English bands The Nashville Teens, Renaissance, the Strawbs

THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "FIND MY WAY BACK HOME";


THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "WATCHA GONNA DO";


THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "TOBACCO ROAD";


REANAISSANCE ~ "ISLAND";


THE STRAWBS ~ "THE UNION MAN";


Chuck Woolery ` 82 - Singer with 1960's Psyche Pop band the Avant Garde and 1970's country singer, later TV gameshow host

THE AVANT GARDE ~ "NATURALLY STONED";


Steve Alaimo - 84 - American Pop singer ("Every Day I Have to Cry") and record producer, co-founder of TK Records

STEVE ALAIMO ~ "EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY";


Svante Elfgren - 70's - Bassist with 1960's Swedish Garage band the Shanes

THE SHANES ~ "CHRIS CRAFT MUMBER 9";


THE SHANES ~ "I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE";


Alex Riel - 83 - Danish Rock drummer with 1960's band Savage Rose and Jazz drummer w/Bill Evans, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Thad Jones, and Ben Webster

SAVAGE ROSE ~ "THE GIRL I KNEW";


Doug Ingle - 78 - Singer/keyboardist with San Diego band Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")

IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA";


John Barbata - 79 - American rock drummer (The Sentinals, Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, CSNY, Linda Ronstat, Ry Cooder, John Sebastien, Neil Young, Everly Bros, The Byrds)

THE TURTLES ~ "HAPPY TOGETHER";


CSNY ~ "OHIO";


JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "MIRACLES";


James Darren - 88 - American 1960's Teen Idol singer and actor (Gidget, T. J. Hooker)

JAMES DARREN ~ "BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG";


JAMES DARREN ~ "GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD";


Sandy Posey - 80 - American singer ("Single Girl", “Born a Woman”, "I Take It Back")

SANDY POSEY ~ "SINGLE GIRL";


SANDY POSEY ~ "BORN A WOMAN";


Françoise Hardy - 80 - French singer-songwriter ("Tous les garçons et les filles", "All Over the World") and actress

FRANCOIS HARDY ~ "ALL OVER THE WORLD";


FRANCOIS HARDY ~ "MINI MINI MINI":

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

Michael Nesmith ~ 78 ~ American singer, guitarist & songwriter with The Monkees ("Daydream Believer", "Mary Mary") and songwriter ("Different Drum")

THE MONKEES ~ "WHAT AM I DOING HANGING ROUND";


THE MONKEES ~ "PAPA GENE'S BLUES";


THE MONKEES ~ "THE GIRL I KNEW SOMEWHERE";


THE MONKEES ~ "MARY MARY";


THE MONKEES ~ "SWEET YOUNG THING";


THE MONKEES ~ "DAILY NIGHTLY";


THE STONE PONYS ~ "DIFFERENT DRUMS";


Keith Allison ~ 79 ~ Bassist w/1960's Seattle band Paul Revere & The Raiders ("Kicks", "Stepping Stone", "Just Likde Me", "Louie Louie", "Indian Reservation")

PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN GOING ON";


PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "JUST LIKE ME";


PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "KICKS";


Greame Edge ~ 80 ~ Drummer w/UK band The Moody Blues "Nights In White Satin", "Ride My See Saw", "Tuesday Afternoon", "Sitting At The Wheel", "I'm Just A Singer In A Rock & Roll Band")

THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "I'M JUST SINGER IN A ROCK & ROLL BAND";


Alan Lancaster ~ Bassist with 1960' & 70's UK band Status Quo

STATUS QUO ~ "PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN";


STATUS QUO ~ "DOWN DOWN";


Ron Bushy ~ Drummer for Califonia Psychedelic Hard Rock band Iron Butterfly

IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "INNA-GADDA-DAVIDA";


IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "SOUL EXPERIENCE";


Jay Black ~ 82 ~ Singer with US vocal group Jay & The Americans (“Come A Little Bit Closer”, "Cara Mia" and “This Magic Moment")

JAY & THE AMERICANS ~ "THIS MAGIC MOMENT";


JAY & THE AMERICANS ~ "COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER" & "JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN";


JAY & THE AMERICANS ~ "LIVING ABOVE YOUR HEAD";


Alan Hawkshaw - 84 - British composer and keyboard player w/The Shadows, Emile Ford, Love De-Luxe

THE SHADOWS ~ "EXODUS";


EMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES ~ "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR";


Ted Herold ~ 72 ~ German 1950's & 60's Rock & Roll singer, "The German Elvis"

TED HEROLD ~ "OH SO SWEET";


TED HEROLD ~ "CAROLINE";


Philip Margo ~ 79 ~ Singer/guitarist with 60's Doo Wop group the Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), later composer for The Monkees, Chiffons, BJ Thomas

THE TOKENS ~ "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT";


Wanda Young ~ 78 ~ Singer with Motown group the Marvelettes ("Please Mr Postman", "Don't Mess With Bill", "Beachwood 4-5789")

THE MARVELETTES ~ "PLEASE MR POSTMAN";


THE MARVELETTES ~ "DON'T MESS WITH BILL";


THE MARVELETTES ~ "TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA";


Allan Wilmot - 96 - Jamaican-born British singer with 1950's Anglo-Carribean vocal group The Southlanders

THE SOUTHLANDERS ~ "KOKOMO";


THE SOUTHLANDERS ~ "WE'RE GONNA JIVE TONIGHT";


THE SOUTHLANDERS ~ "EARTH ANGEL";


Roy Gaines ~ 87 ~ Texas Rock, Blues & Jazz singer/guitarist with Ray Charles, Chuck Willis, Roy Milton, Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, Big Mama Thornton, Everley Bros, the Supremes, Bobby Darin, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and solo ("Skippy Is A Sissy"0

ROY GAINES ~ "SKIPPY IS A SISSY";


Warren Storm ~ 84 ~ Louisiana Swamp Rock singer & drummer from the 1960's onward

WARREN STORM ~ "THE PRISONER'S SONG";


Willie Cobbs ~ 89 ~ American blues singer, harmonica player and songwriter ("You Don't Love Me")

WILLIE COBBS ~ "YOU DON'T LOVE ME";


Pavel Chrastina - 81 - Bass guitarist, singer and lyricist w/ 1960's Czech band Olympic

OLYMPIC ~ "EXODUS";


OLYMPIC ~ "SNAD JSEM TO ZAVINIL JA";


OLYMPIC ~ "DEJ MI VIC SVE LASKY";


Luboš Andršt - 73 - Guitarist and composer with 1960's & 70's Czech bands Framus Five, Energit, Jazz Q

FRAMUS FIVE ~ "HOLD ON I'M COMING";


ENERGIT ~ "PAPRESEK APRSEK RANNIHO SLUNCE";


János Kóbor ~ 78 ~ Singer w/1970's & 80's Hungarian Omega

OMEGA ~ "GYONGYHYJU LANY";


Joe Siracusa - 99 - American drummer w/Spike Jones and His City Slickers in the 1940's & 50's ("Cocktails For Two", "You Always Hurt The One You Love","Der Furher's Face")

SPIKE JONES ORCH ~ "DER FURHER'S FACE";


SPIKE JONES ORCH ~ "COCKTAILS FOR TWO";


SPIKE JONES ORCH & BILLY BARTY ~ "THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC";


Margo Guryan - US 1960's singer/songwriter

MARGO GURYAN ~ "SOMEONE I KNOW";


Robin McNamara - 74 - American 1960's singer-songwriter ("Lay A Little Lovin' On Me") and cast member in "Hair"

ROBIN McNAMARA ~ "LAY A LITTLE LOVIN ON ME";

Hugh Hefner, Playboy And Rock & Roll

Hugh Hefner isn't normally thought of as a figure with a connection to R&R but part of his "Playboy" esthetic, or ideology even, included the idea that a Playboy Man should have god taste in literature (Hemingway, Capote, Mailer, Miller, Vidal and Baldwin all wrote for him), art (Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism, Dali) and music. At a time when "swingers" were still listening to Mantovani or Jackie Gleason's "Songs For Lovers" albums Hefner promoted some fairly hip music. Starting with the obvious choices like Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan in the 1950's he moved into Cool Jazz and before embracing the Summer Of Love in the mid sixties. One of his projects in the late 1960's was a late night TV show called "Playboy After Dark which had on some of the coolest bands around, including a number of black musicians hosted by Hef in a somewhat incongruous tuxedo.

IKE & TINA TURNER;


STEPPENWOLF ~ "AMERICA";


PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "RATTLESNAKE SHAKE";


THE BYRDS ~ "YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE" & "THIS WHEELS ON FIRE";


DEEP PURPLE ~ "HUSH;


IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "INNA-GADDA-DAVIDA";


CANNED HEAT ~ "ON THE ROAD AGAIN";


JAMES BROWN;


MARVIN GAYE ~ "CHAINED";


JAMES COTTON & LUTHER TUCKER;


BUDDY MILES;


BB KING ~ "THE THRILL IS GONE";


BUDDY RICH;


DAVE BRUBECK ~ "TAKE FIVE";

Stompin Tom, Reg; The Other Presley, and some other other early Rockers

Reg Presley was the singer for the British Beat group The Troggs who of did the classic hits "Wild Thing", (a massive hit which has since been covered by Jimi Hendrix, X, The Cult, Runaways, Cheap Trick, Divinyls, um...Sam Kinison and lord knows how many other bands), "I Can't Control Myself" and "Love is All Around". He was 71

THE TROGGS ~ "WILD THING";


THE TROGGS ~ "I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF";


George Shadow Morton ~ Songwriter and Producer with 1960's Girl Group The Shangri-La's with classic hits "The Leader of The Pack" & "(Remember) Walking in the Sand" and later Janis Ian, Vanilla Fudge, Iron Butterfly and The New York Dolls ~ 72

THE SHANGRI-LA'S ~ "THE LEADER OF THE PACK";


VANILLA FUDGE ~ "YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON";


THE NEW YORK DOLLS ~ "PERSONALITY CRISIS";


THE NEW YORK DOLLS ~ "LOOKING FOR A KISS";


Alvin Lee, singer guitarist for Blues Rock super group Ten Years After, best known for their epic performance at Woodstock ~ 68

TEN YEARS AFTER ~ "I'M GOING HOME";


TEN YEARS AFTER ~ "SPOONFUL";


Rick Huxley ~ English bassist with 1960's Beat Band The Dave Clark Five w/ hits like "Glad All Over", "Bits & Pieces" (later covered by Joan Jett), "I Like it Like That", "Catch us if You can" ~ 72

THE DAVE CLARK FIVE ~ "DO YOU LOVE ME" & "GLAD ALL OVER";


THE DAVE CLARK FIVE ~ "BITS AND PIECES";


THE DAVE CLARK FIVE ~ "I LIKE IT LIKE THAT";


Tony Sheridan ~ British 1960's Skiffle and Mersey Beat singer, had The Beatles as his back-up band and did their first recordings ~ 72

TONY SHERIDAN ~ "SHAKE IT SOME MORE";


John Doyle ~ Singer/Guitarist with 1960's Miami Garage Punk band The Evil ~

THE EVIL ~ "FROM A CURBSTONE";


Cecil Womack was one of the Womack Brothers (including Bobby, Harry, Friendly and Curtis) who started out in Cleveland as a Gospel group and were discovered by Sam Cooke who signed them to his S.A.R. Record label in 1961 renamed as The Valentinos. They recorded the original version of "It's All Over Now" which was later covered by The Rolling Stones. After Cooke's death in 1964 S.A.R Records folded and Bobby Womack left the group and married Cooke's widow which created some outrage from Cooke's fans. The remaining brothers kept the band together and signed to Chess Records and recorded a few singles which failed to chart. They then signed to Jubilee Records with no greater success. The Valentinos broke up when Henry Womack was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. The renaming brothers became backup singers for their by no more successful brother Bobby's solo career.

THE VALENTINOS ~ "IT'S ALL OVER NOW";


Deke Richards ~ Songwriter and Producer for Motown. Wrote hits like "Love Child" for The Supremes and produced songs like "I Want You Back" and "ABC" for The Jackson 5 ~ 68

THE SUPREMES ~ "LOVE CHILD";


Bluesman Magic Slim was a cousin of the great Magic Sam, he would go on to record several respected albums for Alligator Records died at 75

MAGIC SLIM & THE TEARDROPS ~ "LET ME LOVE YOU BABY";


And of course Stompin Tom Connors, the legendary Canadian Folk/Country singer died at 77. It's been a little hard for Canadians to explain to Americans exactly what made Stompin Tom such an icon. Or even to come up with a real comparison. Woody Guthrie? Sort of, both were working man's troubadours and champions of a nationalism that was never right wing or racist. Johnny Cash? Both wore black and both were coolly charismatic. But Connors had a goofy sense of humour that Guthrie and Cash would have found undignified. The closest I can come up with is Guthrie as done by Lonnie Donnegan.

STOMPIN TOM CONNORS ~ "BUD THE SPUD";


STOMPIN TOM CONNORS ~ "MARGO'S GOT THE CARGO";

Nick Curran and some recent Rock n Roll pioneer deaths

Nick Curran was not a Rock and Roll pioneer, in fact he was only 35 when he dies of cancer on October 6. But he did play with the original spirit and style. Besides his solo work he managed to also do some scorching guitar work with Ronnie Dawson, Kim Lenz and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

NICK CURRAN ~ "TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN";


KIM LENZ ~ "ZOMBIE FOR YOUR LOVE":


Another great guitarist, Mikey Baker, 1950's & 60' Rock & Roll and R&B guitarist and singer, both solo for the Savoy, King and Atlantic Record labels and with Sylvia Robinson as Mikey & Sylvia. He also played with The Drifters, Ray Charles, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Coleman Hawkins and Sam "The Man" Taylor. Baker was hugely influential on blues and rockabilly guitarists in the 1960's in Britain and Europe where he toured extensively, later moving to France. ~ 87

MIKEY BAKER ~ "SPINNIN' ROCK BOOGIE";


MICKEY BAKER ~ "WHISTLE STOP";


MICKEY BAKER & COLEMAN HAWKINS;


Jon Lord ~ Keyboardist for 1960's and 1970's Hard Rock heavy weights Deep Purple ("Smoke on the Water", "Space Truckin'", "Hush") ~ 71
DEEP PURPLE ~ "SMOKE ON THE WATER";


Larry Reinhardt ~ American rock guitarist with 1960's Proto Heavy Metal Band Iron Butterfly ~ 63 also Lee Dorman Iron Butterfly bassist ~ 70


Johnny Perez ~ Drummer for 1960's Texas garage band The Sir Douglas Quintet ("She's about a mover" ~ 69
THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET ~ "SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER";


BB Cunningham ~ Singer/Keyboardist with 1960's Garage Band The Hombres ("Let it out (Let it all hang out))" and Jerry Lee Lewis ~ 70

Eddie Bertrand ~ Guitarist w/ 1960's Surf band The Bel Airs ("Mr Moto")
THE BEL AIRS ~ "MR. MOTO";


Big Jim Sullivan ~ British session guitarist from the 1960's on. Played with; Dave Berry's 1964 hit "The Crying Game", Alexis Korner's and Blues Incorporated's, P.J. Proby's 1964 hit "Hold Me", Billy Fury, Frank Ifield, Adam Faith, Frankie Vaughan, Helen Shapiro, Freddie and the Dreamers, Cilla Black, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Dusty Springfield, Georgie Fame, Bobby Darin, Little Richard, Dell Shannon, The Walker Brothers, Donovan, David Bowie, Engelbert Humperdinck, Benny Hill, The New Seekers, Thunderclap Newman, Long John Baldry, Marmalade, Small Faces, The Tremeloes. He was also the resident guitarist at TV shows "Top of the Pops" and "Ready Steady Go!" ~ 71
DAVE BERRY ~ "THE CRYING GAME";


BILLY FURY ~ "NOTHING SHAKING BUT THE LEAVES ON THE TREES";


THE WALKER BROS ~ "BABY YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME" & "THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE";


Bill Dees ~ Guitarist and songwriter with Rot Orbison in their original band "The Five Bops", co-wrote "Pretty Woman" and "It's Over", worked on the Orbison movie "The Fastest Gun Alive". Also worked with Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Skeeter Davis, Glen Campbell, Billy Joe Royal, Frank Ifield, Mark Dinning and Gene Pitney ~ 73

ROY ORBISON ~ "OH, PRETTY WOMAN";


ROY ORBISON ~ "IT'S OVER";


Eddie "Guitar" Burns ~ Detroit blues musician from the 1950's on who recorded with Chess, Checker, Red Bird and Delmark Records ~ 84

JIMMY McCRACKLIN; 1950's California R&B pianist/singer with hits like "The Walk" on Chess Records ~ 91
JIMMY MCCRACKLIN & RY COODER ~ "THE WALK";


Maurice Davis, 71, American trumpeter (The Funk Brothers)
Bob Babbitt, 74, American bass guitarist (The Funk Brothers)

~ The Funk Brothers were of course the house band for Motown Records. Babbitt was not the main bassist for Motown though, that was the legendary James Jamerson.

SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES ~ "GOING TO A GO-GO";


Bill Tillman, 65, American saxophonist (Blood, Sweat & Tears),
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS ~ "AND WHEN I DIE";


James "Sugar Boy" Crawford ~ New Orleans R&B songwriter. Wrote "Iko Iko" hit by The Dixie Cups ~ 77
THE DIXIE CUPS ~ "IKO IKO";


Herb Reed ~ Singer with 1950's Doo Wop group The Platters ~ 83
THE PLATTERS ~ "ONLY YOU";


Cleve Duncan ~ Singer with 1950's Doo-Wop group the Penguins ("Earth Angel" & "Pledge of Love") and The Viceroys and The Radiants as well as backup singer w/ Frank Zappa ~ 77
THE PENGUINS ~ "EARTH ANGEL";


Vincent Carrella ~ Singer with Doo Wop group Randy & The Radiants did the original version of "Denise" later covered by Blondie as "Denis"

Inez Andrews ~ Singer with 1950's Gospel Group The Caravans ~ 83

THE CARAVANS WITH REV JAMES CLEVELAND;


Marva Whitney; Singer with James Brown's band, as well as solo, known as "Soul Sister" ~ 68

MARVA WHITNEY ~ "IT'S MY THING";


Major Harris ~ Singer w/R&B Vocal Group The Delfonics ("Didn't I blow you mind this time" & "La La La Means I Love You") ~ 65
THE DELFONICS ~ "DIDN'T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME";


Dave Brubeck ~ Jazz Pianist who introduced new poly-rhythms to jazz from the Mid-East and was one of the leaders of the West Coast Cool Jazz sound of the late 1950's and early 1960's with sax players Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan and trumpet player Chet Baker. ~ 91

DAVE BRUBECK ~ "TAKE 5";


DAVE BRUBECK ~ "TAKE THE A-TRAIN";


Ted Curson ~ American Jazz trumpet player w/Charles Mingus ~ 77
CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET ~ "TAKE THE A TRAIN";


John Tchicai ~ Black Danish born Jazz Sax Free Jazz Sax Player, w/Albert Ayler, John Coltrane and Archie Shepp ~ 72
ALBERT AYLER ~ "ANGELS";


David S. Ware ~ Free Jazz sax player w/Cecil Taylor and later with his own Quartet ~ 62

Frode Thingnæs ~ Norwegian Jazz Trombonist, composer and Jazz Pioneer who recorded the first jazz album in Norway ~ 72

Pete La Roca ~ American Jazz drummer w/ John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Marian McPartland, Art Farmer, Freddie Hubbard, Mose Allison and Chic Corea as well as with his own bands. Retired and became a lawyer, later suing after one of his solo albums was released under Corea's name instead of his own. ~ 74

Jose Curbelo ~ Cuban-born American Big Band Jazz musician and manager from 1939 to the 1970's, played with Xavier Cugat and Titi Puente ~ 95

Terry Callier ~ Jazz/Folk singer guitarist from the 1960's on. Also songwriter for 1960's psyche band H.P. Lovecraft and R&R band The Dells ~ 67

HP LOVECRAFT ~ "THE WHITE SHIP";


Scott McKenzie ~ American singer ("San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)") and songwriter ("Kokomo" covered by The Beach Boys) ~ 73
SCOTT MCKENZIE ~ "SAN FRANSISCO";


Mary Jane Johnson ~ 90's 1940's & 50's C&W & Rockabilly singer

MARY JANE JOHNSON ~ "I'LL NEVER TELL";




Mike Auldridge ~ Dobro player with Bluegrass The Seldom Scene from the 1960's on. Previously played with Cliff Waldron's Band, later played with Emmy Lou Harris and Lyle Lovett ~ 73

THE SELDOM SCENE ~ "LAY DOWN SALLY";


Martin Fay ~ Fiddler & Bones player with Irish Folk Band The Chieftains ~ 76
THE CHIEFTAINS & VAN MORRISON ~ "STAR OF THE COUNTRY";


Doc Watson. A blind Folk & Old Time Country singer & guitarist from the 1950's on. Father of guitarist Merle Watson;

Doc Watson ~ "Deep River blues";


Rollin Sullivan ~ Country singer with 1940's & 50's Country duo Lonzo & Oscar ~ 93

LONZO & OSCAR ~ "MOVIN' ON";


Kitty Wells ~ Country singer from the 1940's to the 1960's (It wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", "I can't stop loving you") ~ 92
KITTY WELLS ~ "IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS";


Louis Nunely ~ Singer with 1950's & 60' vocal group The Anita Kerr Singers (who sang backups for Brenda Lee, Perry Como, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Vinton, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Floyd Cramer, Al Hirt, Ann-Margret, Red Foley, Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, Faron Young, Chet Atkins, Rod McKuen, and Webb Pierce. In 1999 he joined the current gospel version of The Jordanaires ~ 81

RED FOLEY & THE ANITA KERR SINGERS w/ SPEEDY HAWORTH ~ "HEARTS OF STONE";


THE ANITA KERR SINGERS (W/MARTY ROBBINS INTRO) ~ "SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL";

Dorthy McQuire ~ Singer with 1940's & 50's Pop Vocal group The McQuire Sisters ~ 84
THE MCQUIRE SISTERS ~ "SUGAR TIME";