R.I.P. Dave McArtney
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 for more details. Click here to listen to the 13th Floor interview with Dave […]
R.I.P. Peter Banks
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:
R.I.P. Alvin Lee of Ten Years After
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. Click here to […]
R.I.P. The Troggs' Reg Presley
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. Click here to read […]
R.I.P. Lee Dorman
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. Click here for more information. Click here to listen to Soul Experience by Iron Butterfly:
R.I.P. Bob Welch
Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch has died at the age of 66. He went on to have a solo career that included the hits Ebony Eyes and Sentimental Lady. Click here to read more about Bob Welch.
R.I.P. Robin Gibb
Bee Gee Robin Gibb has died after a long battle with cancer at age 62. Click here to read the Guardian’s obituary. Click here to listen to I Started A Joke released by The Bee Gees in 1969:
R.I.P. Donna Summer
Disco queen Donna Summer has died at age 63 from cancer. Click here to read the CNN obituary.
R.I.P. Donald “Duck” Dunn
Donald “Duck” Dunn, best known for bass playing with Booker T & The MGs, has died. Dunn passed away at age 70 in Tokyo, Japan, after playing two shows. In addition to playing with Booker T & The MGs, Dunn was part of the Stax house band and played on hundreds of classic Memphis soul […]
R.I.P. Adam Yauch aka MCA of The Beastie Boys
Sadly, Adam “MCA” Yauch of The Beastie Boys has passed away at the age of 47. He had been battling cancer for almost three years. Click here for the CNN report on his death.
R.I.P. Levon Helm
Levon Helm, former member of The Band, has passed away at the age of 71. He had been battling cancer for a decade. Helm was an integral part of, what was arguably, one of the finest bands ever to come together….The Band. Helm’s autobiography, This Wheel’s On Fire, is a must-read. His contentious relationship with […]
R.I.P. Davy Jones
Davy Jones of The Monkees has died of a heart attack. Jones was the only British member of the pre-fab four and sang their hit Daydream Believer. Click here for CCN’s report.
R.I.P. Etta James
Etta James passed away after battling a series of health issues. The singer, also known as “Miss Peaches”, made some of the finest blues and R&B records of the past 60 years including I’d Rather Go Blind, Tell Mama and her signature tune, At Last. She was discovered in 1954 by Johnny Otis, who also […]
R.I.P. Johnny Otis
R & B pioneer Johnny Otis has died at the age of 90. Otis was one of the most important figures of the pre-rock era. He was a musician, songwriter, producer and label exec and was responsible for furthering the careers of many artists including Etta James, Hank Ballard, The Coasters, Esther Phillips, Big Mama […]
R.I.P Jerry Leiber and Nickolas Ashford
Two songwriting greats passed away today. Jerry Leiber was one half of the legendary songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller. Together with Mike Stoller he wrote such rock classics as Hound Dog, Kansas City, Jailhouse Rock, Charlie Brown, Stand By Me and There Goes My Baby. Jerry Leiber was 78 years old. Click here to […]
R.I.P. Clarence Clemons
Sad to read that Clarence Clemons, long-time sax player with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band passed away after complications from a stroke he suffered several days ago. “The Big Man” had been with Springsteen since 1971, appearing on his first album, 1973’s Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ. Clemons was 69 years old. Click here to […]
R.I.P. Carl Gardner of The Coasters
We’re sad to hear that Carl Gardner, leader of 50s vocal group The Coasters, has died at age 83. The Coasters were one of the most successful groups of the 1950s thanks to hits like Charlie Brown, Yakety Yak, Along Came Jones, Poison Ivy and the double-sided hit Searchin’/Youngblood. Most of these featured Carl on […]