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

Charlie Watts ~ 80 ~ The famously calm, quiet, steady drummer with the Rolling Stones for over 50 years

THE ROLLING STONES ~ "NOT FADE AWAY";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "THE LAST TIME";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "RUBY TUESDAY" / "LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "JUMPING JACK FLASH";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "SHE'S SO COLD";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL";


Don Everly ~ 81 ~ Singer with duo The Everly Brothers ("Wake Up Little Suzy", "Bye Bye Love", "Bird Dog", "All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Cathy's Clown", "When Will I Be Loved")

THE EVERLY BROS ~ "WHEN WILL I BE LOVED";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM" / "CATHY'S CLOWN";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "WAKE UP LITTLE SUZI";


THE EVERLY BROS ~ "BYE BYE LOVE";


Joe Ambrose ~ 91 ~ Sax player with Bill Haley & The Comets ("Rock Around The Clock", "See Ya Later Alligator")

BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR";


MIKE MITCHELL ~ Guitarist w/1960's Seattle Garage band The Kingsmen ("Louie Louie")

THE KINGSMEN ~ "LOUIE LOUIE";


THE KINGSMEN ~ "MONEY";


Don Hill ~ 99 ~ Sax player with the R&B group the Treniers

THE TRENIERS ~ "IT ROCKS! IT ROLLS! IT SWINGS!";


THE TRENIERS ~ "DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK";


THE TRENIERS ~ "RAG MOP";


Joe Long ~ 88 ~ Bassist with 1960's Doo Wop group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "WALK LIKE A MAN";


FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY";


FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS ~ "SHERRY";


Tommy Truesdale (AKA Ayrshire Elvis) ~ 82 Scottish Rockabilly & Country singer from the 1960's onward w/The Sundowners, Joe Duffy Band, Andy Currie Band, later radio DJ

TOMMY TRUESDALE ~ "I'M READY";


Gary "Chicken" Hirsh ~ 81 ~ Drummer with American Psychedelic band Country Joe & The Fish

COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "VIETMAN RAG";


COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "SECTION 43";


Takeshi Terauchi ~ 82 ~ Japanese rock guitarist from the 1960's onward w/The Blue Jeans

TAKESHI TERAUCHI & THE BLUE JEANS ~ "KICKSTAND";


Hans Kinds ~ 74 ~ Guitarist with 1960's Dutch Garage band Cuby & the Blizzards

CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER ROAD";


CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "APPLE KNOCKER'S FLOPHOUSE";


CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS ~ "DISTANT SMILE";


Neal Ford ~ 78 ~ American rock singer (Neal Ford & the Fanatics)

NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "I CAN'T BELIEVE";


NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "I WILL NOT BE LONELY";


NEAL FORD & THE FANATICS ~ "GOOD MEN ARE HARD TO FIND";


Mark Lee ~ 70's ~ Manager of 1960's Texas Garage/Psyche band Kenny & The Kasuals

KENNY & THE KASUALS ~ "JOURNEY TO TYME";


Carol Fran ~ 87 ~ Louisiana Blues & R&B singer

CAROL FRAN ~ "KNOCK KNOCK";


CAROL FRAN ~ "THE GREAT PRETENDER";


CAROL FRAN ~ "CRYING IN THE CHAPEL";


Bob Moore ~ 88 ~ Nashville session bassist w/The Nashville A-Team, played for Patsy Cline as well as Roy Orbison, Roger Miller ("King Of The Road"), Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Marty Robbins, Flatt and Scruggs, Patti Page, Sammy Davis, Jr., Julie Andrews, Andy Williams, Connie Francis, Moby Grape, Wayne Newton, Quincy Jones, Burl Ives, Red Foley, Johnny Hallyday

PATSY CLINE ~ "WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT";


PASTY CLINE ~ "CRAZY";


PATSY CLINE ~ "IMAGINE THAT";


ROGER MILLER ~ "ROGER MILLER";


Rodolfo García ~ 75 ~ Drummer with 1970's Argentine rock bands Almendra & Aquelarre

ALMENDRA;


Lorrae Desmond - 91 - Australian pop singer & television presenter from the 1940's on

LORRAE DESMOND ~ "THE PARTY'S OVER";


LORRAE DESMOND ~ "WOULDN'T IT BE LOVELY";


Johnny Crawford ~ 75 ~ American 1950's child star and pop singer

JOHNY CRAWFORD ~ "THE GIRL NEXT DOOR";


Jerry Fujio ~ 81 ~ Japanese 1960's singer & actor ("My Way", "Danny Boy")

JERRY FUJIO;

Some 1950's & 1960's Figures Pass On

Jack Ely ~ 71 ~ Singer with 1960's Garage Band The Kingsmen on classic hits like "Louie Louie", "Jolly Green Giant". Quit the Kingsmen after a messy legal dispute and formed The Courtmen and recorded a cover of "Louie Louie" and "Ride Baby Ride" to limited success. Later drafted into the army during the Vietnam War, developed a drug habit and quit the music business.

THE KINGSMEN ~ "LOUIE LOUIE";


THE KINGSMEN ~ "MONEY";


Keith McCormack ~ 74 ~ 1950's & 60's American singer w/The Patio Kids, the Rock 'n' Rollers, the Latin Teens and the String-A-Longs and songwriter of "Sugar Shack" later covered in hit version by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs

JIMMY GILMER & THE FIREBALLS ~ "SUGAR SHACK";


Doug Rowe ~ Singer for New Zealand/Australian/Canadian Country-Rock band The Flying Circus

THE FLYING CIRCUS ~ "LA LA";


THE FLYING SAUCER ~ "FINDING MY WAY";


Johnny Gimble ~ 88 ~ Western Swing fiddle with Bob Wills & Texas Playboys, later with Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty,Connie Smith, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, and Chet Atkins> Appeared (as Wills) in Clint Eastwood's 1982 movie "Honky Tony Man".

BOB WILLS & TEXAS PLAYBOYS ~ "STAY A LITTLE LONGER";


BOB WILLS & TEXAS PLAYBOYS ~ "IDA RED";


BOB WILLS & TEXAS PLAYBOYS ~ "SAN ANTONIO ROSE";


Jim Ed Brown ~ 81 ~ Singer with 1950's Country group The Browns w/hits "Three Little Bells", "Scarlet Ribbons", "Blue Christmas"

THE BROWNS ~ "THREE LITTLE BELLS";


Dorothy Ann Dillard ~ 91 ~ Singer with 1950's & 60's pop vocal group The Anita Kerr Singers who sang backup for Perry Como, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Pete Fountain, Al, Hirt, Burl Ives, Snookie Lanson, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, Jimmy Dean as well as on The Grand Ole Opry.

ANITA KERR SINGERS ~ "OH LONESOME ME";


Wally Lester ~ 73 ~ American singer w/1950's Doo-Wop group The Skyliners ("Since I Don't Have You" & "Pennies From Heaven").

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


Twinkle ~ 66 ~ (Real name Lynn Annette Ripley) British 1960's singer/songwriter had hits w/"Terry" (a reworking of "The Leader Of The Pack") and "Golden Lights" (later covered by the Smiths) TWINKLE ~ "TERRY";


Ernie Maresca ~ Doo-Wop singer and songwriter from the 1950's & 60's. Sang with The Monterays and The Desiresand solo, had hit with "Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out!". Wrote songs for Dion & Belmonts including several hit songs including "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer", "Lovers Who Wander"; and "Donna the Prima Donna".

DION ~ "RUNAROUND SUE";


DION ~ "THE WANDERER";


DION ~ "DONNA THE PRIMA DONNA";