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 Rockers From The 50's & 60's

Fats Domino ~ 89 ~ Classic New Orleans R&B pianist with hits w/"Blueberry Hill", "I'm Walking", "The Fat Man". Fats was not the most famous black R&R figure of the 50's, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, Little Richard and Nat King Cole can fight over that title, but Fats actually had the most hit's starting in 1949.

FATS DOMINO ~ "VALLEY OF TEARS" & "I'M WALKING";


FATS DOMINO ~ "AIN'T THAT A SHAME";


Howard Carroll ~ 92 ~ American guitarist with 1950's & 60's Gospel group The Dixie Hummingbirds

THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS ~ "DIDN'T IT RAIN";


Warren "Pete" Moore ~ 78 ~ American Hall of Fame singer (The Miracles), songwriter ("The Tracks of My Tears", "Ain't That Peculiar", "Love Machine")

THE MIRACLES ~ "THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS";


THE MIRACLES ~ "TEARS OF A CLOWN";


JIMMY BEAUMONT ~ 76 ~ Singer with 1960's Doo-Wop group The Skyliners ("Since I Don't Have You";

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


Johnny Hallyday ~ 74 ~ French rock singer ("Requiem pour un fou", "Marie", "Tous ensemble")

JOHNNY HALLYDAY ~ "SOUVENIRS, SOUVENIRS";


George Young ~ Singer and guitarist from 1960's Australian band The Easybeats with hits like "Friday On My Mind" and "Sorry". He was also the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC and he served as their manager in the early years.

THE EASYBEATS ~ "FRIDAY ON MY MIND";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "SORRY";


THE EASYBEATS ~ "SHE'S SO FINE";


Ray Thomas ~ 76 ~ English singer-songwriter w/ 1960's & 70 Prog Rockers the Moody Blues ("Nights In White Satin", "Ride My See Saw", "Go Now")

THE MOODY BLUES ~ "I'LL GO CRAZY";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";


Pentti Glan ~ 71 ~ Finnish-Canadian drummer (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Mandala, Klaatu)

THE MANDALA ~ "LOVEITIS";


KLAATU ~ "A ROUTINE DAY";


WAYNE COCHRAN ~ 78 ~ American R&R singer ("Last Kiss")
WAYNE COCHRAN ~ "THE HARLEM SHUFFLE";


WAYNE COCHRAN & OTIS REDDING ~ "I CAN'T TURN YOU LOSE";


Mitch Margo ~ 70 ~ American singer w/1960's doo-wop group The Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")

THE TOKENS ~ "THE LIONS SLEEP TONIGHT";


Riem de Wolff ~ 74 ~ Dutch-Indonesian singer w/1960's Dutch Pop Band The Blue Diamonds

THE BLUE DIAMONDS ~ "RAMONA";


Boris Lindqvist ~ 76 ~ Swedish 1960's rock singer


Della Reese ~ 86 ~ 1950's & 60's R&B singer and actress

DELLA REESE ~ "LONELYVILLE";


DELLA REESE ~ "SOMEDAY YOU'LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU";


Keely Smith ~ 89 ~ American singer ("That Old Black Magic", "I've Got You Under My Skin") and wife of Louis Prima

KEELY SMITH & LOUIS PRIMA ~ "THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC";


Mel Tillis, 85, American Hall of Fame country music singer-songwriter ("I Ain't Never", "Coca-Cola Cowboy" "Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town")

MEL TILLIS ~ "RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TWON";


Dick Noel ~ 90 ~ American big band band singer w/Ray Anthony's Orch ("Count Every Star")

RAY ANTHONY ORCH w/DICK NOEL:


Gert Timmerman ~ 82 ~ Dutch big band singer