RIP: Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf)
Goldy McJohn, the original keyboard player with Steppenwolf, has died at age 72 of a heart attack.
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R.I.P. Gregg Allman
Gregg Allman has died at the age of 69. Gregg, along with his older brother Duane Allman, founded The Allman Brothers Band in 1969. The band went on to become the leading Southern Rock band of the 1970s despite the death of Duane, and later bass player Berry Oakley. Even as they were reeling from […]
R.I.P. Jimmy LaFave
Acclaimed Austin-based singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave has passed away just days after appearing an emotional farewell performance. Known for his “Red Dirt Music”, the 61-year-old musician had been recording his heart-felt brand of Americana music since 1979.
R.I.P. Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell, vocalist for Soundgarden and Audioslave has died at the age of 52. Details are sketchy at the moment, and no cause of death has been revealed, other than it was “sudden and unexpected”. Cornell had just performed with Soundgarden at Detroit’s Fox Theatre that night. Their final song was, according to setlist.fm, Slaves […]
R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth
English prog-rock guitarist Allan Holdsworth has died at the age of 70. Holdsworth was a mainstay of the UK prog-rock scene of the 1970s playing with Gong, UK, Jon Luc-Ponty and Soft Machine, among others.
R.I.P. J Geils
Guitarist J Geils, of Boston’s J Geils Band, has died at the age of 71. The hard-rocking blues and r&b band was one of the most consistently entertaining live acts of the 1970s.
R.I.P. Chuck Berry
Rock & roll legend Chuck Berry has died, age 90. Berry virtually invented rock & roll guitar playing influencing a generation of musicians including Keith Richards, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and just about anyone else you can think of.
R.I.P. James Cotton
Bluesman James Cotton has died, age 81. Cotton’s harmonica playing was a key element to the Chess blues sound. Mr Cotton appeared on recordings with Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf along with his own titles. He formed the James Cotton Blues Band in 1966 and has been blowin’ ever since.
R.I.P. Clyde Stubblefield (The Funky Drummer)
We are sad to report the death of Clyde Stubblefield known also as The Funky Drummer, for his work with the James Brown Band in the late 1960s/early 70s. Clyde passed away at age 73 due to kidney failure. His playing on the 1970 James Brown track, Funky Drummer, is one of the most sampled […]
R.I.P. Al Jarreau
Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Al Jarreau has died, aged 76. The singer had just announced his retirement from tour citing exhaustion. His most popular album was 1981’s Breakin’ Away. Click here to read more about Al Jarreau.