Some More Figures From The 50's & 60's

Sonny Turner ~ 82 ~ Singer with Doo-Wop group the Platters from 1959 on

THE PLATTERS ~ "YOU'LL NEVER KNOW";


THE PLATTERS ~ "MY DREAM";


Jimmy Thomas - 83 - American 1950's & 60's soul singer with the Kings of Rhythm and solo

IKE TURNER & HIS RHYTHM KINGS ~ "CHARLIE BROWN" / "SO FINE" / "SPLISH SPLASH";


JIMMY THOMAS ~ "SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER";



Fred Johnson - 80 - Singer w/1950's Doo Wop group the Marcells ("Blue Moon")

THE MARCELLS ~ "BLUE MOON";



Glen Glenn ~ 88 ~ Missouri 1950's Rockabilly singer ("Everybody's Movin")

GLEN GLENN ~ "EVERYBODY'S MOVIN";


GLEN GLENN ~ "JACK & JILL BOOGIE";



Ronnie Hawkins ~ Arkansas born Toronto 1950's & 60's Rocker w/The Hawks (AKA The Band)

John Till - 70's - Canadian Guitarist with Ronnie Hawkins' Hawks

RONNIE HAWKINS ~ "40 DAYS";


RONNIE HAWKINS ~ "MARY LOU";


RONNIE HAWKINS ~ "NEED YOUR LOVIN";


Ray Fenwick - 75 - Guitarist with UK bands The Spencer Davis Group, Ian Gillan Band

THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP ~ "GIMMIE GOOD LOVIN";


THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP ~ "I'M A MAN";



Larry Kessler ~ 70's ~ Bassist with New York Psyche Garage band The Godz

THE GODZ:



Sam Lay ~ 86 ~ Drummer for the Butterfield Blues Band as well as Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Eddie Taylor, John Lee Hooker, Junior Wells, Bo Diddley, Magic Sam, Jimmy Rogers, Earl Hooker, Bob Dylan, the Siegal-Schwall Band and solo

THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND;


THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND ~ "EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT";


THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND ~ "DRIFTIN' BLUES";



Miguel Vicens Danus ~ 79 ~ Bassist w/1960's Spanish band Los Bravos ("Black Is Black")

LOS BRAVOS ~ "BRING A LITTLE LOVIN";


LOS BRAVOS ~ "BLACK IS BLACK";



Rick Price - 77 - English bassist with 1960's & 70's Prog Rock bands The Move, Wizzard

THE MOVE ~ "BLACKBERRY WAY";


THE MOVE ~ "DOWN ON THE BAY"



Tommy Morgan ~ 80 ~ Studio harmonica player from the 1950's to w/the Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations"), The Hollies "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother"), The Carpenters ("Rainy Days & Mondays"), Glen Yarborough, Rod McKuen, Randy Newman, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton John, Pete Cetera, Rosemary Clooney, Carly Simon, Neil Diamond, Van Dyke Parks and soundtracks "Rockford Files"

THE HOLLIES ~ "HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER";



Antonio Cripezzi ~ 76 ~ Singer and keyboardist with Italian 1960's band I Camaleonti

I CAMALEONTI ~ "ETERNITA";


I CAMALEONTI ~ "PERCHE TI AMO";


I CAMALEONTI ~ "APLAUSI"



Bobby Rydell ~ 79 ~ 1950's & 60's Teen Idol Pop singer

BOBBY RYDELL ~ "THE WILD ONE";


BOBBY RYDELL ~ "KISSIN' TIME";


BOBBY RYDELL ~ "A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE";



Judy Henske - 85 - American 1960's Pop & Folk singer ("High Flying Bird")

JUDY HENSKE ~ "WADE IN THE WATER";


JUDY HENSKE ~ "GOD BLESS THE CHILD";



Joni James ~ 91 ~ 1950's & 60's American Pop singer

JONI JAMES ~ "YOUR CHEATING HEART";


JONI JAMES ~ "HOW IMPORTANT CAN IT BE";


Margot Eskens - 82 - German 1950's Schlager Pop singer

MARGOT ESKENS ~ "DIE ZEIGER DER UHR";

Some Figures From The Punk & New Wave Era

Mark E Smith ~ 60 ~ Singer w/Art Punk band The Fall, one of the first bands to make the transition from three chord Punk to Artsy Post-Punk (along with Wire, The Swell Maps, Ultravox, Siouxsie, Soft Boys and Joy Division) and cult favortie

THE FALL ~ "TOTALLY WIRED";


THE FALL ~ "MR PHARMACIST";


THE FALL ~ "VICTORIA";


Neil Harris ~ 63 ~ Guitarist w/1970's UK Punk band Sham 69 who became a major influence on the UK Street-Punk scene

SHAM 69 ~ "HURRY UP HARRY";


SHAM 69 ~ "BORSTAL BREAKOUT";


SHAM 69 ~ "IF THE KIDS ARE UNITED";


Stu Boy King ~ 64 ~ Drummer with 1970's New York Punks The Dictators

THE DICTATORS ~ "SEARCH & DESTROY";


Steve Soto ~ 54 ~ Bassist with LA Punk bands Agent Orange and the Adoloescents

THE ADOLESCENTS;


AGENT ORANGE ~ "BLOODSTAINS";


Dolores O'Riordan ~ 46 ~ Irish singer and musician w/The Cranberries ("Zombie", "Linger")

THE CRANBERRIES ~ "LINGER";


THE CRANBERRIES ~ "CRANBERRIES";


Scott Hutchison ~ 36 ~ Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist w/indie bands Frightened Rabbit, Mastersystem, The Fruit Tree Foundation



FRIGHTENED RABBIT ~ "SWIM TIL YOU CAN'T SEE LAND";


Lawrence Cleary ~ 60 ~ Bassist w/1980's Irish New Wave band The Blades ("Hot For You" & "Ghost of a Chance")

THE BLADES ~ "THE BRIDE WORE WHITE";


THE BLADES ~ "DOWN MARKET";


Andy McQueen ~ Singer with 1970's New Zealand New Wave band Exploding White Mice

EXPLODING WHITE MICE ~ "FEAR";


Steve Coy ~ 56 ~ Drummer with 1980's UK Pop band Dead or Alive ("You Spin Me Round")

DEAD OR ALIVE ~ "YOU SPIN ME ROUND";


Hugh McDowell ~ Cellist with UK Prog Rock bands ELO and Wizzard