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";

Some More Figures From The 1950's & 60's

Leonard Cohen ~ 82 ~ Montreal singer/songwriter/poet/novelist from the 1960's onward "Hallelujah", "Suzanne", "First We Take Manhattan", "The Future", "Bird On A Wire", "Everybody Knows";

LEONARD COHEN ~ "HALLELUJAH";


LEONARD COHEN ~ "FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN";


LEONARD COHEN ~ "THE FUTURE";


Rick Parfit ~ 68 ~ British singer/guitarist w 1960's & 70's band Status Quo ("Pictures Of Matchstick Men", "Rockin' All Over The World") and Bandaid ("We Are The World");

STATUS QUO ~ "PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN";


STATUS QUO ~ "THE WANDERER";


Valerie Gell ~ 72 ~ UK Singer/guitarist with 1960's all-girl Mersey Beat band the Liverbirds

THE LIVERBIRDS ~ "WHY DO YOU HANG AROUND WITH ME";


THE LIVERBIRDS ~ "PEANUTBUTTER";


Buck Ormsby ~ 75 ~ Bassist with 1960's Seattle Garage Punks The Fabulous Wailers ("Louie Louie" & "Tall Cool One", "Out Of Our Tree")

THE WAILERS ~ "TALL COOL ONE";


ROCKIN' ROBIN ROBERTS & THE WAILERS ~ "LOUIE LOUIE";


Rex DeLong ~ Guitarist w/1960's Surf Band The Rumblers ("Boss");
THE RUMBLERS ~ "BOSS";


Joe Clay ~ 78 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer/guitarist did "Ducktail", "Doggone It", "16 Chicks", "Get On The Right Track" (later covered by the Polecats)

JOE CLAY ~ "DUCKTAIL";


JOE CLAY ~ "16 CHICKS";


Martin Stone ~ 69 ~ British 1960's & 70's guitarist w/The Action, Savoy Brown Blues Band, Snakefinger, Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers, Pink Fairies, the The 101ers, Wreckless Eric, Marianne Faithful.

THE ACTION ~ "I'LL KEEP ON HOLDING ON";


THE ACTION ~ "SHADOWS & REFLECTIONS";


THE PINK FAIRIES;


Jim Lowe ~ 93 ~ American 1950's pop/country singer songwriter "The Green Door", "The Gambler's Guitar" (also covered by Rusty Draper), "Four Walls" (also covered by Jim Reeves), "Mabellene", "Blue Suede Shoes"

JIM LOWE ~ "THE GAMBLER'S GUITAR";


JIM LOWE ~ MAYBELLENE";


JIM LOWE ~ "THE GREEN DOOR";


Bobby Vee ~ 73 ~ 1950's American pop singer ("Take Good Care Of My Baby" & "The Night Has 1000 Eyes")

BOBBY VEE ~ "TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY";


BOBBY VEE ~ "THE NIGHT HAS 1000 EYES";


Jean Shepard ~ 82 ~ American Country singer from the 1950's to the 70's ("A Dear John Letter", "Slippin' Away", "Second Fiddle To An Old Guitar", "Beautiful Lies")

JEAN SHEPARD ~ "SECOND FIDDLE TO AN OLD GUITAR";


JEAN SHEPARD ~ "IF YOU CAN WALK AWAY";


JEAN SHEPARD ~ "BEAUTIFUL LIES";


Fred Hellerman ~ 89 ~ American folk singer w/The Weavers "Goodnight Irene", "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "The Wreck of the John B" (aka "Sloop John B"), "Rock Island Line", "The Midnight Special", "Pay Me My Money Down", "Darling Corey" and "Wimoweh")

THE WEAVERS;


Kay Starr ~ 94 ~ American pop and jazz singer from the 1940's & 1950's ("Rock & Roll Waltz", "It's A Good Day", "Wheel Of Fortune")

KAY STARR ~ "IT'S A GOOD DAY" & "WHEEL OF FORTUNE";


KAY STARR & BRENDA LEE ~ "AROUND THE WORLD";


Jean Jacques Perry ~ 87 ~ French 1960's Electronic Pop Moog player/composer w/Perry & Kingsley and Mr Ondioline

JEAN JACQUES PERRY;