Some African & Jamaican Musicians

Toots Hibbert ~ 77 ~ Jamaican singer w/Toots and the Maytals ("Pressure Drop")

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS ~ "54-46 THAT'S MY NUMBER";


TOOTS & THE MAYTALS ~ "PRESSURE DROP";



TOOTS & THE MAYTALS ~ "FUNKY KINGSTON";


Lynford Hux Brown ~ 75 ~ Jamaican guitarist w/Jimmy Cliff, ("The Harder They Come"), Toots & the Maytals, the Melodians and Paul Simon

JIMMY CLIFF ~ "THE HARDER THEY COME";


Albert Griffiths - 74 - Jamaican reggae musician with 1960's Ska band The Gladiators

THE GLADIATORS ~ "JAH WORKS";


Joseph Shabalala ~ 78 ~ South African singer with Ladysmith Black Mambazo who sang on Paul Simon's "Graceland" album

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO ~ "AMAZING GRACE";


LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO ~ "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT";


PAUL SIMON & LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO ~ "DIAMONDS ON THE SOULS OF THEIR SHOES";


Tony Allen, 79, Nigerian drummer (Fela Kuti, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Rocket Juice & the Moon)

FELA KUTI & EGYPT 80 ~ "BEAST OF NO BURDON";


Kofi B ~ Ghanaian highlife singer

KOFI B ~ "YAW DOMPRE";
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Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa ~ 31 ~ Zimbabwean Afro-Jazz singer-songwriter
PRINCE K. MUSARURWA ~ "NYAMATSATSE";


Kizito Mihigo, 38, Rwandan gospel singer, organist and peace activist

KIZITO MIHIGO ~ "AMAHORO Y'IMINA";


Manu Dibango ~ 86 ~ Saxophonist with 1970's Cameroonian Afro Jazz group Soul Makossa

SOUL MAKOSSA;


John Nzenze ~ 80 ~ Kenyan Afro-Jazz singer/guitarist from the late 60's onward

JOHN NZENZE ~ "NI VIZURI KUO";


Hachalu Hundessa ~ 33 ~ Ethiopian pop singer (assassinated)

HACHALU HUNDESSA ~ "MALAAN JIRA!";


Bob Andy ~ 75 ~ Jamaican 1960's Reggae singer w/The Paragons ("The Tide Is High") and Bob & Marcia

THE PARAGONS ~ "THE TIDE IS HIGH";


Apple Gabriel ~ 68 ~ Jamaican reggae singer w/Israel Vibration

APPLE GABRIEL & ISRAEL VIBRATION ~ "WALK THE STREETS OF GLORY";


Delroy Washington ~ 67 ~ British-Jamaican reggae singer

DELROY WASHINGTON ~ "JAH WONDERFUL";

Some 1960's & 70's Rockers

Paul Revere; Leader and keyboard player for Paul Revere and The Raiders, the first of the great Garage/Frat Rock bands to come out of the Pacific Northeast which would later include The Kingsmen, Sonics, Wailers and Frantics. Originally formed in Idaho as an instrumental band called The Downbeats by Revere (full name Paul Revere Dick) they changed their name and sound when Revere added singer Mark Lindsey. They would also adopt a flashy stage persona including dressing up in revolutionary war garb (forty years before the Tea Party, and less angry) and Revere's organ souped up to resemble the front of a Hot Rod Edsel. They would have hits with versions of "Louie Louie" (later also done by The Kingsmen and The Sonics), "Stepping Stone" (later covered by The Monkees, Sex Pistols and Minor Threat), "Just Like Me" and "Kicks", possibly the greatest anti-drug song ever.

PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "KICKS";
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "LOUIE LOUIE";


PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "UPS AND DOWNS";


PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "THE GREAT AIRPLANE STRIKE";


Jack Bruce ~ Scottish Bassist, Singer and Harpist with 1960's classic power trio Cream ("Sunshine Of Your Love", "White Room", "I Feel Free", "Tales Of Brave Ulysses", "Crossroads", "Badge", "Strange Brew", although Cream is remembered as Eric Clapton's showcase most of the vocals and much of the songwriting was actually done by Bruce. He had previously played with The Graham Bond Organization, Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Manfred Mann. He would later play with Leslie West and Corky Laing from Mountain, John McLaughlin, Frank Zappa, Mick Taylor, Carla Bley, Cozy Powell, Gary Moore, Robin Tower, Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton, Rory Gallagher, The Golden Palominos, Bernie Worrell, Vernon Reid ~ 71

CREAM ~ "STRANGE BREW";


CREAM ~ "CROSSROADS"


CREAM ~ "SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE";


Bob Montgomery ~ Songwriter w Buddy Holly's first band, Bob & Buddy; wrote "Heartbeat" (later covered by The Knack), "Love's Made A Fool Of You" (covered by Bibby Fuller and Matchbox) and "Back In Baby's Arms" (done by Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris) and "Misty Blue" by Eddy Arnold ~ 77

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS ~ "HEARTBEAT";


THE BOBBY FULLER 4 ~ "LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU";


THE KNACK ~ "HEARTBEAT";


MATCHBOX ~ "LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU";


Michele "Shele" Pinizzotto ~ 66 ~ Guitarist with early 1970's American all-woman hard rock band Birtha

BIRTHA ~ "TOO MUCH WOMAN FOR A HENPECKED MAN";


BIRTHA ~ "FREE SPIRIT";


John Holt ~ Jamaican singer for Ska band The Paragons and songwriter "The Tide Is High" (later covered by Blondie) ~ 67

THE PARAGONS ~ "TIDE IS HIGH";


BLONDIE ~ "TIDE IS HIGH";


Clive Jones ~ Sax and Flute player with 1960's British Psyche/Metal Band Black Widow ~ 67

BLACK WIDOW ~ "COME TO THE SABBAT";


Jake Hooker ~ Israeli-born American pop musician (Arrows), co-writer ("I Love Rock 'n' Roll") and producer ~ 61

THE ARROWS ~ "I LOVE ROCK & ROLL";


JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS ~ "I LOVE ROCK & ROLL";


RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT ~ British sax player, best known for playing on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 hit "Baker Street" and Pink Floyd's "The Final Cut" also Abba, Marvin Gaye, America, Maxine Nightingale,Daft Punk, Kim Carnes, Mike Oldfield, Chris Rea, Robert Plant, Brand X, Hazel O'Connor, and Bonnie Tyler. ~ 60

GERRY RAFFERTY ~ "BAKER STREET";


Acker Bilk ~ British 1950's & 60's Trad Jazz clarinet player ("Stranger On The Shore") ~ 85

ACKER BILK ~ "STRANGER ON THE SHORE";