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Jay B. Perkins - Died 1958 - Complications from a car accident (Rock)
(Played guitar on, "Blue Suede Shoes") Brother of the late Carl Perkins.
Chuck Willis - Died 4-10-1958 - During surgery for stomach disease
(Rock) Born 1-31-1928 (He did, "C.C. Rider").
Joe Santollo - Died 1981 (Rock) Born 1944 - Was a member of The
Duprees (They sang, "You belong To Me").
Larry Palumbo - Died 1959 - Parachute failed to open on a paratrooper
training exercise (Rock) Born 1941 - Was a member of The Earls (They did, "Remember Then").
Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)- Died 2-3-1959 -
Plane crash (Rock and Roll) Born 9-7-1938 - Was the leader and singer for Buddy Holly & The Crickets
(Recorded, "That'll Be The Day" and "Peggy Sue"). Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Richie Valens (Richard Valenzuela) - Died 2-3-1959 - Plane crash (Rock & Roll) Born 5-13-1941.
Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson) - Died 2-3-1959 - Plane Crash (Rock & Roll) Born 10-24-1930.
(Harold) David Box - Died 10-23-1964 - Plane crash (Rock) Born 8-11-1943 - Singer for The Crickets.
Jesse Belvin - Died 2-6-1960 - Died in a car crash that also killed his wife-manager
(Rock) Born 12-15-1932 (Wrote, "Earth Angel " and co-wrote, "Goodnight My
Love") Was a member of Three Dots And A Dash.
Eddie Cochran
(Ray Edward Cochrane) - Died 4-17-1960 - Car accident (Rock & Roll) Born 10-3-1938 (Recorded
the original, "Summertime Blues") Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Rudy Lewis - Died 6-?-1964 - Asphyxiation (Pop) Born 5-27-1935 - Was a member of The Drifters
(They sang, "Up On The Roof").
Johnny Burnette - Died 8-1-1964 - Drowned because of a boating
accident (Rockabilly - Pop) Born 3-28-1934 - Was a member of The Rock n' Roll Trio (They recorded,
"Train Kept A-Rollin'") Father of Rocky Burnette .
Charles Fizer - Died 8-?-1965 - Killed in the Watts riot - Born 1940 - Was a member of The Olympics
(They recorded, "Western Movies" and "Get a Job").
Bill Black - Died 10-21-1965 - Died after surgery for a brain tumor (Rock) Born 9-17-25 - Played for
Elvis Presley, Scotty And Bill and The Bill Black Combo.
Frankie Lymon - Died 2-28-69 - Heroin overdose (Rock and Roll) Was the singer for The Teenagers - Born 1944
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Tommy Edwards - Died 10-22-1969 (Pop) Born 2-17-1922 (He recorded, "It's All In A Game").
Mary Ann Ganser - Died 1971 - Encephalitis (Rock) Was a member of The Shangri-La's (They recorded,
"Remember, Walking In The Rain" and "The Leader Of The Pack").
King Curtis (Curtis Ousley) - Died 8-13-1971 - Stabbed to death in a fight outside his home (Rock)
Born 2-7-1934 - Was a member of
The Coasters (They did, "Yakety Yak").
Thomas Wayne - Died 8-15-1971 - Died in a head on collision (Pop) Born 1941 (He did, "Tragedy").
Gene Vincent - Died 10-12-1971 - Ulcerated wound that he received in a car accident that killed Eddie
Cochran 14 years earlier (Rock & Roll) Born 2-11-1943 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
John Ryanes - Died 1972 (Rock) Was a member of The Monotones (They did, "The Book Of Love").
David Seville (Ross Bagdasarian) - Died 2-5-1972 - Heart attack (Novelty) Born 1-27-1919 (Sang "The
Witch Doctor" and created The Chipmunks).
Clyde Lensley McPhatter - Died 6-13-1972 Heart, liver and kidney ailments (Rock) Born 11-15-1933 - Was a
member of Billy Ward and The Dominoes (They did "Have Mercy Baby") and The Drifters (They did, "Money Honey")
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Leroy Fann - Died 1973 (Pop) Singer for Ruby And The Romantics (They sang, "Our Day Will Come").
John Rostill - Died 11-26-73 - Electrocution (Rock) Born 1942 - Was a member of The Shadows.
Harris Womack - Died 1974 - Murdered - Born 1945 - Was a member of The Valentinos.
Rudy Pompilli - Died 2-5-1976 (Rock) Born 1929 - Was a member of Bill Haley And The Comets.
Leonard Lee - Died 10-26-1976 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 1935 - Was a member of Shirley And Lee
(They recorded, "Let The Good Times Roll").
Sherman Garnes - Died 1977 during open heart surgery (Rock) Born 1941 - Was a bass player for Frankie
Lymon And The Teenagers (They recorded "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?").
Bobby Helms (Robert Lee Helms) - Died 6-19-1977 (Rock - Singer - Songwriter) Born 8-15-1933 -
(Wrote and sang "Jingle Bell Rock" and "My Special Angel").
Sherman Garnes - Died 1978 - Born 1940 - Was a member of Frankie Lymon
And The Teenagers.
Joe Negroni - Died 1978 - Aneurysm (Rock) Born 1941 - Was a member of Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
(They recorded "Why Do Fools Fall In Love ?").
Dorsey Burnette - Died 8-19-1979 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 1933 - Was a member of The Rock n' Roll Trio
(They recorded "Train Kept A-Rollin") Father of Billy Burnette.
Georgeanna Tillman - Died 1-6-1980 - Lupus (Rock) Born 1945 - Was a singer for The Marvelettes
(They recorded "Please Mr. Postman" and "Don't Mess With Bill").
Carl White - Died 1-7-1980 (Rock) Born 1932 - Was a member of The Rivingtons (They did "The Bird is the
Word" and, "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow").
Larry Williams - Died 1-7-1980 - Shot himself (Rock) Born 1936 - Singer, songwriter and piano player -
(Recorded "Bony Moronie" & "Dizzy Miss Lizzy").
Ronnie Goodson - Died 11-4-1980 - Brain Tumor - Born 1947 - Was a
member of Ronnie and The Hi-lites (They recorded "I Wish That We Were Married").
Carl Feaster - Died 1-23-1981 - Cancer (Rock) Was a member of The Cords (They sang, "Sh-Boom").
Bill Haley (John Cliftop Haley Jr.) - Died 2-9-1981 - Heart attack (Rock & Roll) Born 7-6-1925 - Was the
leader of Bill Haley and The Comets - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Hubert Johnson - Died 7-11-1981 - Suicide (Rock) Singer for The Contours (They recorded "Do You Love Me").
Doug Roberts - Died 11-18-1981 (Rock) Was a member of The Fireballs (They did "Bottle Of Wine" and
"Sugar Shack").
John Felten - Died 1982 - Plane crash (Rock) Was a member of The Diamonds.
Roland Trone - - Died 1982 (Rock) Was a member of Don And Juan And The Genies (They recorded "What's
Your Name?").
Lynne Taylor - Died 1982 (Folk - Pop) Singer for The Roof Top Singers (They did " Walk Right In").
Tommy Tucker (Robert Higginbotham) - Died 1-22-1982 of poisoning - Born 1933 - Piano player - Was a member
of Louisiana Red (Recorded "Hi-Heel Sneakers").
Bill Justis - Died 7-15-1982 (Rock) Born 1927 (He recorded "Raunchy") Was an arranger for Jerry Lee Lewis,
Johnny Cash and others.
Danny Rapp - Died 4-5-1983 - Shot himself (Rock & Roll) Born 5-10-1941 - Was the singer for Danny and The
Juniors (They did "At the Hop").
"Sir" Walter Scott (Walter Northeis Jr.) Died 12-27-1983 - Shot by his wife and her lover (Rock) Born
1945 - Was a member of Bob Kuban And The In-Men (They did "The Cheater").
Jackie Wilson - Died 1-20-1984 - Suffered a massive heart attack and stroke on stage 1975 and was in a coma
until he died (Pop) Born 6-9-1934 - Was a member of Billy Ward And The Dominoes (They did "Your Love Keeps
Lifting Me Higher") Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Ral Donner - Died 4-6-1984 - Lung cancer (Pop) Born 2-10-1943 (Sang, "You Don't Know What You've Got Until
You Lose It" and "Girl Of My Best Friend").
Nate Nelson - Died 6-1-1984 - Heart attack - Born 1932 Was a member of The Flamingos (They did "I Only Have
Eyes For You".
Bobby Darin - Died 12-20-1973 - Died of heart failure during open heart surgery (Rock & Roll) Born
5-14-1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (He did,"Splish Splash" and "Mack The Knife") - Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame Inductee.
Rudy Pompilli (Rudolph Pompilli) - Died 2-5-1976 - Lung cancer (Rock) Born 4-16-1924 - Was a saxophonist
for Bill Haley And The Comets.
J.R. Bailey (James R. Bailey) - Died 1980 (Rock) Born 1932 (He did "After Hours" and wrote "Everybody
Plays The Fool"). Was a member of The Cadillacs (They did "Speedoo").
Nathaniel "Buster" Wilson - Died 4-?-1980 - Shot and dismembered, his body dumped near the Hoover Dam and in
a canyon (Rock) Was a member of
The Coasters
(They did "Charlie Brown", "Yakety Yak" and "Along Came Jones") - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Hubert Johnson - Died 7-11-1981 - Shot himself (Rock) Born 1-14-1941 - Singer for The Contours
(They recorded, "Do You Love Me").
Warren Ryanes - Died 6-?-1982 - (Rock) Born 12-14-1937 in Newark, NJ. - Was a member of The Monotones
(They did, "The Book Of Love").
Addie "Micki" Harris (Michelle Harris) - Died 6-10-1982 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 1-22-1940 in Passiac,
New Jersey. - Was a singer for The Shirelles (They sang, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow ?" and "Soldier
Boy") Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Bill Justis (William E. Justis, Jr.) - Died 7-15-1982 - Cancer (Rock) Born 10-14-1926 in Birmingham,
Alabama. (He recorded, "Raunchy") Was an arranger for
Jerry Lee Lewis,
Johnny Cash and others.
Joseph Canzano - Died 2-28-1984 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 4-31943 - Was a member of The Duprees (They
sang, "You Belong To Me").
Bill Pickering - Died 1-25-1985 (Rock) Born 4-5-1927 - Singer - Was a member of The Pickering Brothers, aka
The Picks, who backed up Buddy Holly on "Oh Boy", "Maybe Baby" and others.
Barbara Cowsill - Died 1-31-1985 - Emphysema (Pop) Born 7-12-1928 in Newport, Rhode Island. - Was a
singer for and the mother of The Cowsills
(They did "The Rain The Park And Other Things" and "Hair").
Bud Cowsill - Died 9-29-1992 - Leukemia, Manager for the
The Cowsills - Husband of the late
Barbara Cowsill.
Ricky Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson) - Died
12-31-1985 - Smoke inhalation from an on-board fire on a plane, blamed on a faulty gasoline heater (Rock &
Roll - Pop) Born 5-8-1940 in Teaneck, N.J. (He recorded "Travelin' Man" and "Poor Little Fool") Was the
leader of The Stone Canyon Band. Father of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson of Nelson - Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Inductee and Rockabilly Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Andrew Chapin - Died 12-31-1985 - Smoke inhalation from an on-board fire on a plane, blamed on a faulty
gasoline heater (Rock & Roll - Pop) Born 2-7-1952 - Was a member of The Stone Canyon Band,
Steppenwolf and
The Association.
Bobby Neal - Died 12-31-1985 - Smoke inhalation from an on-board fire on a plane, blamed on a faulty
gasoline heater (Rock & Roll - Pop) Born 7-19-1947 - Was a member of The Stone Canyon Band.
Pat Woodward (Patrick Woodward) - Died 12-31-1985 - Smoke inhalation from an on-board fire on a plane,
blamed on a faulty gasoline heater (Rock & Roll - Pop) Born 8-29-1948 - Was a member of The Stone Canyon
Band.
Ricky Intveld - Died 12-31-1985 - Smoke inhalation from an on-board fire on a plane, blamed on a faulty
gasoline heater (Rock & Roll - Pop) Born 1963 - Was the drummer for The Stone Canyon Band.
Clark Russell - Died 12-31-1985 - Smoke inhalation from an on-board fire on a plane, blamed on a faulty
gasoline heater. Was a soundman for Ricky Nelson.
Steve Wahrer - Died 1-21-1989 - Throat cancer (Surf Rock) Born 11-22-1941 - Was a drummer and singer for The
Trashmen (They did the song "Sufin Bird").
Roy Orbison (Roy Kelton Orbison) - Died 12-6-1988 - Heart
attack (Pop - Rock) Born 4-23-1936 in Vernon, Texas. (Sang, "Oh Pretty Woman" and "Only the Lonely")
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Mark Dinning (Max Dinning) - Died 3-22-1986 - Heart attack (Pop) Born 8-17-1933 (He did "Teen Angel").
Bobby Nunn - Died 11-5-1986 - Heart attack (Rock & Roll) Born 1925 in Birmingham, Alabama - Was a member of
The Robins (They did "How Would You Know") and
The Coasters (They recorded "Searching"
and "Charlie Brown") - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Del Shannon (Charles Weedon Westover) - Died
2-8-1990 - Shot himself (Rock & Roll) Born 12-30-1939 in Coopersville, MI. (Recorded "Runaway" and
"Hat's Off To Larry"). Worked with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.
Kripp Johnson (Corinthian Johnson) - Died 6-22-1990 - Prostate cancer - Born 1933 Was a member of The
Del-Vikings (They record "Whispering Bells").
Bobby Day (Robert James Byrd Sr.) - Died 7-27-1990 - Cancer (Pop - Singer - Songwriter)
Born 7-1-1930 (He recorded "Rockin Robin").
Dee Clark (Delectus Clark Jr.) - Died 12-7-1990 - Heart Attack (Pop) Born 11-7-1938 (He sang, "Rain Drops").
Joseph Cubert - Died 1991 - Liver cancer (Rock) Born 1947 - Was a guitarist for Mitch Ryder and Detroit
Wheels.
Frank Wilson (John Frank Wilson) - Died 10-4-1991 - Complications of diabetes (Rock) Born 12-11-1941
in Lufkin Texas. - Was the leader of J. Frank Wilson And The Cavaliers (They sang "Last Kiss" and
"Hey, Little One").
Ronnie Bond (Ronald Bullis) - Died 11-13-1992 - Undisclosed illness (Rock) Born 5-4-1943 in Andover,
Hampshire, England - Was the drummer for The Troglodytes later renamed
The Troggs
(They did "Wild Thing" and "Love is All Around").
Randy Jo Hobbs (Randall Joseph Hobbs) - Died 8-5-1993 - Drugs (Rock - R&B) Born 3-22-1948 in Union
City, IN. - Was a bass player for The McCoys (They did "Hang on Sloopy").
Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) - Died 5-25-1965 - Tuberculosis
(Blues) Born 1900 - Besides his solo work, he also recorded with
The Yardbirds and
The Animals.
Hal Lucas (Harold Lucas) - Died 1-6-1994 - Lung cancer (Rock) Born 1932 - Was a singer for The Clovers (They did "Love Potion No. 9").
Lek Leckenby (Derek Leckenby) - Died 6-4-1994 - Cancer (Rock - Pop) Born 5-14-1946 in Leeds, England - Was
the lead guitar player for
Herman's Hermits
(They did "Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry VIII, I Am").
William Horton) - Died 1-23-1995 (Doo-Wop) Was the lead singer for The Silhouettes (They did "Get a Job").
Richard Blandon - Died 12-30-1991 (Doo-Wop) Born 9-16-1934 in Montgomery, AL. - Was a singer for The
Dubs (They sang, "Could This Be Magic" and "You're Free to Go").
Margo Sylvia (Margo J. Lopez) - Died 10-25-1991 - Heart attack (Doo-Wop) Born 4-4-1936 in Woburn, MA. -
Was the lead singer for The Tune Weavers (They did "Happy Birthday Baby").
Nate Nelson (Nathaniel Nelson) - Died 6-1-1984 - Heart attack (Doo-Wop - R&B) Born 4-10-1932 in
Chicago, IL. - Was a member of The Flamingos (They sang "I Only Have Eyes For You" and "I'll Be Home").
Joe Santollo - Died 6-3-1981 - Heart attack (Rock - Doo-Wop) Born 7-23-1943 - Was a member of The Duprees
(They sang, "You belong To Me" and "Why Don't You Believe Me").
Roland Trone - Died 5-?-1982 (Rock - Doo-Wop) Born 7-2-1936 - Was a member of Don And Juan
(They recorded "What's Your Name?").
Carl Feaster - Died 1980 (Doo-Wop - R&B) Was a member of The Chords (They did "Sh-Boom").
Bobby Lester (Robert Lester) - Died 10-15-1980 - Lung cancer (Doo-Wop - R&B) Born 1-13-1930 in
Louisville, KY. - Sang with The Flamingos and The Moonglows (They did "Sincerely" and
"Ten Commandments Of Love").
James "Shep" Sheppard - Died 1-24-1970 - Robbed and beaten to death (Doo Wop) Born 1946 - Was a member of
The Heartbeats (They did "A Thousand Miles Away") and The Limelites (They did "Daddy's Home").
Miss Christine - Died 11-05-1972 - Heroin overdose (Rock) Was a member of The GTO's.
Harold McNair - 3-26-1971 - Lung Cancer (Rock) Was a member of
Ginger Baker's Air Force.
Lynn Phillips - Died 3-1993 - Heart attack (Rock) Was a guitarist for Flash Cadillac & The Continental
Kids (They did remakes of, "She's So Fine" and "Endless Sleep").
Florence Greenberg - Died 11-3-1995 - Complications from stroke (Record Exec) Born 9-16-1913 - Owner of the
Scepter and Wand labels (She wrote, "Soldier Boy") - She helped The Shirelles record "I Met Him On a Sunday"
and "Dedicated To The One I Love".
Bill Horton - Died 12-23-1995 (Gospel - Doo-Wop) Born 12-25-1929 - Was a member of The Balladeers, The Gospel Tornadoes, The Thunderbirds
and The Silhouettes (They did "Get a job" and "Headin' For the Poorhouse").
Joseph Pope (Joseph Lee Pope)- Died 3-16-1996 - Heart failure (Rock) Born 11-6-1933 in Atlanta, GA. - Was
a member of The Tams (They did "What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" and "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be
Happy").
Terry Stafford - Died 3-17-1996 (Country - Rock - Pop) Born 11-22-1941 in Hollis, OK. (He did "Suspicion" and "I'll Touch a Star").
Alan Blakely - Died 6-1-1996 - Cancer (Rock) Born 4-1-1942 in Bromley, Kent, England - Was the rhythm
guitar player for The Tremeloes.
Marguerite Ganser (Droste) - Died 7-28-1996 - Breast cancer (Rock) Born 1948 - Was a member of
The Shangri-La's (They recorded, "Remember (Walking In
The Sand)" and " The Leader Of The Pack")
Mel Taylor - Died 8-11-1996 - Lung cancer (Rock) Born 9-24-1933 in New York, NY. - Was a drummer for The
Ventures (They did, "Walk, Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O").
Ben Raleigh - Died 2-26-1997 - Set his robe on fire while cooking (Pop Songwriter) Born 6-16-1913 (Wrote,
"Tell Laura I Love Her" and "Scooby Doo Where Are You").
Jackie Landry - Died 12-23-1997 - Cancer (Rock) Born 5-22-1941 - She was a singer for the Chantels (They
did, "Love You So" and "Maybe").
Alphonso Howell - Died 5-7-1998 (Rock) Born 1937 - Was a member of the Sensations (They did,"Let Me In").
Chico Ryan (David Allen Ryan) - Died 7-26-1998 - After an undisclosed mishap (Rock N' Roll - Doo-Wop) Born
4-9-1948 in Arlington, Massachussetts. - Singer and bassist for Sha Na Na (They reworked, "Teen-ager in
Love" and "Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay")and was a member of The Happenings.
Vinnie Taylor - Died 4-19-1974 - Drug overdose ( Rock & Roll ) Born 1949 - Was a member of Sha Na Na.
Oz (Paul) Bach - Died
9-21-1998 - Lung cancer (Rock) Born 6-24-1939 in Huntington, WV. - Was a co-founder and the bass player for
Spanky And Our Gang
(They recorded, "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" and "Lazy Day").
Byron Craig Atkinson - Died 10-13-1998 - Illness (Rock) Born 1948 - Was the drummer for Count Five (They
did, "Psychotic Reaction").
Johnny Moore (John Darrel Moore) - Died 12-30-1998 - Respiratory failure (Pop - DooWop - R&B) Born
12-15-1934 in Selma, Ala. - Was the lead singer for The Three Blazers, The Hornets (They did, "Lonesome
Baby" and "I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me") and The Drifters (They recorded, "Under The Boardwalk"
and "Ruby Baby") - "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee"
Bill Albaugh (William E. Albaugh) - Died 1-20-1999 (Bubblegum - Rock) Born 1946 in The United Kingdom -
Drummer for The Lemon Pipers (They did,"My Green Tambourine").
Gerald "Bounce" Gregory - Died 2-12-1999 - He had been suffering from cancer and heart disease (Doo-Wop -
R&B) Born 1935 - Was the bass singer for The Spaniels (They recorded "Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight" and
"I Lost You").
Miss Toni Fisher - Died 2-12-1999 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 1931 (She did, "The Big Hurt", "Maybe (He'll
Think Of Me)" and "Why Can't The Dark Leave Me Alone").
Buddy Knox (Buddy Wayne Knox) - Died 2-14-1999 - Cancer (Rockabilly) Born 4-14-1933 (He recorded, "Party
Doll") Was a member of The Rhythm Orchids.
Alexander Lee Spence, Jr.) - Died 4-16-1999 - Lung cancer, pneumonia (Rock) Born 4-18-1946 in Windsor,
Ontario, Canada - Was a member of
Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape
(They recorded,"Motorcycle Irene" and "Funky-Tunk").
Will "Dub" Jones - Died 1-16-2000 - Diabetes (Rock N' Roll - Gospel) Born 5-14-1928 - Was the bass vocalist
for The Cadets (They did,"Stranded In The Jungle"),
The Coasters (They did,"Charlie Brown",
"Yakety Yak" and "Along Came Jones") and The Mighty Travelers - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Ray Jones (Raymond Jones) - Died 1-20-2000 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 10-20-1940 - Was the bassist
for Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas (They did,"Little Children" and "Bad To Me").
Oliver (William Oliver Swofford) - Died 2-12-2000 - Cancer (Pop) Born 1946 (He did, "Good Morning,
Starshine" and "Jean") Was a member of The Good Earth.
Gene Pearson - Died 4-6-2000 - Lung cancer (Doo-Wop) He sang with The Rivileers (They did,"Eternal Love"
and "A Thousand Stars"), The Cleftones (They did,"Heart and Soul" and "How Do You Feel") and The Drifters.
Heinz (Heinz Burt) Died 4-7-2000 - Motor neurone disease (Rock) Born 1943 (He did, "Just Like Eddie") Was
was a member of The Tornados (They did,"Telstar" and "Globetrotter").
Neal Matthews Jr. - Died 4-21-2000 - Heart attack (Gospel - Rock) Born 1929 - Was a singer with The
Jordanaires quartet who were often called,"The sound behind the King" (They backed Elvis Presley on, "Hound
Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel") Worked with Ricky Nelson, Marie Osmond, Kitty Wells, Tom Jones, Merle Haggard and
others. He created the "Nashville Numbering System", an abbreviated form of a song arrangement that enables
musicians to learn songs quickly by ear.
Bobby Warren (Robert Warren) - Died 4-29-2000 - Shot while driving (R&B - Doo-Wop) Born 1943 - Was a member
of The Drifters.
Craig Perkins - Died 5-5-2000 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 1-28-1948 - Was a bass player for The Coachmen
(They did,"Mr. Moon") and a member of Professor Morrison's Lollipop (They did,"You Got The Love").
Joe "YoYo" Jaramillo - Died 5-24-2000 - Natural causes (Doo-Wop) Born 10-15-1948 in Colusa, California, -
Was a singer for Bobby & The Classics later renamed to Cannibal & The Headhunters (They did,"Land Of 1000
Dances" and "Nau Ninny Nau").
Tommy Scott - Died 6-?-2000 - Cancer and intestinal problems (Rock) Was was the lead singer for Steam (They
did, "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye") Tommy was not on the original recording, but was the lead singer for
the touring band when the song was a hit.
Tommy Eldridge - Died 6-19- 2000 (Doo-Wop - R&B) Born 1941 - Was a member of The Jarmels (They did,"A Little
Bit Of Soap").
Alan Caddy - Died 8-16-2000 (Rock) Born 2-2-1940 in Chelsea, London - Was a gutiarist and a founding
member of the Tornados (They, did,"Telstar" and "Globetrotter").
William Martin Bennett - Died 10-25-2000 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 1946 in Staten Island, N.Y. - Was the
drummer for Frankie And The Ramrods, The Gypsies and Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs (They did, "Wooly Bully"
and "Li'l Red Riding Hood").
David Wilson - Died 11-14-2000 - Cancer (Doo-Wop - R&B) Born 1937 - Was a drummer for The Cascades (They did,
"Rhythm Of The Rain).
Bobby Sheen (aka Bob B Soxx) - Died 11-23-2000 - Pneumonia (Rock and Roll) Born 1943 in St Louis, Missouri
(He did, "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart?" and "Not Too Young To Get Married") Was a member of
Robins And The Coasters and the leader of The Blue Jeans - Worked with Phil Spector.
John "Frank" Smith - Died 11-26-2000 - Lung cancer (Doo-Wop) Born 1939 - Bass singer for The Monotones
(They did, "The Book Of Love).
Nick Massi (Nicholas Macioci) - Died 12-24-2000 - Cancer (Rock - Doo-Wop) Born 9-19-1927 in Newark, NJ. - Was
the bass vocalist for The Four Seasons (They did, "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Rag Doll") - Rock & Rock Hall Of
Fame Inductee
Laura Childress (Laura Webb Childress) - Died 1-8-2001 - Colon cancer (R&B) Born 11-8-1941 - Was a member
of The Bobbettes
(They did, " Mr. Lee").
John Phillips (John Edmund Andrew Phillips) (aka Papa John Phillips) - Died 3-18-2001 - Heart failure (Rock -
Pop - Folk ) Born 8-30-1935 in Parris Island, SC. - Was the founder and leader of The Journeymen which
became The Mamas And Papas
(They did, "California Dreamin", "Monday, Monday" and "Creeque Alley") He produced
Scott McKenzie, Janis Joplin, The Electric Flag, Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix - Worked with Elaine "Spanky"
McFarlane, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - Was married to Michelle Phillips and Genevieve Waite - Father of
Mackenzie Phillips and Chynna Phillips - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee
Earl Beal (Earl T. Beal) - Died 3-22-2001 (Doo-Wop) Born 7-18-1924 in Denora, near the Monongahela River
in Pennyslvania. - Was a singer for The Silhouettes (They did, "Get A Job").
Jesse "Paul Burnett, Jr. - Died 3-23-2001 (Doo-Wop - R&B) Born 1946 - Was a member of The Jarmels (They did,
"A Little Bit Of Soap").
Ernie K-Doe (Ernest Kador Jr.) - The Emperor of the World - Died 7-5-2001
- Various internal illnesses ( R&B ) Born 2-22-1936 in New Orleans, LA. (He did "Mother-In-Law" and "`T'aint
It The Truth") Was a member of The Blue Diamonds
Sam "Flash" McFadin - Died 8-31-2001 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 1952 - Was the singer for Flash Cadillac &
The Continental Kids (They did remakes of "She's So Fine" and "Endless Sleep").
James Debueneure - Died 9-11-2001 - He was a passenger on American Airlines flight 77 that was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon
(Doo Wop) Born 1943 - Was a member of The Appeciations (They recorded "There's A Place In My Heart" and "It's Better To Cry").
Joe Lubin (Joseph Lubinsky) - Died 10-9-2001 - Heart failure (Pop - Songwriter) Born 6-7-1917 in Brick Lane, East
London, England - (He co-wrote "Tutti Frutti" with Little Richard and wrote "Please Don't Eat
The Daisies") He wrote songs recorded by Doris Day, Pat Boone, Denny Vaughn, Bob Hope, Lainie Kazan and
Petula Clark - Composed music for the TV shows Bonanza and High Chaparral.
Peggy Lee (Norma Deloris Egstrom) - Died 1-21-2002 - Heart attack
(Jazz - Pop - Blues) Born 5-26-1920 in Jamestown, N.D. (She did, "Fever" and "Is That All There Is?) She
worked with Benny Goodman ("Why Don't You Do Right"), Ella Fitzgerald and Sonny Burke - She acted in "Pete
Kelly's Blues" and a remake of "The Jazz Singer" - She recorded more than 600 songs and wrote many others -
She had been married to guitarist Dave Barbour and percussionist Jack Del Rio.
Steve Caldwell - Died 1-28-2002 - Pancreatic cancer (Rock) Born 11-22-1947 in Philadelphia, PA. - Singer
and saxophonist - Was a member of The Swingin' Medallions (They did "Double Shot (of My Baby's Love)" and
"She Drives Me Out of My Mind") and The Pieces Of Eight.
Bobby Fuller
- Died 7-18-1966 - Murdered, asphyxia by forced inhalation of gasoline (Rock) Born 10-20-1943 -
Was the leader of The Bobby Fuller Four .
Malcolm Hale - Died 1968 - Cirrhosis (Rock) Born 1941- Was a guitar
player for Spanky And Our Gang
(They recorded "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" and "Lazy Day").
Shorty Long - Died 6-29-1969 - Drowned in a boating accident (Rock)
Born 1940 (He did "Devil With A Blue Dress" and "Here Comes The Judge").
Brian Jones - Died 7-3-1969 at the age of 27 - He formed the world famous band
The Rolling Stones,and was
with them from 1962 to 1969. He was regarded by many as an artist of multi-instrumental talents, and had the
ability to play any instrument within hours. From the slide guitar on 'Little Red Rooster' through to the
sitar on 'Paint It Black', he lent an exotic touch to the Stones' gritty brand of R&B. Brian purchased
Cotchford Farm - the former home of 'Winnie The Pooh' author A.A. Milne - in November 1968. Unfortunently,
the stress of fame, fortune and drugs took a toll on Brian's mental and phsical health, leading the stones
to fire him on June 8th 1969. He was planning on forming a new band following his departure from the 'Stones
but was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the bottom of the swimming pool at his luxury
home. - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson - Died 9-3-1970 - Suicide, drug overdose (Rock) Born 8-4-1943 - Played harmonica and sang for Canned Heat .
Jimi Hendrix (James Marshall Hendrix) Died 9-18-1970 - Asphyxiated
on his vomit (Rock - Metal) Born 11-27-42 as Johnny Allen Hendrix - Was a guitar player and the
singer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Harold McNair - 3-26-1971 - Lung Cancer (Rock) Was a member of Ginger Baker's Air Force.
Jim Morrison The Lizard King - Died 7-3-1971 - Heart attack, drugs (Rock) Born 12-8-1943 - Was the singer
for The Doors (They recorded "Light My Fire" and
"Hello I Love You") - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Janis Joplin - Died 10-4-1970 - Heroin overdose
(Rock) Born 1-19-1943 in Port Arthur, Texas - Was the singer for Big Brother and The Holding Company, The
Full Tilt Boogie Band and The Kozmic Blues Band - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Brian Cole Died 8-2-1972 - Heroin overdose (Rock) Born 9-8-1944 - Was the bass player for The Association.
Rory Storm (Alan Caldwell) - Died 9-27-1972 - Overdose of sleeping
pills in a suicide pact with his mother (Rock) Born 1940 - Was a member of Rory Storm & The Hurricanes.
Miss Christine - Died 11-05-1972 - Heroin overdose (Rock) Was a member of The GTO's
(They recorded "Little GTO").
Steve Douglas (Steven Kreisman) - Died 4-19-1993 - Heart failure (Rock) Born 9-24-1938 - (Did solo on
Duane Eddy And The Rebel's, "Peter Gunn" and can be heard on, "Da Doo Ron Ron" and " Be My Baby")
Worked with Ry Cooder and Ritchie Valens.
Clarence White - Died 6-14-73 - Stomach hemmorrage after being hit by
a hit and run driver (Rock) Born 1944 - Was a member of
The Byrds
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Gram Parsons - Died 9-19-1973 - Heart failure from tequila & morphine overdose (Rock) Born 11-5-1946 - Was a
member of
The Byrds
and The Flying Burrito Brothers - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
"Mama" Cass Elliot (Ellen Naomi Cohen) - Died 7-29-1974 - Heart attack (Folk - Rock - Pop) Born 9-19-1941 -
Was a member of The Mamma's and Papa's - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Johnny Will Hunter - Died 1976 (Rock) Was a member of The Hombres (They did, "Let It All Hang Out").
Paul Kossoff - Died 3-19-1976 - Drug induced heart failure (Rock) Born 9-14-1950 - Was a member of Free and
Back Street Crawler.
Keith Relf - Died 5-14-76 - Electrocuted playing guitar in the bathtub (Rock) Born 3-22-1943 - Was a member
of Renaissance and
The Yardbirds - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Inductee
Elvis Arron Presley - The King Of Rock - Died
8-16-1977 - Drug overdose (Rock & Roll - Gospel) Born 1-8-1935 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
George LeGros - Died 6-14-2001 - Cancer (Rock) Born 1-20-1945 in Chicago, ILL.. - He was a singer for
The Buckinghams (Originally called The Pulsations)
(They recorded, "Kind Of A Drag", and "Susan"), Just Mustard, The Phabulous Flemtones, The Shakers and Four
Outta Five Doctors.
Jon-Jon Paulos - Died 3-26-1980 - Drug related heart failure (Rock) Born 3-31-1947 - Was the drummer for
The Buckinghams (They recorded, "Kind Of A Drag",
and "Susan").
Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller) - Died 5-25-1965 - Tuberculosis (Blues) Born 1900 - Besides his solo work, he also recorded with The
Yardbirds, and The Animals.
Gregory Herbert - Died 1978 (Rock) Was a member of
Blood Sweat & Tears.
Rushton Moreve - Died 7-1-1981 - Car accident (Rock) Born 1948 - Was a member of
Steppenwolf.
Murray The K - Died 2-21-1982 - Cancer (DJ) Born 1922 (The Fifth Beatle).
Bob "The Bear" Hite - Died 4-15-1981 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 2-26-1945 - Played harmonica and sang for
Canned Heat.
Micki Harris - Died 6-10-1982 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 1940 - Was a member of The Shirelles (They sang,
"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow ?") Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Joey Vann - Died 1984 (Rock) Born 1944 - Was a member of The Duprees (They sang, "You Belong To Me").
Jerry Lee Lewis Jr - Died 11-13-1973 - Car accident (Rock) Born 1954 - Was a drummer in his father's band.
Chris Wood - Died 7-12-1983 - Liver failure (Rock) Born 1944 - Played for Jimi Hendrix and Was a member of
Traffic.
Pete Ham (Peter William Ham) - Died 5-23-75 - Hung himself (Rock) Born 4-27-1947 in Swansea, Wales - Was a
member of Badfinger (They recorded, "No Matter What" and "Come And Get It").
Tom Evans - Died 11-23-1983 - Hung himself (Rock) Born 6-5-1947 - Was a member of
Badfinger (They
recorded "Come And Get It" and "No Matter What").
Dennis Wilson - Died 12-28-1983 -
Drowned ( Surf Rock ) Born 12-4-1944 - Was a member of The Beach Boys
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Keith Relf - Died 5-14-76 - Electrocuted, a nearby heater may have caused an electrical
short in the guitar cable while he practiced (Rock) Born 3-22-1943
in Richmond, England - Was a member of Renaissance and The
Yardbirds (They did,"Shapes Of Things" and "Evil Hearted You") - "Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame Inductee".
Tommy Bolin - Died 12-4-1976 - Overdose of morphine, cocaine,
Lidocaine and alcohol (Rock) Born 8-1-1951 in Sioux City, Iowa. - Guitar player for The
James Gang & Deep Purple .
Gregory Herbert - Died 1-31-1978 - Accidental heroin overdose (Rock - Jazz) Born 5-19-1947 - Was a saxophone player for Blood,
Sweat And Tears.
Keith Moon - Died 9-7-1978 - Accidental overdose on
Hemenephirin (He died in the same flat that Mama Cass died in) (Rock) Born 8-23-1947 in Wembley, London,
England - Drummer for The Escorts, The Beachcombers and
The Who (They did,"I Can't Explain" and "My
Generation") Worked with Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Joe Walsh, Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr, Aynsley
Dunbar, Yoko Ono and Jeff Beck - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Rushton Moreve (John Russell Morgan) -
Died 7-1-1981 - Car accident (Rock) Born 1948 in Los Angeles, CA.
- Was the bassist for Steppenwolf.
(They recorded "Born To Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride").
Carl Perkins - Died 1-19-1998 at age 65 from a series of three strokes - Wrote the hit song ``Blue Suede
Shoes'' that helped lift Elvis Presley to stardom, Perkins received his firstdose of stardom when he recorded it in 1956 and sold
two million copies. Rockabilly performer from Memphis' famed Sun Studios whose fast-paced tunes and twangy
lyrics would influence dozens of rockers to come, including the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton -
Inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in 1986 and the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame a year later. In 1991, he had to stop touring to undergo treatment for lung cancer and
later successfully battled throat cancer. He endured surgery on a blocked artery in his neck in June
97 and subsequently suffered a series of strokes.
John Persh - Died Jan. 1981 - Staph virus (Rock) Born 11-23-1942 - Played trombone and bass for Rare Earth
(They did "Get Ready", "I Know I'm Losing You" and "I Just Want To Celebrate").
Reebop Kwaku Baah - Died 1982 (Rock) Percussionist for
Traffic - Worked with The Rolling Stones,
Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton.
Mark Olson - Died 9-?-1982 - Complications of alcoholism (Rock) He was the keyboardist for Rare Earth
(They did "Get Ready", "I Know I'm Losing You" and "I Just Want To Celebrate").
Joe Bauer - Died 9-?-1982 - Brain tumor (Rock) Born 9-26-1941 in Memphis, Tennessee. - Was a drummer for
The Young Bloods ( They did, "Get Together").
August Burns - Died 1982 - Survived a fall from a construction elevator but contracted pneumonia in the
hospital (Rock) Cellist - Was a member of
Sweetwater
(They did,"My Crystal Spider" and "In A Rainbow"). Sweetwater was the first group on stage at the original
Woodstock music festival.
Brian Keenan - Died 1985 - Heart attack (Rock - Blues) Born 1-28-1944 in New York, NY. - Drummer -
Worked with The Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today") and Genya Ravan ("Sit Yourself Down").
David Box - Died 10-23-1964 - Plane crash - After the death of Buddy Holly, the Crickets used
various lead singers on their records. One was David Box who sang
lead on the Crickets' recording of "Peggy Sue Got Married".
Peter Lucia (Peter Paul Lucia Jr.) - Died 1987 - Heart attack (Rock) Born 2-2-1947 in Morristown, New
Jersey - Was a drummer for Hog Heaven and
Tommy James And The Shondells (They did "Crimson & Clover" and
"Mony Mony").
Rick Grech - Died 3-17-1990 - Kidney and liver failure (Rock) Born 11-1-1946 - Was a member of Family,
Traffic and Blind Faith.
Tom Fogerty - Died 9-6-1990 - Respiratory failure, tuberculosis (Rock) Born 11-9-1941 -
Guitarist for Creedence Clearwater
Revival - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Steve Marriott - Died 4-20-1991 - Died in a house fire from smoke inhalation (Rock) Born 1-30-1947 in
Bow, London, England - Was a guitarist and singer for
The Small Faces (They did "Itchycoo Park" and "All Or Nothing") and Humble Pie
(They did "Natural Born Boogie").
Jerry Edmonton (Jerry McCrohan) - Died 11-28-1993 - Car accident (Rock) Born 10-24- 1946 in Canada - Was a
drummer for Steppenwolf.
(They recorded,"Born To Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride").
Michael Clarke (Michael James Dick) - Died 12-19-1993 - Liver failure (Rock) Born 4-3-1944 - Was a member
of The Desert Rose Band and
The Byrds
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Papa John Creach - Died 2-22-1994 - Natural causes
(Rock) Born 5-28-1917 - Played violin for
Jefferson Airplane /
Starship.
Nicky Hopkins - Died 9-6-1994 - Heart and abdominal problems (Rock) Born 2-24-1944 in London, England -
Pianist - Recorded with
The Rolling Stones,
John Lennon,
The Who,
The Kinks,
The Hollies and
more.
Chas Chandler (Bryan James Chandler) - Died 7-17-1996 - Aortic aneurysm (Rock) Born 12-18-1938 - Managed
Jimi Hendrix - Was the bassist for The Alan Price Trio and
The Animals - "Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame Inductee"
Ronnie Lane (Ronald Frederick Lane) - Died 6-4-1997 - Multiple sclerosis (Rock) Born 4-1-1946 in Plaistow,
London, England - Was the bassist for The Small Faces (They did, "Itchycoo Park"), The Faces (They did,
"Love Lives Here" and "Stay With Me") and Slim Chance (They did, "How Come").
Spencer Dryden - Died 1-11-2005 in Petaluma - Colon cancer ( Rock - Jazz ) Born 4-7-1938 in New York, NY -
Drummer - Was a member of The Ashes who later became The Peanut Butter Conspiracy,
Jefferson Airplane
(They did, "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit"),
The New Riders Of The Purple Sage
(They did, "Panama Red" and "Cement, Clay And Glass") and The Dinosaurs - Worked with Charles Lloyd and
Bobby Hutcherson - Nephew of actor Charlie Chaplin - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Jim Capaldi (Nicola James Capaldi) - Died 1-28-2005 in London, England - Stomach cancer ( Rock ) Born
8-2-1944 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England - Drummer and singer - (He did, "Johnny Too Bad" and "Ancient
Highway") - Was a member of
Traffic (They did, "Dear Mr
Fantasy" and "The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys"), The Hellions, Deep Feeling, Wooden Frog and The
Contenders - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Kurt Winter - Died 12-15-1997 - Liver failure (Rock) Born 4-2-1946 - Was a guitarist for
The Guess Who
(They did "No Time" and "Share The Land").
Sonny Bono (Salvatore Phillip Bono) - Died 1-5-1998 - Skiing accident (Pop) Born 2-16-1935 - Singer and
songwriter - He was half of the duo, Sonny & Cher (They did "The Beat
Goes On" and "I Got You Babe").
Carl Wilson (Carl Dean Wilson) - Died 2-6-1998 - Lung cancer (Surf Rock) Born 12-21-1946 in Hawthorne, CA.
- Was a singer and lead guitarist for The Beach Boys (They did,"Surfin' Safari" and "California Girls") -
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.
Dusty Springfield (Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette
O'Brien) - Died 3-2-1999 - Breast cancer (Rock - Soul - Pop) Born 4-16-1939 in London, England - (She did,
"I Only Want To Be With You" and "Wishin' And Hopin'") Was a member of The Lana Sisters and The Springfields (They did,
"Silver Threads And Golden Needles") (Recorded, "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" with The Pet Shop Boys)
"Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee"
David Brown (David Michael Brown) - Died 9-10?-2000 (Rock) Born 2-15-1950 in San Francisco, CA. - Was the
bass guitarist for Santana - Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Michael "Smitty" Smith (Michael Leroy Smith)
- Died 3-6-2001 - Natural causes (Rock) Born 3-27-1942 in Beaverton, OR. - Was a drummer for
Paul Revere And The Raiders
(They did, "Indian Reservation" and "Kicks").
Karen Lamm - Died 6-29-2001 - Heart failure (Rock) Born 1952 (She co-wrote The Beach Boys', "Baby Blue")
Was a backup vocalist and songwriter for her husband Dennis Wilson - She also was an actress and producer -
Former wife of keyboardist Robert Lamm.
Terry Melcher - Died 11-19-2004 in Beverly Hills, CA. - Melanoma (Rock) Born 2-8-1942 in New York, NY,
- Producer, singer, pianist and songwriter - (He co-wrote, "Kokomo") - He was half of the duo, Bruce &
Terry (They did, "Custom Machine" and "Summer Means Fun") and was a member of The Rip Chords (They did,
"Hey, Little Cobra") - He produced The Byrds ("Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn, Turn, Turn") and Paul Revere
And The Raiders - Worked with The Beach Boys, Gram Parsons, The Mamas And The Papas, Bobby Darin, Glen
Campbell and Ry Cooder - Son of actress Doris Day and trombonist Al Jorden.
Niki Sullivan - Died
4-6-2004 in Sugar Creek, MO - Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 6-23-1937 in South Gate, CA - Singer and guitarist -
(He did,"It's All Over") - Was a member of Buddy Holly's Crickets (They did, "That'll Be The Day" and
"Maybe Baby"), The Plainsmen, The Hollyhawks and The Whitesidewalls.
Ray Peterson - The Golden Voice of Rock 'n' Roll - Died 1-25-2005 in Smyrna - Cancer ( Rock - Country ) Born 4-23-1935 in Denton, TX - Singer - (He did, "Tell Laura I Love Her" and "Corrina, Corrina") - He formed Dunes Records - Worked with Phil Spector.
Clarence Bassett (Clarence Henry Bassett Jr.) - Died 1-25-2005 in Richmond, VA. - Complications of emphysema (Doo-Wop) Born 3-13-1936 in Jamaica, NY - Singer - Was a member of Shep And The Limelites (They did, "Daddy's Home" and "Three Steps To The Altar") - Worked with The Five Sharps, The Flamingos, The Videos and Creative Funk.
Shirley Goodman (Shirley Pixley Goodman) - Died 7-5-2005 in Los Angeles, CA (R&B - Rock - Disco) Born 7-19-1936 in New Orleans, LA. - She was half of the duos,
Shirley & Lee (They did, "Let
The Good Times Roll" and "I'm Gone") and Shirley & Jesse (They did, "Ivory Tower") - She led Shirley & Company (They did, "Shame, Shame, Shame" and "Cry, Cry, Cry") - Worked with The Rolling Stones and Dr. John.
Denis D'Ell (Denis James Dalziel) - Died 7-6-2005 - Cancer (Rock) Born 10-14-1943 - Singer - Was a member of The Honeycombs (They did, "Have I The Right?" and Something Better Beginning") and The Southside Blues Band.
Bill Reed (William Reed) - Died 10-22-2004 in Port St Lucie, FL. - Cancer (Doo-Wop) Born 1-11-1936 in Toronto, Ontario - Singer - Was a member of The Diamonds (They, did, "Little Darlin" and "The Stroll").
Willem Duyn (aka Mouth) - Died 12-3-2004 -
Heart attack ( Rock ) Born 3-31-1937 - Singer and drummer - He was half of the
duo, Mouth & McNeal (They
did, "How Do You Do" and "I See A Star") and Big Mouth & Little Eve
(They did, "Jingle Jungle Johnny" and "Welcome Home") - Worked with The Holland
Quintet, The Jayjays and Les Etoiles.
Bill Maybray (William R. Maybray Sr.) - Died 12-5-2004 - Complications related to cancer ( Rock ) Born 1944 - Played drums, bass and was a singer - Was a member of The The Jaggers who changed their name to
The Jaggerz (They did, "The Rapper" and "Baby I Love You").
Ed Roberts - Died 8-15-1993 - Cancer ( Pop ) Born 4-24-1936 - Was a member of Ruby & The Romantics (They sang "Our Day Will Come").
Gene Pitney (singer) -- Dead. Died April 5, 2006. Born February 17, 1941. Wrote "24 Hours from Tulsa", died while on tour.
Barry Cowsill - Born 1954 - Died 2005 - One of the singing
The Cowsills, body was discovered on December 28,2005
on a Chartres Street Wharf in New Orleans. Local authorities believe Cowsill, 51, died in the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina, which hit the city on August 29th. Cowsill reportedly left phone messages for his sister Susan on
September 1st, and was not heard from again. Billed as "America's First Family of Music," the well-scrubbed
Cowsills helped make flower-power music palatable to the mainstream during their brief run in the late
1960s. They had two #2 hits, "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" and the title track to the hit rock
musical Hair.
William Cowsill - Died - Feb 17, 2006 - Lead singer of the '60s bubblegum family band
The Cowsills, who
inspired the TV series The Partridge Family, died Friday after a series of illnesses. He was 58. Cowsill,
who was suffering from emphysema, osteoporosis and other ailments, passed away in Calgary, Alberta,
according to his family and Canadian record producer Neil MacGonigill. He had been in deteriorating health
for some time. From 1967-70, The Cowsills, who were first spotted by a show scout in Newport, R.I.
(the morning TV gig landed them a record deal), had hits with "The Rain, The Park and Other Things" and
"Hair." Four Cowsill brothers played in the band: Barry on bass, William on guitar, Bob on guitar and organ,
and John on drums. Their mother, Barbara, and little sister, Susan, eventually joined the group.
Billy Cowsill (singer/guitarist) - Emphysema. Died February 17, 2006. Born January 9, 1948. One of the Cowsills.
Raymond Peterson - Cancer. Died January 25, 2005. Born April 23, 1939. "Tell Laura I Love Her", Elvis recorded his "The Wonder of You".
John "Bam Bam" Lane - Died 2-18-2007 ( Rock ) Drummer - Was a member of Bill Haley & The Comets.
Bobby "Boris" Pickett (Robert George Pickett) - The Guy Lombardo of Halloween - Died 4-25-2007 in West Los Angeles, CA. - Leukemia ( Rock - Novelty ) Born 2-11-1938 - (He did, "Monster Mash" and "Monster's Holiday") - Led The Crypt-Kickers - Was a member of The Cordials - Worked with Leon Russell.
George Malone (George Walter Malone) - Died 10-5-2007 in Avondale, AZ. - Complications from a stroke ( Doo-Wop ) Born 1-5-1940 in Newark, NJ. - Singer and songwriter - Sang second tenor and was an original founding member of The Monotones (They did, "Book Of Love", "Soft Shadows" and "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow") - They recorded for Mascot, Argo and Hull Records.
John Petersen (John L. Petersen) - Died 11-11-2007 - Heart attack ( Rock - Pop ) Born 1-8-1945 - Drummer - Was a member of The Beau Brummels (They did, "Laugh, Laugh" and "Just A Little") and Harper's Bizarre (They did, "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" and "Debutante's Ball").
Mike Smith (Michael George Smith) - Died 2-28-2008 in Edmonton, North London, England - Pneumonia (Rock) Born 12-6-1943 in Edmonton, England - Singer, keyboardist, songwriter and producer - Led Mike Smith's Rock Engine - Was a member of The Dave Clark Five (They did, "Glad All Over" and "Catch Us If You Can") - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Bo Diddley - Died June 2, 2008 Heart failure. Born December 30, 1928. (guitarist) "I Am a Man", professional musician for over 50 years.