The Doors’ keyboard player and founding member Ray Manzarek has died at age 74 from cancer. Manzarek’s unique keyboard playing was an integral part of that iconic band’s sound.
Click here to read more about Ray Manzarek’s death.
Click here to listen to Soul Kitchen from The Doors’ first album:
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Guitarist Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of Slayer, has died, age 49, of liver failure.
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Click here to listen to Slayer’s Eyes Of The Insane from 2006′s Christ Illusion:
George Jones, considered by many as “the greatest voice in Country music” has died at the age of 81.
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Click here to listen to White Lightnin’ by George Jones:
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We’ve lost another one. Folk singer Ritchie Havens has died at the age of 72 from a heart attack. Havens’ biggest moment in the spotlight came when he opened the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in August of 1969. His biggest hit was a cover of George Harrison’s Here Comes The Sun, although he has a long and diverse catalogue that dates back from 1965 to the present.
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Christina Amphlett, charismatic front-woman for Australia rockers The Divinyls has passed away at age 53. Chrissy was truly a one-of-a-kind performer known for her manic stage antics and intense persona. She had been battling multiple sclerosis since 2007.
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Click here to listen to I Touch Myself by The Divinyls:
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We are sad to hear of the passing of Hello Sailor’s Dave McArtney. Dave was a founding member of Hello Sailor along with Graham Brazier and Harry Lyon. The band released a new album, Surrey Crescent Moon, last year.
Click here to listen to the 13th Floor interview with Dave McArtney, recorded last October.
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Peter Banks, the original guitarist for Yes, has died at age 65. Click here for more details.
Click here to listen to Time And A Word recorded by Peter Banks and Yes in 1969:
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Guitarist Alvin Lee of Ten Years After has died at the age of 68. Ten Years After cemented their postition as one of England’s top blues bands with their memorable performance at 1969′s Woodstock Music & Arts Festival. Their biggest hit was 1971′s I’d Love To Change The World, written by Lee.
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The 13th Floor is sad to learn that Troggs vocalist Reg Presley has passed away after a battle with cancer. Presley possessed one of the most menacing voices in rock & roll and can be heard on hits like Love Is All Around, With A Girl Like You and, of course, Wild Thing.
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Click here to listen to I Can Only Give You Everything by The Troggs:
Lee Dorman, bass player for Iron Butterfly, has died, age 70. Iron Butterfly was a pioneering psychedelic/metal band that began in the late 1960s and became known for their extended opus, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
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Click here to listen to Soul Experience by Iron Butterfly:
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Molly Ringwald
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Killing Joke
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Surf City
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The Black Angels
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ASAP Rocky
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The Adults
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Ghostwave
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Ladi6
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Engelbert Humperdinck
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