Blues, Soul, R&B & Jazz Singers From The 50's & 60's

Tommy Hunt - 91 - Singer with Doo-Wop group the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes For You")

THE FLAMINGOS ~ "I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU";


THE FLAMINGOS ~ "JUMP CHILDREN";


Spencer Taylor Jr ~ 97 ~ Singer with 1950's Gospel group the Highway QC's

THE HIGHWAY QC'S ~ "I HEARD"/"DO YOU LOVE HIM"/"I'LL BE SATISFIED";


THE HIGHWAY QC'S ~ "NOBODY KNOWS";


THE HIHWAY QC'S ~ "ALL MEN ARE MADE BY GOD";


Sam Moore - 89 - Soul singer with Sam & Dave ("Soul Man", "Hold On I'm Coming", "Wrap It Up", "I Thank You")

SAM & DAVE ~ "SOUL MAN";


SAM & DAVE ~ "HOLD ON I'M COMING";


SAM & DAVE ~ "I THANK YOU";


Gary Grier - 80's - Singer with 1960's R&B group The Contours ("Do You Love Me")

THE CONTOURS ~ "DO YOU LOVE ME";


Brenton Wood - 83 - American 1960's R&B singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign")

BRENTON WOOD ~ "GIMMIE A LITTLE SIGN";


BRENTON WOOD ~ "THE OOGUM BOOGUM SONG";


Sly Stone ~ 82 ~ American Hall of Fame musician (Sly and the Family Stone) and songwriter ("Everyday People", "Family Affair")

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER";


SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "THANK YOU FOR LETTING YOU BE MYSELF AGAIN";


SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "EVERYDAY PEOPLE";


Andy Bey - 85 - American Jazz singer and pianist from the 1960's onward with the Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters

ANDY BEY ~ "SATAN APPEARS IN MANY FORMS";


ANDY BEY & BEY SISTERS ~ "SMOOTH SAILING";


Jerry Butler ~ 85 ~ American R&B singer with the Impressions and solo ("For Your Precious Love", "He Will Break Your Heart")

JERRY BUTLER ~ "I DIG YOU BABY";


JERRY BUTLER ~ "FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE";


Ken Parker ~ 76 ~ Jamaican Ska/Reggae singer

KEN PARKER ~ "A CHANGE IS GONNA COME";


Gene Barge ~ 98 ~ Sax player with 1950's R&B group the Church Street Five, later played with and/or produced w/Gary US Bonds, Nat King Cole, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Chuck Willis, the Rolling Stones, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Natalie Cole

GARY US BONDS ~ "A QUARTER TO THREE";


GARY US BONDS ~ "SEVEN DAY WEEKEND";


Shelia Jordan ~ 96 ~ American Jazz singer

SHELIA JORDAN;

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";


Wayne Handy - 89 - American 1950's rock and roll singer

WAYNE HANDY ~ "PROBLEM CHILD";


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";