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

Peter Green ~ 72 ~ Singer/guitarist with the Original Fleetwood Mac, John Mayal's Blues Breakers and Splinter Group

PETER GREEN & FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "RATTLESNAKE SHAKE";


PETER GREEN & FLEETWOOD MAC ~ "BLACK MAGIC WOMAN";


Jan Savage ~ 77 ~ guitarist with American Garage Band The Seeds
THE SEEDS ~ "CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE YOU MINE";


THE SEEDS ~ "PUSHING TOO HARD";


THE SEEDS ~ "MR FARMER";


Pat Fairley ~ 76 ~ Scottish bassist and singer w/ 1960's band Marmalade

MARMALADE ~ "I SEE THE RAIN";


MARMALADE ~ "REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE";


MARMALADE ~ "OBLADI OBLADA";


Wanye Fontana ~ 74 ~ British 1960's Pop singer with the Mindbenders ("The Game Of Love")

WAYNE FONTANA & THE MINDBENDER ~ "THE GAME OF LOVE";


WAYNE FONTANA & THE MINDBENDERS ~ "A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE";


WAYNE FONTANA & THE MINDBENDERS ~ "JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE";


Al Rex ~ 91 ~ Bassist with Bill Haley & the Comets

BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR";


BILL HALEY & THE COMETS ~ "GOOFIN' AROUND";


Fluke Holland ~ 85 ~ 1950's Tennessee Drummer with Carl Perkins & the Perkins Bros Band and Johnny Cash & The Tennessee 3

JOHNNY CASH ~ "FOLSUM PRISON BLUES";


JOHNNY CASH ~ "RING OF FIRE";


CARL PERKINS ~ "BOPPIN THE BLUES";


Emitt Rhodes ~ 70 ~ American Pop musician & songwriter w/The Palace Guard, The Merry Go Round and solo

EMITT RHODES ~ "REALLY WANTED YOU";


Eddie Daniels ~ 70's ~ 1950's R&R and R&B singer/songwriter solo and with Jewel & Eddie (featuring Jewel Akens and Eddie Cochran) and later the Platters

JEWEL & EDDIE ~ "OPPORTUNITY";


JEWEL & EDDIE ~ "DOING THE HULLY GULLY";


Barry St John (real name Liz Thompson) ~ 76 ~ Scottish 1960's pop singer ("Come Away Melinda") later backup singer with Pink Floyd, Bryan Ferry, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Elton John, Kevin Coyne, John Cale, Whitesnake

BARRY ST JOHN ~ "CRY LIKE A BABY";


Juliette Greco ~ 91 ~ French pop & caberet singer & girl friend of Miles Davis

JULIETTE GRECO ~ "SAINT-GERMAINE-DES-PRES";


JULIETTE GRECO ~ "SOUS LE CEIL DES PARIS"

Some More Figures From The Punk & New Wave

Walter Lure ~ 71 ~ Guitarist with Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers

JOHNNY THUNDERS & THE HEARTBREAKERS ~ "BORN TO LOSE";


JOHNNY THUNDERS & THE HEARTBREAKERS ~ "CHINESE ROCKS";


George Cabaniss ~ Guitarist with Cleveland Punk bands Hammer Damage, The Dead Boys and Stiv Bators

HAMMER DAMAGE ~ "LAUGH";


STIV BATORS ~ "EVIL BOY";


Joey Image ~ 63 ~ Drummer with New Jersey Punk bands The Misfits (classic lineup) and the Undead

THE MISFITS ~ "HORROR BUSINESS";


THE MIFITS;


Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford – Drummer for Portland Oregon Punk band Poison Idea

POISON IDEA ~ "PUNISH ME";


Pierre Kezdy ~ 58 ~ Bassist with American Pun bands Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Strike Under

NAKED RAYGUN ~ "PEACEMAKER";


NAKED RAYGUN ~ "HOME";


PEGBOY ~ "REACTION";


Bones Hillman ~ 62 ~ New Zealand bassist with New Wave bands The Swingers and Suburban Reptiles and Midnight Oil

THE SWINGERS ~ "ONE GOOD REASON";


THE SWINGERS ~ "IT'S NOT WHAT YOU DANCE IT'S HOW YOU DANCE IT";


THE SWINGERS ~ "COUNTING THE BEAT";


MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS";


Don Martin ~ Bassist with New Zealand band Mi-Sex

MI SEX ~ "COMPUTER GAMES";


MI SEX ~ "BUT YOU DON'T CARE";


MI SEX ~ "SPACE RACE";


Dave Kusworth ~ 60 ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's English Post-Punk band the Jacobites

THE JACOBITES ~ "DON'T EVER LEAVE ME";


THE JACOBITES ~ "CAN'T YOU SEE";


Vern Rumsey ~ 47 ~ American bassist (Unwound, Fitz of Depression, Household Gods) and recording engineer

FITZ OF DEPRESSION;


Jerry Venemann ~ Drummer w/LA Punk band Delirium Tremens

DELIRIUM TREMENS ~ "WASTED";


Chet "JR" White ~ 40 ~ San Francisco bassist with Indie band Girls and record producer

GIRLS ~ "LUST FOR LIFE";


Paul Dokter ~ 59 ~ Dutch singer and guitarist w/ Guitar Pop band The Serenes

THE SERENES ~ "THE ABIDING PLACE";


Tony Lewis ~ 62 ~ English bassist, singer and songwriter with New Wave Pop band The Outfield ("Your Love")

THE OUTFIELD ~ "YOUR LOVE";


THE OUTFIELD ~ "SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE";


Blue Gene Tyranny ~ 74 ~ Pianist/composer w/the Stooges, Laurie Anderson, John Cage, Carla Bley & Peter Gordon

PETER GORDON & BLUE GENE TYRANNY - "MACHO MUSIC";


Harold Budd ~ 84 ~ American avant-garde composer, pianist and poet with Brian Eno, John Cage, The Cocteau Twins, Albert Ayler & John Foxx

BRIAN ENO & HAROLD BUDD ~ "LATE OCTOBER";

Some Toronto Artists

Neil Peart ~ 67 ~ Drummer with Toronto classic Heavy Prog band Rush ("New World Man","The Spirit Of Radio", "Tom Sawyer", "Closer To The Heart", "Subdivisions")

RUSH ~ "FLY BY NIGHT";


RUSH ~ "CLOSER TO THE HEART";


RUSH ~ "TOM SAWYER";


RUSH ~ "SUBDIVISIONS";


James O'Leary (AKA James Younger) ~ 58 ~ Toronto guitarist/singer with 1980's Hard Rock bands Goddo, Toys In The Attic and the Younger Brothers

GODDO ~ "SO WALK ON";


GODDO ~ "TOUGH TIMES/COCK ON";


Mike St Denis ~ Guitarist w/1970's & 80's Toronto rock band Segarini

SEGARINI ~ "YOU GOTTA HAVE POP";


Doug Platt ~ Guitarist with 1970's Hard Rock bands Bayb and 1980's Serbo-Canadian Metal band the Warriors

BAYB ~ "I'M FINDING LOVE";


THE WARRIORS ~ "FANTASY/REALITY";


Doug Baynham ~ Vocalist with 1980's Toronto bands Bayb, Mach IV, Urgent and Dirty White Boys

URGENT ~ "KILLER LOVE";


MACH IV ~ "EVELANE";


DIRTY WHITE BOYS ~ "HOT BLOODED";


doug Dinsey Inglis ~ 50's ~ Drummer with 1980's band the Blushing Brides

THE BLUSHING BRIDES ~ "WATCH YOU TALKING ABOUT";


Sally Cato ~ 60's ~ Singer with 1980's Toronto punk bands the Doncasters, the Androids and then Glam Metal band Smashed Gladys

SMASHED GLADYS;


SMASHED GLADYS ~ "ANYTHING YOU WANT";


Rod Brown (aka Rae Rae Willis) ~ Toronto singer/guitarist/dj with 1980's hard rock band The Imposibles

THE IMPOSSIBLES;


Sheen Martin ~ Guitarist with 1980's Oakville Hardcore Punk band Hype;

HYPE ~ "BURNED";


Lex Gore ~ Singer with Toronto Hardcore band Adaptive Reaction & manager for the BFG's

ADAPTIVE REACTION ~ "RADIO DARKNESS";


Mike Sydney ~ Bassist with Toronto punk bands Maximum RnR, Strange Heroes and the Snowdens and solo

MAXIMUM RNR;


Chris Reed ~ Singer/Guitarist with Toronto Hard Rock bands Fat Mob and the Reed Effect

THE REED EFFECT ~ "DOWN";


THE REED EFFECT ~ "NO WAY OUT OF HERE";


Graeme Williamson ~ Scottish/Canadian singer w/1980's Toronto New Wave band the Pukka Orchestra ("Listen To The Radio", "Cherry Beach Express")

THE PUKKA ORCHESTRA ~ "LISTEN TO THE RADIO";


Gerry McGee ~ 58 ~ Scottish born singer with 1980's Pop Metal band Brighton Rock

BRIGHTON ROCK ~ "WE CAME TO ROCK";


BRIGHTON ROCK ~ "CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NIGHT";


Denny DeMarchi ~ 57 ~ Keyboardist with 80's Power ballad band Alias, the Cranberries and Dolores O Roirdan,

ALIAS ~ "MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY";


ALIAS ~ "HAUNTED HEART";


George Reinecke ~ Singer/Guitarist with 1990's indie band Busted Flush, also played with Tav Falco and Alex Chilton

BUSTED FLUSH ~ "SHINE";


ALEX CHILTON & GEORGE REINECKE ~ "LITTLE LATIN LUPE LOU";


Doug Chappell ~ Bassist with 1960's Toronto band Richie & The Midnights "Oh Charlena"

RICHIE KNIGHT & THE MIDNIGHTS ~ "HOMEWORK";


Roly Greenway ~ Bassist with 1970s band Crowbar ("Oh What A Feeling")

CROWBAR ~ "RAB";


Jay Jackson ~ 1960's R&B singer


Elyse Weinberg ~ 74 ~ Toronto 1960's Folk singer/songwriter

ELYSE WEINBERG ~ "OH DEED I DO";


Mike Malihini Scott ~ Hawaiian steel guitarist

MIKE MAHLIHINI SCOTT & THE HAWAIIANAIRES;


Holly Clark ~ 27 ~ Calgary born, Hamilton based singer songwriter

HOLLY CLARK ~ "FAKE ROMANCE";

Musical Deaths From COVID-19

John Prine ~ 73 ~ American Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter ("Sam Stone", "Angel from Montgomery")

JOHN PRINE ~ "SAM STONE";


JOHN PRINE ~ "ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY";


JOHN PRINE ~ "WHEN I GET TO HEAVEN";


Adam Schlesinger ~ 52 ~ Emmy winning Singer/songwriter/guitarist with 1990's Indie band Fountains of Wayne ("Stacey's Mom") and songwriter ("That Thing You Do")

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE ~ "STACEY'S MOM";


FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE ~ "HEY JULIE";


Matthew Seligman ~ 64 ~ English new wave bassist w/Bruce Woolley & the Camera Club ("Video Killed The Radio Star), The Soft Boys ("Underwater Moonlight"), Thomas Dolby ("She Blinded me With Science", "One of Our Submarines Are Missing"), Thompson Twins, the Dolphin Bros, David Bowie, Robyn Hitchcock, Stereo MC's, The Waterboys, Sinéad O'Connor, Transvision Vamp, Morrissey, Tori Amos, Kimberley Rew and Alex Chilton

BRUCE WOOLEY & THE CAMERA CLUB ~ "CLEAN CLEAN";


THE SOFT BOYS ~ "ONLY THE STONES REMAIN";


THOMAS DOLBY ~ "SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE";


THOMAS DOLBY ~ "ONE OF OUR SUBMARINES";


Harold Budd ~ 84 ~ American avant-garde composer, pianist and poet with Brian Eno, John Cage, The Stooges, Cocteau Twins, Albert Ayler & John Foxx

BRIAN ENO & HAROLD BUDD ~ "LATE OCTOBER";
Alan Merrill ~ 69 ~ American Singer/songwriter with 1960 bands The Kaleidoscope, The Rayne, Watertower West and the Left Banke and 70's rock bands The Arrows ("I Love Rock & Roll"), Vodka Collins, Runner, later w/Rick Derringer, Stevie Winwood, Mick Taylor and solo

THE ARROWS ~ "TOUCH TOO MUCH";


THE ARROWS ~ "I LOVE ROCK & ROLL";


THE ARROWS ~ "MY LAST NIGHT WITH YOU";


VODKA COLLINS ~ "PINK SOUP";


Lou Kouvaris ~ 66 ~ Guitarist with American 1970's & 80's Metal band Riot

RIOT ~ "FIRE DOWN UNDER";


RIOT ~ "BLOOD STREETS";


Detto Mariano ~ 82 ~ Italian Keyboardist & composer with 1960's band I Ribelli and solo, later also a producer
I RIBELLI ~ "KEEP ON DANCING";


I RIBELLI ~ "PUGNI CHIUSI":


Sergio Bassi ~ 69 ~ Italian folk singer-songwriter

SERGIO BASSI ~ "IMPRESSIONI";


Joe Diffie ~ 61 ~ Grammy winning American country singer-songwriter ("Home", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man")

JOE DIFFIE ~ "BIGGER THAN THE BEATLES";


JOE DIFFIE ~ "SHIPS THAT DON'T COME IN";


Lee Konitz ~ 92 ~ American jazz composer and alto saxophonist w/Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Paul Bley, Bill Frisell, Chick Corea, Lennie Tristano, Stan Kenton, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Max Roach

LENNIE TRISTANO w/LEE KONITZ & WAYNE MARSH;


BILL EVANS & LEE KONITZ ~ "HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN" & "BEAUTIFUL LOVE";


BILL EVANS & LEE KONITZ ~ "MY MELANCHOLY BABY";


Mike Longo ~ 83 ~ American Jazz pianist with Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Konitz and solo

DIZZY GILLESPIE & MIKE LONGO ~ "DING-A-LING";


Ellis Marsalis Jr. ~ 85 ~ New Orleans jazz pianist & band leader, father of Wynton and Brantford

ELLIS MARSALIS & KENNY KIRKLAND ~ "JUST THE TWO OF US";


ELLIS & WYNTON MARSALIS ~ "MOZARTIN";


Wallace Roney ~ 59 ~ American jazz trumpeter and bandleader w/Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Chick Corea, Joey DeFrancesco

WALLACE ROONEY ~ "ROUND MIDNIGHT";


Jacques Pellen - 63 - French jazz guitarist

JACQUES PELLEN ~ "MORO SONG";


Trini Lopez ~ 83 ~ American Pop & Folk singer ("If I Had A Hammer") and actor

TRINI LOPEZ ~ "IF I HAD A HAMMER";


Marcelo Peralta ~ 59 ~ Argentine Jazz saxophonist

MARCELO PERALTA ~ "WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE";


Aurlus Mabélé ~ 66 ~ Congolese singer and composer, AKA the King Of Soukous

AURLUS MABELE ~ "EMBARGO";


AURLUS MABELE ~ "LIST ROUGE";


Hamdi Benani ~ 77 ~ Algerian musician and singer

Manu Dibango ~ 86 ~ Cameroonian Afro Jazz sax player and band leader

MANU DIBANGO ~ "WOA";


Preacher Jack Coughlin ~ 80 ~ American Blues & R&R pianist/singer from the 1960's onward

PREACHER JACK;


Bruce Williamson ~ 49 ~ American singer w/reformed version of The Temptations

Troy Sneed ~ 52 ~ American gospel singer

TROY SNEED ~ "MY HEART SAYS YES";


Bert Olav Holmquist ~ 86 ~ Swedish Big Band Jazz trombonist with James Last, Quincy Jones, Manhattan Transfer, Abba

JAMES LAST ORCH ~ "ROCKY THEME";


Hal Willner ~ 64 ~ American music producer for TV shows "Saturday Night Live", "Stay Awake" and tribute albums to Kurt Weill, Thelonious Monk, Leadbelly

Christophe ~ 74 ~ French singer-songwriter ("Aline")

CHRISTOPHE ~ "ALINE";


Cristina ~ 64 ~ American 1980's dance singer ("Disco Clone", "Is That All There Is?" "Baby You Can Drive My Car")

CRISTINA ~ "YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR";


CRISTINA ~ "TICKET TO THE TROPICS";


Alberto Carpani ~ 64 ~ Italian 1970's Disco singer

ALBERTO CARPANI ~ "FOR YOUR LOVE";


Gangsta Rid (real name Paul Devoux) ~ Rapper with 1990's Hip-Hop groud Boo-Yah Tribe

BOO-YAA TRIBE ~ "RAID";


Nashom Wooden ~ 50 ~ American singer & drag performer w/electronic group The Ones and actor

THE ONES ~ "FLAWLESS";


Black & Mild ~ 44 ~ New Orleans Bounce Music DJ

BLACK & MILD ~ "SURE THING";


Kiing Shooter ~ 24 ~ American rapper

KIING SHOOTER ~ "SAY LESS";


Fred the Godson - 35 - American DJ and rapper

FRED THE GODSON ~ "FREE STYLE";


Ty ~ 47 ~ British rapper

Ciro Pessoa ~ 62 ~ Brazilian singer-songwriter (Titãs, Cabine C) and poet

CIRO PESSOA;


Dobby Dobson ~ 78 ~ Jamaican reggae singer and record producer ("The Loving Pauper")

DOBBY DOBSON ~ "THE LOVING PAUPER";


Aldir Blanc ~ 73 ~ Brazilian songwriter

Fabiana Anastácio ~ 45 ~ Brazilian Christian Contemporary singer

Vinicio Franco - 87 - Dominican merengue singer-songwriter

Kishen Bholasing ~ 35 ~ Surinamese singer & percussionist

KISHEN BHOLASING;


Yoshio ~ 60 ~ Japanese/Mexican pop singer from the 1970's & 80's

YOSHIO ~ "EL REENCUENTRO";


Cosmas Magaya ~ 67 ~ Zimbabwean mbira player

David Corrêa ~ 82 ~ Brazilian singer-songwriter

Angel D'Mayo - 65 - Argentine guitarist (Vox Dei, Charly García)

Claudio Garbolino ~ 54 ~ Argentine keyboardist

Víctor Víctor ~ 71 ~ Dominican 1970's singer-songwriter/guitarist with Nueava Forma

Óscar Chávez - 85 - Mexican singer, songwriter and actor from the 1960's onward

OSCAR CHAVEZ ~ "MACONDO";


Dragan Vučić ~ 65 ~ Macedonian composer and singer

Reynaert ~ 65 ~ Belgian 1980's Pop singer

David Refael ben Ami ~ 70 ~ Israeli singer

Bill Mack ~ 88 ~ American country music disc jockey (WBAP) and songwriter ("Blue", "Drinking Champagne"), Grammy winner (1997)

BILL MACK & WILLIE NELSON ~ "DRINING CHAMPAGNE";


Jim Radford ~ 92 ~ English folk singer-songwriter, peace activist and WW2 veteran

Bill Pursell ~ 93 ~ Session pianist who had a couple of soft pop instrumental hits in the early sixties

BILL PURSELL ~ "OUR WINTER LOVE";


Fou Ts'ong - 86 - Award winning Chinese-born British pianist

Brian Pattison ~ Metal writer, zine publisher and guitarist with Buffalo Thrash band Anthropic

ANTHROPIC;


ANTHROPIC;

Some Canadian Artists

Ken Chi Pig ~ Singer w/Alberta 1980's & 90's Hardcore Punk band SNFU

SNFU;


SNFU ~ "ERIC'S HAD A BAD DAY";


SNFU ~ "REALITY IS A RIDE ON THE BUS;


SNFU ~ "I FORGET";


John Fenton ~ ~ Guitarist with 1970's &80's Ottawa Punk band the Action

THE ACTION ~ "DOWNTOWN";


Barry Allen ~ 1970's Alberta singer/songwriter, also played with Wes Dakus in the 60's

BARRY ALLEN ~ "LOUISIANA MAN";


BARRY ALLEN ~ "LAYLA";


BARRY ALLEN ~ "AFTERGLOW";


Rich Priske ~ 52 ~ Canadian bassist w/the Real Mackenzies, Art Bergmann, DSK, ShoCore, Chrome Dog, Bif Naked and Mathew Good Band

THE REAL MACKENZIES ~ "MAINLAND";


THE REAL MACKENZIES ~ "DUE WEST";


THE REAL MACKENZIES ~ "DRINK SOME MORE";


THE MATTHEW GOOD BAND ~ "HELLO TIME BOMB";


Denny DeMarchi ~ 57 ~ Keyboardist with Toronto 1980's Power Ballad band Alias, later with the Cranberries and Dolores O'Riordan solo

Buddy Cage ~ 73 ~ Pedal steel guitarist from the 1960's onward w/New Riders of the Purple Sage, Great Speckled Bird (Ian & Sylvia Tyson), Bob Dylan, Anne Murray, David Bromberg, Brewer & Shipley

IAN & SYLVIA TYSON ~ "CRAZY ARMS";


NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE ~ "TRUCK DRIVING MAN";


NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE ~ "I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR";


Bob McNiven ~ Singer/guitarist with Toronto C&W band Whiskey Jack

WHISKEY JACK ~ "FIDDLIN' MAN"


WHISKEY JACK ~ "THE HOCKEY SONG"


WHISKEY JACK ~ "I DREAM ALONE"


Laura Smith ~ 67 ~ Canadian Folk and Celtic singer ("My Bonnie")

LAURA SMITH ~ "MY BONNIE";


Bill Dowey ~ Calgary Blues singer & guitarist

BILL DOWEY THE BLUES DEVILS ~ "SEVENTH SON";


James Cameron ~ 26 ~ Kitchener Country singer/songwriter with the Bareback Riders and solo

JAMES CAMERON;


JAMES CAMERON ~ "PEOPLE ARE CRAZY";


Sean Cunnington ~ 51 ~ Milton, Ontario guitarist/songwriter

CARLA MULLER & SEAN CUNNINGTON ~ "I'VE GOT EVERYTHING";


Rene Claude ~ 80 ~ Quebec singer & actress

RENE CLAUDE ~ "LE DEBUTE LE TEMPS NOUVEAU";


RENE CLAUDE ~ "VIENS FAIRE OU TOUR";


Jean Nichol ~ 75 ~ Quebec 1970's Folk & Pop singer

JEAN NICHOL ~ "SANS TOI";


JEAN NICHOL ~ "OH LADY MARY";


Hugh Fraser ~ 62 ~ Canadian Jazz trombonist, pianist, composer & bandleader with the Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation (VEJI)

HUGH FRASER & VEJI;


Lucille Starr ~ 82 ~ Country & Pop singer from the 1950's onward w/ Bob & Lucille and solo

BOB & LUCILLE ~ "EEENIE MEENIE MINEY MOE";


BOB & LUCILLE ~ "DREAM BABY";


LUCILLE STARR ~ "THE FRENCH SONG";


Robin Seymour ~ 94 ~ American/Canadian disc jockey, host of 1960's TV Pop shows Swingin' Time and Teen Town

"SWINGIN' TIME" ~ 1966;


"SWINGIN' TIME";


Gail Manning ~ Manager with 1970's Toronto Punk band The Curse and publicist for Teenage Head

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

Phil May ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's English band The Pretty Things ("Midnight To Six Man", "Roadrunner")

THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "ROAD RUNNER";


THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "MIDNIGHT TO SIX MAN";


THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "DON'T BRING ME DOWN";


THE PRETTY THINGS ~ "LSD";


Max Crook ~ 83 ~ American keyboardist & composer w/Del Shannon ("Runaway", "Hat's Off To Larry", "Stand Up")

DEL SHANNON ~ "RUNAWAY";


FREDDIE & THE FOURGONE CONCLUSIONS w/ MAX CROOK ~ "STAND UP";


Ian Whitcomb ~ 78 ~ English 1960's singer-songwriter ("You Turn Me On") and author

IAN WHITCOMB ~ "YOU TURN ME ON";


IAN WHITCOMB ~ "BE MY BABY";


Brendan Bowyer ~ 81 ~ Irish 1960's singer w/the Royal Showband and solo ("The Hucklebuck")

THE ROYAL SHOWBAND ~ "LOOP DE LOOP


Eddie Cooley ~ 87 ~ American Doo-Wop songwriter ("Fever") and singer ("Priscilla")

EDDIE & THE DIMPLES ~ "FEVER";


Young Jessie ~ 80 ~ American R&B and Doo-Wop singer from the 1950's onward ("I Smell A Rat", "Oochie Coochie", "Hot Dog" (covered by Elvis and Wanda Jackson) and "Mary Lou" (covered by Ronnie Hawkins) later sang with the Coasters ("Searchin", "Young Blood")

YOUNG JESSIE ~ "MARY LOU";


YOUNG JESSIE ~ "HOT DOG";


THE COASTERS ~ "SEARCHIN";


Bobby Lewis ~ 95 ~ American 1950's R&B singer ("Tossin' and Turnin'")

BOBBY LEWIS ~ "TOSSIN & TURNIN";


Millie Small ~ 73 ~ Jamaican 1960's pop singer ("My Boy Lollipop")

MILLIE SMALL ~ "MY BOY LOLLIPOP";


Sonny Cox ~ 82 ~ American Jazz and R&B saxophonist

SONNY COX ~ "ASTRONAUT";


SONNY COX ~ "CHOCOLATE CANDY";


Henry Grey ~ 95 ~ Louisiana Blues piano player & singer w/Sonny Boy Williamson II, Homesick James, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Billy Boy Arnold, Muddy Waters, Johnny Shines, Hubert Sumlin, Lazy Lester, Little Walter Jacobs, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Little Milton Campbell, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Reed, and Koko Taylor and solo as Little Henry Gray

HOWLIN WOLF ~ "HOW MANY MORE YEARS";


LITTLE HENRY GRAY ~ "MATCHBOX BLUES";


HENRY GRAY ~ "SWEET HOME CHICAGO";


Dušan Vančura ~ 82 ~ Singer, double-bassist and lyricist w/1960's Czech Folk group Spirituál Kvintet

SPIRITUAL KVINTET ~ "SCARBOROUGH FAIR";


Ricky Valance ~ 84 ~ Welsh 1960's pop singer ("Tell Laura I Love Her")

RICKY VALANCE ~ "TELL LAURA I LOVE HER";


Rod Bernard ~ 79 ~ American 1960's R&B singer ("This Should Go On Forever")

ROD BERNARD ~ "THIS SHOULD GO ON FOREVER";


Mark Barkan ~ 85, American songwriter ("Pretty Flamingo" for Manfred Mann, "She's A Fool" for Lesley Gore and "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" for the Banana Splits

MANFRED MANN ~ "PRETTY FLAMINGO";


THE BANANA SPLITS ~ "TRA LA LA";


Bill Pursell ~ 93 ~ Session pianist who had a couple of soft pop instromental hits in the early sixties

BILL PURSELL ~ "OUR WINTER LOVE";


Dame Vera Lynn ~ 103 ~ English 1940's pop singer ("We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs Of Dover")

VERA LYNN ~ "WE'LL MEET AGAIN";

Some Blues & R&B Figures

Bill Withers ~ 81 ~ American 1970's R&B singer-songwriter ("Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Lovely Day", "Just The Two Of Us")

BILL WITHERS ~ "LEAN ON ME";


BILL WITHERS ~ "AIN'T NO SUNSHINE";


BILL WITHERS ~ "JUST THE TWO OF US";


BILL WITHERS ~ "LOVELY DAY";


Johnny Nash - 80 - American singer-songwriter ("I Can See Clearly Now")

JOHNNY NASH ~ "I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW";


Ronald Bell ~ 68 ~ American saxophonist (Kool & the Gang) and songwriter ("Ladies' Night", "Celebration")

KOOL & THE GANG ~ "CELEBRATE";


KOOL & THE GANG ~ "GET DOWN ON IT";


Betty Wright ~ 66 ~ American soul and R&B singer ("Clean Up Woman")

BETTY WRIGHT ~ "CLEAN UP WOMAN";


BETTY WRIGHT ~ "SHOORAH SHOORAH";


Pamela Hutchinson ~ 61 ~ American singer w/Gospel/Soul/Dosco group The Emotions ("The Best Of My Love");

THE EMOTIONS ~ "THE BEST OF MY LOVE";


Edna Wright ~ 76 ~ American singer with 1970's R&B group Honey Cone

THE HONEY CONE ~ "ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW";


Bonnie Pointer ~ 69 ~ Singer with 1970's & 80's R&B vocal group the Pointer Sisters (original line-up) and solo

THE POINTER SISTERS ~ "YES WE CAN CAN";


J. Marvin Brown ~ 66 ~ American 1970's soul singer w/The Softones

THE SOFTONES ~ :CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE";


Lucky Peterson ~ 55 ~ American Blues sing/guitarist/pianist starting as a child star in the 1970's

LUCKY PETERSON ~ "OUR FUTURE";


LUCKY PETERSON ~ "EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES";


Harold Beane ~ 73 ~ American Funk & Soul guitarist (Isaac Hayes, Funkadelic)

ISSAC HAYES ~ "SHAFT";


PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC ~ "MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION";


PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC ~ "DO THAT STUFF";


Robert Parker ~ 89 ~ American 1960's R&B singer ("Barefootin'")

ROBERT PARKER ~ "BAREFOOTIN'";


ROBERT PARKER ~ "LET'S GO BABY (WHERE THE ACTION IS)";


Willie Wright ~ 80 ~ American R&R singer

WILLIE WRIGHT ~ "AIN'T NO SUNSHINE";


Roy C Hammond ~ 81 ~ American R&B singer from the 1960's & 70's ("Shotgun Wedding","Impeach The President")

ROY C & THE HONEYDRIPPERS:

Big George Brock ~ 87 ~ Mississippi Blues singer/harmonica player, club owner and boxer from the 1950's onward w/Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Albert King, Memphis Minnie, Ike & Tina Turner

BIG GEORGE BROCK ~ "BIG BOSS MAN";


BIG GEORGE BROCK ~ "GOT MY MOJO WORKING";


Charlie Baty ~ 67 ~ Blues guitarist with Little Charlie & The Nightcats from the 1970's-2000's also with Anson Funderberg, Duke Robillard, Kid Ramos, Kim Wilson

LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "THE BOOTY SONG (I LOVE TO WATCH YOU WALK AWAY)";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "DUMP THAT CHUMP";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "I'LL TAKE YOU BACK";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "NIGHTCAT BOOGIE";