Some 1950's & 60's Rockers

Jaye P Morgan ~ 94 ~ American Jazz, Western Swing singer from the 1950's, later judge on the Gong Show

JAYE P MORGAN ~ "MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME";


JAYE P MORGAN & LIONEL HAMPTON ~ "THE LADY IS A TRAMP";


JAYE P MORGAN & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ "ST LOUIS BLUES";


Neil Sedaka ~ 86 ~ American singer/songwriter ("Calendar Girl", "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", "Love Will Keep Us Together", "Oh Carol")

NEIL SEDAKA ~ "OH CAROL";


NEIL SEDAKA ~ "BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO";


NEIL SEDAKA ~ "CALENDAR GIRL";


Craig Douglas ~ 85 ~ English 1950's & 60's Pop singer

CRAIG DOUGLAS ~ "OH LONESOME ME";


CRAIG DOUGLAS ~ "RING A DING";


Carl Bonafede - 85 - American 1950's singer ("Werewolf"), 1960's music manager (The Buckinghams, Daughters of Eve)

CARL BONEFEDE & THE GEMSTONES ~ "WEREWOLF";


Jerry Kennedy ~ 85 ~ American guitarist w/ Roy Orbison ("Pretty Woman"), Johnny Hallyday, Elvis Presely, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kris Kristofferson, Ringo Starr, Jeanie C Riley. Producer w/Roger Miller, Reba McEntire, The Statler Brothers, Johnny Rodriguez, Tom T. Hall, The Statler Brothers, Connie Smith, Mel McDaniel, Reba McEntire and other artists

ROY ORBISON ~ "PRETTY WOMAN";


James Moschello ~ 88 ~ Singer with Doo Wop group The Elegants

THE ELEGANTS ~ "LITTLE STAR";


David Brigati - 85 - Singer with 1960's Doo Wop and R&R bands the High Fives, Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals)

JOEY DEE & THE STARLIGHTERS ~ "THE PEPPERMINT TWIST";


Dash Crofts ~ 87 ~ American singer/guitarist/composer with The Champs, Dean Beard, Seals & Crofts

DEAN BEARD & THE CREWCATS ~ "RAKIN' & SCRAPING";


THE CHAMPS ~ "TEQUILA";


THE CHAMPS ~ "TOO MUCH TEQUILA";


Gary Walker (real name Gary Leeds) ~ 83 ~ Singer and drummer with the Walker Bros and drummer with the Standells

THE WALKER BROS ~ "THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANY MORE";


THE WALKER BROS ~ "MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF";


Len Garry ~ 84 ~ Bassist with 1960's English Skiffle band The Quarrymen

THE QUARRYMEN ~ "THAT'LL BE THE DAY";


Travis Wammack ~ 81 ~ American 1960's R&R guitarist solo and session guitarist w/Muscle Shoals Studio and Hi Records w/Billy Lee Riley, Little Richard, Sonny Burgess,

TRAVIS WAMMACK ~ "SCRATCHY";


Brian Jones ~ 85 ~ Sax player with 1960's UK band the Undertakers

THE UNDERTAKERS ~ "MASHED POTATOS";


THE UNDERTAKERS ~ "JUST A LITTLE BIT";


Augie Meyers ~ 85 ~ Keyboardist with Texas 1960's Garage band the Sir Douglas Quintet and Country Rock band Texas Tornados

THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET ~ "SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER";


THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET ~ "MENDOCINO";


Greg Elmore - 79 - Drummer with 1960's Sam Francisco Psych bands American Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Brogues

THE BROGUES ~ "I AIN'T NO MIRACLE WORKER";


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "MONA";


QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE ~ "ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO";


Country Joe MacDonald ~ 84 ~ Singer for Country Joe & the Fish

COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "ROCK & SOUL MUSIC";


COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH ~ "FEEL LIKE I'M FIXING TO DIE RAG";


Dave Mason ~ 79 ~ Guitarist with 1960's UK band Traffic and solo

TRAFFIC ~ "HEADMAN";


TRAFFIC ~ "PAPER SUN";


Wayne Proctor ~ 70's ~ Guitarist with 1960's US Garage band We The People

WE THE PEOPLE ~ "IN THE PAST";


WE THE PEOPLE ~ "YOU BURN ME UP & DOWN";


Patrick Campbell-Lyons ~ 82 ~ Irish/British singer/guitarist/composer with 1960's UK Psyche band Nirvana

NIRVANA ~ "PENTACOST HOTEL";


Tony Rivers - 85 - Singer with British 1960's Pop groups Tony Rivers & the Castaways and Harmony Grass

HARMONY GRASS ~ "MOVE IN A LITTLE CLOSER";


Jon Small ~ Drummer w/1960 American bands The Hassles & Attila and music video director ("Walk This Way")

THE HASSLES ~ "YOU GOT ME HUMMING";


THE HASSLES ~ "I HEAR VOICES";


Craig Douglas ~ 85 ~ English 1960's Pop singer ("Only Sixteen")

CRAIG DOUGLAS ~ "ONLY SIXTEEN";


Pat Senatore ~ 91 ~ American Jazz bassist w/Stan Kenton ("Adventures In Jazz") & Herb Alpert

Sam Noto ~ 96 ~ American Jazz trumpet player with Stan Kenton, Rob McConnell, Red Rodney, Count Basie

STAN KENTON ~ "SWING HOUSE";


Lee Turner ~ 89 ~ Singer with American 1950's Pop group The Dream Weavers

THE DREAM WEAVERS;

A Few Classic Rockers Of The 1950's & 60's Pass On

Joe Kelly; Guitarist for The Shadows Of Knight, Chicago's greatest 1960's Garage Band. They only had one real hit, a cover of Them's "Gloria", and a couple of excellent but little heard followups on their two albums. Then they basically broke up although a reformed version finally had another hit with "Shake". Some version of the band also played as a studio backing band on various classic Bubblegum Hits of the late 60's and 70's such as "Yummy Yummy Yummy", "Sugar Sugar" and "1,2,3, Redlight" and others although exactly which ones is a matter of some debate.

THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ "SHAKE";


THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ "GLORIA";



THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT ~ " A LONG TIME COMING";


Jackie Lomax; Bassist and Vocalist for 1960's Liverpool band The Undertakers, known for their all black with drape-jackets and top hats stage outfits as well as a wild live show. They did have a couple of hits such as a version of "Mashed Potatoes" before an ill-advised attempt to break into the US market by moving there.

THE UNDERTAKERS ~ "MASHED POTATOES";


Mac Curtis, 1950's Rockabilly singer with a couple of minor hits. Later became a well known part of the rockabilly revival in the 1970's and 80's recording with Rollin' Rock Records.

MAC CURTIS ~ "IF I HAD ME A WOMAN";


MAC CURTIS ~ "GRANDDADDY'S ROCKIN";


Marvin Rainwater, 1950's Rockabilly singer from Kansas with a couple of minor hits. Known for accenting his part Cherokee heritage in his stage show. Later became a country singer.

MARVIN RAINWATER ~ "WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN";


Roland Janes ~ 1950's Rockabilly guitarist for Sun Records, played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Sonny Burgess, Rayburn Anthony, Harold Dorman, later played with Mudhoney

JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE" & "BREATHLESS";


JERRY LEE LEWIS ~ "WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN";


BILLY LEE RILEY ~ "SPEED LOVERS";


Shirley Mathews - 71 - Toronto 1960's R&B singer ""Big Town Boy"


Gia Maione ~ Wife and singer for Louis Prima and his Orch ~ 72

LOUIS PRIMA ~ "LAS VEGAS WOMAN";


Johnny Laboriel ~ Mexican rock 'n' roll singer known for doing Spanish languiage versions of American hits in the 1960's ~ 71

JOHNNY LABORIEL ~ "POISON IVY";