The Cramps & Other Roots-Punks, Rockabillies & Cowpunks

Nick Knox ~ Drummer for the Trashy Garage/Rockabillies The Cramps;

THE CRAMPS ~ "GARBAGE MAN";


THE CRAMPS ~ "THE WAY I WALK";


Tony Kinman ~ 62 ~ American rock singer and bass guitarist w/1970's Punks The Dils ("Class War") and 1980's Cowpunks Rank and File ("Conductor Wore Black")

THE DILS ~ "CLASS WAR";


RANK & FILE ~ "RANK & FILE";


RANK & FILE ~ "CONDUCTOR WORE BLACK";


Charlie Quintana ~ 56 ~ Drummer w/Social Distortion, Mike Ness, Agent Orange, The Plugz

THE PLUGZ ~ "IN THE WAIT";


SOCIAL DISTORTION ~ "I WAS WRONG";


SOCIAL DISTORTION ~ "WHEN THE ANGLES SING";



Conway Savage ~ 57 ~ Keyboardist with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds;

Conway Savage ~ 58 ~ Australian rock keyboardist with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS ~ "RED RIGHT HAND";
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS ~ "FROM HER TO ETERNITY";


Spencer Jones ~ 61 ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's Australian Cow Punks The Johnnys

THE JOHNNYS ~ "THERE'S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN";


THE JOHNNYS ~ "BUZZSAW BABY";


Frank Lee Sprague ~ Singer/guitarist with American Rockabilly duo the Sprague Brothers

THE SPRAGUE BROS ~ "RIGHT OR WRONG";
THE SPRAGUE BROS ~ "RIGHT TIME FOR LOVE";


Norm Rogers ~ 61 ~ American drummer w/alt-country band The Jayhawks

THE JAYHAWKS ~ "SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY";


THE JAYHAWKS ~ "BLUE";


Andrew Gosseling ~ Multi-instrumentalist for American Alt-Country band Railroad Earth;

RAILROAD EARTH ~ "HARD LIVING";


Josh Fauver ~ Bassist with American Alt Country band Deerhunter

DEERHUNTER ~ "DEATH IN MIDSUMMER";

Some Soul, Gospel, Jazz and R&B Figures

Aretha Franklin ~ 76 ~ The major Soul Diva from 1960 onward. Orginaly a Gospel singer with he father, Rev Cleophis Franklin's church she was signed to Columbia in 1960 aged 18. Columbia tried to mold her as a Dinah Washington style Jazz/Pop/R&B singer with little success but she moved to Atlantic in 1967 who treated her as pure Soul singer and she preceded to have a series of classic hits including "Respect", "Do Right Woman", Think" and Chain Of Fools". She continued to have chart success into the 1990's including "Freeway Of Love" and "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves" with the Eurythmics. She was involved with the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's and sang at the inaugurations for Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Also appeared in "The Blues Brothers".

ARETHA FRANKLIN ~ "CHAIN OF FOOLS";


ARETHA FRANKLIN ~ "ELEANOR RIGBY";


ARETHA FRANKLIN ~ "THINK";


Nancy Wilson ~ 1960's Jazz singer

NANCY WILSON ~ "YOU DON'T KNOW KNOW";


Calvin Newborn; guitarist with Jackie Brenston, BB King, Willie Mitchell, Ike Turner, Sonnyboy Williamson, Earl Hines, Billy The Kid Emerson;

JACKIE BRENSTON ~ "ROCKET 88";


Jody Williams; guitarist with Billy Boy Arnold, Howlin Wolf, Bo Diddile, Otis Spann, Otis Rush, Elmore James, Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Witherspoon, BB King & Mickey Baker

BILLY BOY ARNOLD ~ "I AIN'T GOT YOU";


Sonny Fortune ~ American 1960's & 70's Jazz sax player;

SONNY FORTUNE;


Yvonne Staples ~ 8o ~ Singer with the Staples Singers

THE STAPLES SINGERS ~ "RESPECT YOURSELF";


THE STAPLES SINGERS ~ "I'LL TAKE YOU THERE";

<>br> Morgana King ~ 87 ~ Jazz and R&B singer from the 1940's to the 1980's, she also sang opera and appeared in "The Godfather";

MORGANA KING ~ "WALK ON BY";


MORGANA KING ~ "AS TIME GOES BY";


Deborah Coleman ~ 61 ~ American Blues guitarist & singer

DEBORAH COLEMAN ~ "DON'T LIE TO ME";


Roy Hargrove ~ American Jazz trumpet player

ROY HARGROVE ~ "I REMEMBER CLIFFORD";


Babs Beverley ~ 88 ~ Singer with 1940's & 50's Big Band and Pop Vocal group The Beverley Sisters

THE BEVERLEY SISTERS ~ "DOWN IN THE VALLEY";


THE BEVERLY SISTERS:

Some Country & Folk Music Figures

Roy Clark ~ 85 ~ American banjo, guitar and fiddle player from the 1950's on, co-host on Hee Haw;

ROY CLARK ~ "12th STREET RAG";


ROY CLARK;


ROY CLARK ~ "GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY";


Tony Joe White ~ 1970's Country-Rock singer/songwriter "Polk Salad Annie";

TONY JOE WHITE ~ "POLK SALAD ANNIE";


Freddie Hart ~ 1960's & 70's Country singer

FREDDIE HART ~ "EASY LOVING";


Herb Pennington ~ Steel guitarist with 1940's Western Swing band leader Bob Wills

BOB WILLS & WESTERN PLAYBOYS ~ "STAY A LITTLE LONGER";


Vince Martin ~ 1950's & 60's American Folk singer ("Cindy Oh Cindy");

VINCE MARTIN ~ "CINDY OH CINDY";


VINCE MARTIN ~ "IF THE JASMINE DON'T GET YOU";


Liam O'Flynn ~ 72 ~ Uilleann Pipe player w/Irish Folk band Planxty;

PLANXTY ~ "THREE DRUNKEN MAIDENS";


PLANXTY ~ "WHEN FIRST UNTO THIS COUNTRY";


Tommy Peoples ~ 70 ~ Irish fiddler with folk band The Bothy Band

Alec Finn ~ Bazouki player with Irish folk band De Dannan

DE DANNAN ~ "HEY JUDE";


THE BOTHY BAND ~ "OLD HAG YOU HAVE KILLED ME";


Mark Fosson ~ American 1970's & 80's Folk guitarist

Some World Beat Figures

Hugh Masekela ~ 78 ~ South African jazz trumpeter ("Grazing in the Grass", "Bring Him Back Home") and composer ("Soweto Blues") also played on the Byrds "So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star"

HUGH MASEKELA ~ "GRAZING IN THE GRASS"


HUGH MASEKELA ~ "STIMELA";


Steve Nisbett ~ 69 ~ Nevisian-born British reggae drummer w/1980's reggae band Steel Pulse who were also part of the ska-reggae crossover with the punk scene of the 1980's

STEEL PULSE ~ "KLU KLUX KLAN";


Irvin Jarrett ~ 69 ~ Jamaican reggae percussionist (Inner Circle, Third World);

THIRD WORLD ~ "NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE";


C. K. Mann ~ 82 Ghanaian highlife singer guitarist

CK MANN ~ "AYAA MENSOURO";


RAS KIMONO ~ 60 ~ Nigerian Reggae singer

RAS KIMONO ~ "RHUMBA STYLEE";


Jack Costanzo (AKA Mr Bongo) ~ 98 ~ American Latin Jazz percussionist,bongos and conga player, w/Stan Kenton, Desi Arnez, Billy May Orchestra, Peggy Lee, Charlie Barnet, Harry James, Judy Garland, Patti Page, Ray Anthony, Martin & Lewis, Dinah Shore, Xavier Cugat, Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, and Eddie Fisher, Ann Miller.

JACK COSTANZO & ANN MILLER ~ "I'M GONNA LIVE TIL I DIE";



JACK COSTANZO ~ "MR BONGO";


Elisa Serna ~ 75 ~ Spanish anti-fascist protest singer-songwriter from the 1970's

ELISA SERNA ~ "SE VA A CAER EL PORVENIER";


Ellie Mannette ~ 90 ~ Trinidadian/American steel drum pioneer



Wilson Moreira ~ 81 ~ Brazilian sambista, singer and songwriter

WILSON MOREIRA ~ "SENHORA LIBERDADA";


Mighty Shadow ~ 77 ~ Trinidadian Calypso singer

THE MIGHTY SHADOW;

A Few Toronto And Canadian Musicians

Randy Rampage ~ 58 ~ Canadian thrash metal singer and bassist (D.O.A., Annihilator, Stress Factor 9 and solo)

DOA ~ "WORLD WAR 3";


DOA ~ "THE PRISONER";


STEVE KURZELL ~ "DRUMMER FOR 1980's Hardcore Punks the YOUNG LIONS

THE YOUNG LIONS ~ "PRAY FOR CINDY";


Paul Colilli ~ 64 ~ Guitarist in the original line-up of Hamilton 1970's Art Punk band Simply Saucer

SIMPLY SAUCER ~ "BULLET PROOF NOTHING";


George Semkiw ~ 74 ~ Toronto bassist with 1960's R&R Garage band Richie Knight & the Midnights, later became a record producer and engineer w/Lou Reed, Diodes, Streetheart, Trooper, BTO, Goddo, Triumph, Mandala, Thor, Funkadelic, Ian Thomas, Haygood Hardy

RICHIE KNIGHT & THE MIDNIGHTS ~ "OH CHARLENA";


RICHIE KNIGHT & THE MIDNIGHTS ~ "HOMEWORK";


Micheal Keys Dowson ~ 69 ~ Toronto Jazz/Blues pianist, w/Robbie Lane & The Disciples, Paul James

ROBBIE LANE & THE DISCIPLES ~ "MEMPHIS";


ROBBIE LANE & THE DISCIPLES ~ "THE GAME OF LOVE";


James Milne ~ Bassist with The Downchild Blues Band, a fixture on the Toronto scene in the late 1970's and early 80's and one of the inspirations for the Blues Brothers

THE DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND ~ "BOP TILL I DROP";


THE DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND ~ "SLEEP ALONE";


Gary Lowe ~ 65 ~ Bassist with Toronto blues rock band Big Sugar and 1970's reggae band Isham Band, Jackie Mittoo, Culture Shock

BIG SUGAR ~ "DIGGING A HOLE";


Dan "Hack" Preszator (AKA Fingers) ~ Bassist for Ontario 1980's Garage Punks UIC and The Chickens

UIC ~ "LITE IT & FLY";


Kevin Williams ~ Drummer with Vancouver Punks AWOL, HOC and Tacklebox

AWOL;


Brian Mac Smith ~ Drummer with Montreal Ska Punks K-Man & The 45's

K-Man & The 45's ~ "SPACE THRILLER";


Jeremy Inkel - 35 - Electronics and production with Canadian Industrial bands Noise Unit, Malhavok, Frontline Assembly and Mechviruses and solo

FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY ~ "MILLENIUM";


NOISE UNIT ~ "NEURON";


Betty Richardson ~ Singer with 1960's Toronto R&R Girl Group the Tiaras

THE TIARAS ~ "WHERE DOES ALL THE TIME GO";


Maurice Richard Libby (AKA Automatic Slim ~ Toronto/Sask blues singer/guitarist with Dirty Movies, Automatic Slim and solo;

Mike Taylor ~ Drummer with Toronto band Walk Off The Earth
WALK OFF THE EARTH ~ "SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW";


WHITEBOY SLIM ~ "HOUND DOG";


John Heward - Toronto Jazz drummer and artist

JOHN HEWARD;

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

DJ Fontana ~ 88 ~ Drummer for Elvis Presley on his classic 1950's hits (band included Scotty Moore and Bill Black as the Blue Moon Boys), reformed for the "68 Comeback Special", started out as house drummer for the "Louisiana Hayride" TV show. Later recorded with Paul McCartney

ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "BLUE SUEDE SHOES";


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "HOUND DOG";


ELVIS PRESLEY ~ "HEARTBREAK HOTEL";


Lorrie Collins ~ 76 ~ American Rockabilly singer with the Collins Kids

THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "HOP SKIP & JUMP";


THE COLLINS KIDS ~ "JOHNNY B GOODE";


MARTY BALIN ~ 76 ~ Singer with San Francico Psychedelic bands Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship and folk group the Town Criers as well as solo

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "PLASTIC FANTASTIC LOVER";


JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "VOLUNTEERS";


Danny Kirwin ~ Guitarist w/the 1960's lineup of Fleetwood Mac ("Black Magic Woman", "Rattlesnake Shake", "Albatross")

FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "RATTLESNAKE SHAKE";


FLEETWOOD MAC;


FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "ALBATROSS"


Honey Lantree ~ Drummer with 1960's British band The Honeycombs

THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "HAVE I THE RIGHT";


THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "EYES";


THE HONEYCOMBS ~ "THAT'S THE WAY";


Fred Weiland ~ Drummer with 1960's Australian band The Strangers;

THE STRANGERS ~ "PAPERBACK WRITER";


Takayuki Inoue ~ 77 ~ Singer with 1960's Japanese Rock band The Spiders

THE SPIDERS;


THE SPIDERS ~ "NA-RE-BAI";


THE SPIDERS ~ "DAY TRIPPER";


John Osborne ~ Bassist with classic session band the Wrecking Crew, (The Monkees, Byrds, Beach Boys)

THE MONKEES ~ "VALLERI";


Ace Cannon ~ 1950's & 60 sax player ("Yakkety Sax")

ACE CANNON ~ "YAKKETY SAX";


John Hiseman ~ Guitarist with late 1960's - 1970's UK Prog Rock band Colosseum

COLOSSEUM ~ "VANANTYNE SUITE";


George Cameron ~ Drummer with 1960's US pop group the Left Banke ("Walk Away Renee")

THE LEFT BANKE ~ "WALK AWAY RENEE";


Jan Kirsznik ~ 84 ~ Polish rock saxophonist w/1960's Pop group Rhythm & Blues

RHYTHM & BLUES ~ "BUTTERFINGERS";


Don Gardner ~ ~ American 1960's R&B singer with Don & Dee Dee

DON GARDNER & DEE DEE FORD ~ "I NEED YOUR LOVING";


Bernadette Carroll ~ 74 ~ Singer with 1950's Girl Group The Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back")

THE ANGELS ~ "MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK";


Donald McGuire ~ 86 ~ American singer with 1950's pop vocal group The Hilltoppers

THE HILLTOPPERS ~ "LIVE TRYING";

Some Jazz, Blues & R&B Figures

Clarence Fountain ~ 88 ~ Singer with Gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA ~ "TOO CLOSE TO HEAVEN";


THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA ~ "AMAZING GRACE";


Otis Rush ~ Chicago blues singer/guitarist from the 1950's onward w/Chess, Cobra and Atlantic Records ("I Can't Quit You Baby", "I'm Satisfied")

OTIS RUSH ~ "I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY";


OTUS RUSH ~ "SWEET LITTLE ANGEL";


Matt Guitar Murphy ~ 88 ~ Guitarist w/Howlin Wolf, Ike Turner, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Etta James, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Chuck Berry, Joe Louis Walker, Memphis Slim, Aretha Franklin and The Blues Brothers as well as solo

MATT GUITAR MURPHY ~ "MURPHY'S BOOGIE";


MATT GUITAR MURPHY & MEMPHIS SLIM;
MATT'S GUITAR BLUES";


MATT GUITAR MURPHY ~ "MURPHY'S BOOGIE";


Eddie Willis ~ 82 ~ Guitarist with Motown studio band The Funk Brothers who played on most of the Motown hits in the 1960's & 70's

THE FUNK BROTHERS ~ "NOWHERE TO HIDE";


THE FUNK BROTHERS ~ "PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE";


John "Jabo" Starks, 79, American drummer (James Brown, The J.B.'s)

JAMES BROWN;


JAMES BROWN "PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG" & "I FEEL GOOD";


Eugene Pitt ~ Lead singer with 1960's Doo-Woppers the Jive Five

THE JIVE FIVE ~ "HAPPY MAN";


Lazy Leter ~ 85 ~ Blues singer & harpist from the 1950's onward

LAZY LESTER ~ "THEY CALL ME LAZY";


Edwin Hawkins ~ 74 ~ American gospel musician ("Oh Happy Day", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") (w/Melanie)

MELANIE & THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS ~ "LAY DOWN (CANDLES IN THE RAIN)";


EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS ~ "OH HAPPY DAY";


CECIL TAYLOR ~ 89 ~ American Free Jazz pianist from the late 1950's onward

CECIL TAYLOR;


Randy Weston ~ 90 ~ American Avant Garde Jazz pianist from the 1950's onward with Charles Mingus and his own band

RANDY WESTON;


Eddy Clearwater ~ 83 ~ American blues singer and guitarist from the 1950's on
EDDIE "THE CHIEF" CLEARWATER ~ BOOGIE WOOGIE BABY";

Nathan Davis ~ 81 ~ American jazz sax player from the 1960's onward w/Eric Dolphy, Art Blakey, Nat Adderly. Ray Charles and solo

NATHAN DAVIS ~ "NEW ORLEANS";


Norman Edge ~ 84 ~ Jazz bassiat with Gene Ammons, Clark Terry and Nelson Riddle

CLARK TERRY ~ "STARDUST";


GENE AMMONS ~ "SOPHISTICATED LADY";


Hamlet Bluiet ~ Sax player with The World Saxophone Quartet;

THE WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET ~ "HATTIE WALL";