Yes it's "Rock and Roll Heaven" or "The people who died". A list of obits of Rock & Roll figures and related musical genres like Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Swing, R & B, Gospel, Hip-Hop, Pop and some World Beat & Avant Garde Classical Music. From 2009 on regularly updated.
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Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Some More Rockers From the 1950's & 60's
Brian Wilson ~ 82 ~ Singer, songwriter, bassist and producer with the Beach Boys
THE BEACH BOYS ~ "I GET AROUND";
THE BEACH BOYS ~ "CALIFORNIA GIRLS";
THE BEACH BOYS ~ "GOOD VIBRATIONS";
Chuck Girard ~ 81 ~ Pianist & singer with California 1950's Pop vocal group the Castells 1960's Surf band The Hondells and Christian Rock band Love Song
THE CASTELLS ~ "DANCING IN THE DARK";
THE HONDELLS ~ "HOT ROD HIGH";
THE HONDELLS ~ "LITTLE HONDA";
Viv Prince ~ 84 ~ Drumer with 1960's UK band The Pretty Things and later Denny Laine, Jeff Beck, Chris Barber, Screaming Lord Sutch and illin drummer for the Who, Honeycombs, Hawkwind
THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "ROADRUNNER";
THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "MIDNIGHT TO SIX MAN";
THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "DON'T BRING ME DOWN";
Terry Reid ~ 75 ~ Singer/guitarist with 1960's UK band Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers and later solo
PETER JAY & THE JAYHAWKS ~ "PARCHMAN FARM";
TERRY REID ~ "SUPERLUNGS";
TERRY REID ~ "RICH KID BLUES";
John Moorshead ~ 82 ~ Guitarist with UK 1960's band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Shotgun Express (w/Rod Stewart), Denny Laine, Heavy Jelly
JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES ~ "SHAKIN ALL OVER";
JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES ~ "A SHOT OF RHYTHM & BLUES";
AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION ~ "WARNING";
AYNSLEY DUNBAR RETALIATION ~ "I'M TOER DOWN";
Poli Palmer ~ 82 ~ Piano, synthesizers, vibraphone, flute with UK Pyschedelic and Prog Rock bands Blossom Toes and the Family
BLOSSOM TOES ~ "POSTCARD";
THE FAMILY ~ "THE WEAVER'S ANSWER";
Col Joye ~ 89 ~ Australian 1950's R&R singer, later PR manager with the Bee Gee's & Andy Gibb in the 70's
COL JOYE ~ "BEE BOP A LULA";
COL JOYE ~ "PEGG SUE" & "SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL";
COL JOYE ~ "OH YEAH UH HUH";
Mark Volman ~ 70 ~ American singer with 1960's Pop group the Turtles ("Happy Together"), The Mothers Of Invention and as Fo & Eddie backup singers with T-Rex, The Psychedelic Furs ("Love My Way"), Blondie "Autoamerican"), the Ramones, Bruce Sringsteen ("Hunry Heart"), Alice Cooper, Gavin Friday, John Taylor
THE TURTLES ~ "IT AIN'T ME BABE";
THE TURTLES ~ "HAPPY TOGETHER";
Bobby Sherman ~ 81 ~ American singer ("Little Woman", "Julie, Do Ya Love Me") and actor
BOBBY SHERMAN ~ "I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD";
BOBBY SHERMAN ~ "SHE'S NOT THERE";
BOBBY SHERMAN ~ "EASY COME EASY GO";
Margie Latzko - 96 - Singer with 1950's Pop vocal group The Chordettes
THE CHORDETTES ~ "MR SANDMAN";
THE CHORDETTES ~ "LOLLIPOP";
Connie Francis ~ 87 ~ American pop singer ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Pretty Little Baby", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own")
CONNIE FRANCIS ~ "WHERE THE BOYS ARE";
CONNIE FRANCIS ~ "WHO'S SORRY NOW";
CONNIE FRANCIS ~ "STUPID CUPID";
Jane Morgan ~ 101 ~ American singer ("Fascination", "The Day The Rains Came", "Two Different Worlds")
JANE MORGAN ~ "FASCINATION";
JANE MORGAN ~ "THE SECOND TIME AROUND";
Labels:
Aynsley Dunbar,
Beach Boys,
Blossom Toes,
Bobby Sherman,
Chordettes,
Col Joye,
Connie Francis,
Electric Prunes,
Hondells,
Jane Morgan,
Johnny Kidd,
Pretty Things,
Terry Reid,
Turtles
Sunday, 19 May 2024
More 50's & 60's Rockers
Duane Eddy - 86 - American 1950's & 60's Rock guitarist ("Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn")
DUANE EDDY ~ "REBEL ROUSER";
DUANE EDDY ~ "BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG";
DUANE EDDY & THE ART OF NOISE ~ "PETER GUNN THEME";
Chan Romero ~ 82 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer "Hippy Hippy Shake"
CHAN ROMERO ~ "HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE";
Bill Beach - 92 - American Rockabbilly singer
BILL BEACH ~ "PEG PANTS";
Maurice Williams - 86 - 1950's & 60's Doo Wop singer with the Zodiacs ("Stay") and Gladiolas ("Little Darlin")
MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE GLADIOLAS ~ "LITTLE DARLIN";
MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS ~ "STAY";
Jerry Fuller - 85 - American singer/songwriter from the 50's & 60's solo and with the Champs, later songwriter w/Ricky Nelson and Gary Puckett, producer w/the Knickerbockers, Mark Lindsey, Peanut Conspiracy
JERRY FULLER ~ "I GET CARRIED AWAY";
Myron Lee - 83 - 1950's American Rock & Roll singer
MYRON LEE & THE CADDIES ~ "HOMOCIDE";
Thurman Valentine - 91 - Chicago 1960's R&B singer
T VALENTINE ~ "TEENAGE HOP";
Vic Flick - 87 - UK Guitarist w/John Berry, Responsible for the riff in the "James Bond Theme". He also played with THe Walker Bros, Bee Gees, Nancy Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Dusty Springfield, Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, Petula Clarke, BJ Thomas, Sandie Shaw, Cilla Black, Bert Bacherach, Paul McCartney, The Beatles & Herman's Hermits
JOHN BERRY ORCH ~ "THE JAMES BOND THEME";
THE WALKER BROS ~ "THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANY MORE";
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD ~ "I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU";
Charles Blackwell ~ 80 - British pianist & arranger w/Joe Meek, John Leyton ("Johnny Remember Me"), Tom Jones ("What's New Pussycat"), Englebert Humperdink, Jett Harris, Jess Conrad, Francoise Hardy, Karl Denver
TOM JONES ~ "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT";
JOHN LEYTON ~ "JOHNNY REMEMBER ME";
Pete Willsher - 80's - 1960s UK guitarist with Houston Wells & the Marksmen and Joe Meek's stable
HOUSTON WELLS & THE MARKSMEN ~ "NORTH WIND";
Dickie Rock - 88 - Singer with 1960's Irish band the Miami Showband ("Come Back to Stay")
THE MIAMI SHOWBAND ~ "ROCK & ROLL MUSIC";
Shel Talmy - 87 - UK 1960's record producer w/the Who, the Creation, Kinks, Easybeats, Chad & Jeremy, Nashvlle Teens, Manfred Mann, Small Faces, The Damned, Fuzztones, the Blues Project, Pentacle, Amen Corner, David Bowie, Lee Hazelwood, Roy Harper, Ralph McTell, Houston Wells, Esther Phillpis, Nicky Hopkins, Bert Jansch
THE WHO ~ "MY GENERATION";
THE KINKS ~ "YOU REALLY GOT ME":
THE CREATION ~ "FRIDAY ON MY MIND";
THE EASYBEATS ~ "FRIDAY ON MY MIND";
MANNFRED MANN ~ "HAHA SAID THE CLOWN";
John Mayall - 90 - British 1960's singer with the Bluesbreakers ("I'm Your Witch Doctor")
JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~
JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "THEY CALL IT STORMY MONDAY";
JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "STEPPING OUT";
JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "HIDEAWAY";
Zoot Money - 82 - English singer and keyboardist (The Animals, Alexis Korner, Keven Ayers, Kevin Coyne, Georgie Fame, Alin Lee, Humble Pie, Long John Baldry, Peter Green, Lonnie Donegan, Spencer Davis, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band)
ZOOT MONEY BIG ROLL BAND ~ "KLOCKS KLEEKS";
Colin Peterson - 81 - Drummer with the Bee Gees in the 1960's
THE BEE GEES ~ "TO LOVE SOMEBODY";
Randy Fuller - 80 - Bassist with 1960's American group the Bobby Fuller Four ("I Fought The Law")
THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "I FOUGHT THE LAW":
THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "LET HER DANCE" & "ANOTHER SAD & LONLEY NIGHT";
THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "SATURDAY NIGHT":
Phil Lesh ~ 84 - Bassist with the Grateful Dead
THE GRATEFUL DEAD;
THE GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "TRUCKIN";
THE GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "DARK STAR";
THE GRATEFUL DEAD ~ "A TOUCH OF GREY":
Linda LaFlamme - 85 - Singer with 1960's California Psychedelic band It's A Beautiful Day
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY ~ "WHITE BIRD";
Jerry Miller - 81 - American guitarist with 1960's bands Moby Grape, the Frantics, Rhythm Dukes and Bobby Fuller
THE FRANTICS ~ "WEREWOLF";
MOBY GRAPE ~ "OMAHA";
MOBY GRAPE ~ "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY";
MOBY GRAPE ~ "GRANDMA";
Joe Chambers - 81 - American singer with Rock & Gospel group The Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")
THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "UPTOWN";
THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "TIME HAS COME TODAY";
THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "PEOPLE GET READY";
Mike Pinder - 82 - Keyboardist with The Moody Blues ("Ride My See Saw", "Nights In White Satin". "Go Now", Tuesday Afternoon")
THE MOODY BLUES ~ "GO NOW":
THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";
THE MOODY BLUES ~ "NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN";
John Hawken - 84 - Keyboardist w/English bands The Nashville Teens, Renaissance, the Strawbs
THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "FIND MY WAY BACK HOME";
THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "WATCHA GONNA DO";
THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "TOBACCO ROAD";
REANAISSANCE ~ "ISLAND";
THE STRAWBS ~ "THE UNION MAN";
Chuck Woolery ` 82 - Singer with 1960's Psyche Pop band the Avant Garde and 1970's country singer, later TV gameshow host
THE AVANT GARDE ~ "NATURALLY STONED";
Steve Alaimo - 84 - American Pop singer ("Every Day I Have to Cry") and record producer, co-founder of TK Records
STEVE ALAIMO ~ "EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY";
Svante Elfgren - 70's - Bassist with 1960's Swedish Garage band the Shanes
THE SHANES ~ "CHRIS CRAFT MUMBER 9";
THE SHANES ~ "I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE";
Alex Riel - 83 - Danish Rock drummer with 1960's band Savage Rose and Jazz drummer w/Bill Evans, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Thad Jones, and Ben Webster
SAVAGE ROSE ~ "THE GIRL I KNEW";
Doug Ingle - 78 - Singer/keyboardist with San Diego band Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")
IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA";
John Barbata - 79 - American rock drummer (The Sentinals, Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, CSNY, Linda Ronstat, Ry Cooder, John Sebastien, Neil Young, Everly Bros, The Byrds)
THE TURTLES ~ "HAPPY TOGETHER";
CSNY ~ "OHIO";
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "MIRACLES";
James Darren - 88 - American 1960's Teen Idol singer and actor (Gidget, T. J. Hooker)
JAMES DARREN ~ "BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG";
JAMES DARREN ~ "GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD";
Sandy Posey - 80 - American singer ("Single Girl", “Born a Woman”, "I Take It Back")
SANDY POSEY ~ "SINGLE GIRL";
SANDY POSEY ~ "BORN A WOMAN";
Françoise Hardy - 80 - French singer-songwriter ("Tous les garçons et les filles", "All Over the World") and actress
FRANCOIS HARDY ~ "ALL OVER THE WORLD";
FRANCOIS HARDY ~ "MINI MINI MINI":
Labels:
Bobby Fuller,
Chambers Bros,
Chan Romero,
CSNY,
Duane Eddy,
Francois Hardy,
Grateful Dead,
Iron Butterfly,
Joe Meek,
John Mayall,
Maurice Williams,
Moby Grape,
Myron Lee,
Nashville Teens,
Shel Talmy,
Strawbs,
Turtles
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