Gordon Lightfoot Has Died at Age 84: R.I.P.
Gordon Lightfoot has died. The Canadian singer/songwriter was 84. His biggest hits were Sundown, The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald and If You Could Read My Mind.
Seymour Stein Has Died At Age 80: R.I.P.
Seymour Stein, the record exec who brought you Talking Heads, Ramones and Madonna, has died at age 80 from cancer.
Burt Bacharach: Songwriter Extraordinaire, Has Died Age 94
Burt Bacharach, one of pop music’s greatest composers, has died at the age of 94. Together with lyricist Hal David, he wrote some of the best loved songs of the 1960s.
Tom Verlaine of Television has died age 73: R.I.P.
Tom Verlaine of New York City band Television, has died at age 73 after a brief illness.
David Crosby Has Died Age 81: R.I.P.
David Crosby, a founding member of The Byrds and one quarter of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died at age 81.
Jeff Beck, Guitarist Extraordinaire, Has Died Age 78: R.I.P.
Jeff Beck, guitarist for The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group and solo has died age 78 after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis”.
Ian Tyson: Canadian Songwriter Has Died Age 89: R.I.P.
Ian Tyson Canadian singer-songwriter has died, age 89, at his ranch in southern Alberta, Canada.
Terry Hall of The Specials & Fun Boy Three Has Died age 63: R.I.P.
Terry Hall, of The Specials, Fun Boy Three and The Colourfield, has died at age 63.
Hamish Kilgour Has Died at Age 65: R.I.P.
Hamish Kilgour, co-founder of The Clean, has died. He was reported missing a week ago and now, sadly, his death has been confirmed. Details are sketchy at this time.
Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac Has Died Age 79: R.I.P.
Christine McVie has died at age 79 and music-lovers the world over are reeling from this sudden, unexpected news.
Jerry Lee Lewis Has Died: R.I.P. The Killer
Jerry Lee Lewis. one of the last great rockers from the 50s (Dion DiMucci is still kickin’), has died, age 87.
Loretta Lynn Has Died at Age 90 (R.I.P.)
Loretta Lynn, the Coal Miner’s Daughter, has died in her sleep at home, age 90.
Ronnie Hawkins Has Died at Age 87: R.I.P.
Ronnie Hawkins, the rockabilly rebel-rouser whose backing band, The Hawks, became The Band, has died at age 87.
Bob Neuwirth, a Rock & Roll Zelig, Has Died Age 82: R.I.P.
Bob Neuwirth was a folk singer and songwriter and friend of Bob Dylan. Patti Smith described him as “a catalyst for action”.
Naomi Judd of The Judds Has Died Age 76: R.I.P.
Naomi Judd has died at age 76. The matriarch of country music’s Judd family had just recently reunited with her daughter Wynonna.
Art Rupe Specialty Records Founder Has Died Age 104: R.I.P.
Art Rupe, the man who launched the careers of Sam Cooke, Little Richard, Lloyd Price and Larry Williams, among many others, has died at the age of 104.
Chris Bailey of The Saints Has Died Age 65: R.I.P.
Chris Bailey, of Australian punk legends, The Saints has died at age 65.
Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters Has Died Age 50: R.I.P.
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died, age 50.
Mark Lanegan has Died at Age 57: R.I.P.
Mark Lanegan, formerly of Screaming Trees, has died, age 57. No further information about his death is available at this time.
Betty Davis: Funk’s “Nasty Gal” Has Died at age 77: R.I.P.
Betty Davis has died at age 77. A contemporary and friend of Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis (her ex-husband), Betty made some of the funkiest (and raunchiest) records of the 1970s.