“To simply say Ian will be missed would be an understatement, when he auditioned for the band, he only played a few chords before I knew he was the right guy to have on keyboard, he seemed to know the right voicing to musically slot in between the other members of the band. And with the Kinks, that took some doing!” Ray Davies
Leon Redbone Dies at 69 May 30, 2019 – He was an enigma to some and a genius to many. Leon Redbone was definitely an old soul. Even the statement released on his website made that clear. It read, “It is with heavy hearts we announce that early this morning, […]
“I Don’t Believe In Miracles” Singer CB Victoria (Edwin Coppard) Has Died May 11, 2019 – A message was posted today on his Facebook page that read, “It is with the deepest sadness and heart-wrenching sorrow that the family announces the sudden passing of our Edwin. He passed away suddenly […]
We lost one of the greatest drummers of all time today. Here are the songs he played on that reached #1 on the Billboard charts. 1 hits “Johnny Angel” – Shelley Fabares (03/03/62) “He’s a Rebel” – The Crystals (10/06/62) “Surf City” – Jan & Dean (06/22/63) “I Get Around” […]
Legendary Drummer Hal Blaine Dead at 90 He was a famous drummer in the wrecking crew and one of most used drummers in the history of Rock and Roll. His family released the following statement. “Hal Blaine – loving father of Michelle Blaine; grandfather of Anthony, Josh, Aaron, Whitney, Tempest, […]
Check out the video with all the music here on Facebook The Top 5 Talk Talk Hit Songs February 28, 2019 – The voice of Talk Talk Mark Hollis passed away on February 25, 2019. He was only 64. He was a perfectionist, musical genius and deep seated haunting voice […]
Peter Tork of the Monkees, Dead at 77 He was the oldest member of the band. Just 24 when the Monkees phenomenon started in 1966. Though compared and meant to be in the same lane as the Beatles the Monkees were certainly a different animal but that’s not to say […]
Iconic Actor Albert Finney Dead at 82 February 8, 2019 – Finney left us an amazing body of work including, his roles in “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning” (1960), “Tom Jones” (1963), “Two for the Road” (1967), “Scrooge” (1970), “Annie” (1982), “The Dresser” (1983), “Miller’s Crossing” (1990), “Erin Brockovich” (2000), […]
James Ingram, Grammy-winning soul singer Dead at 66 It’s another big loss to the music world. All his hits from the ’80s and ’90s are still being played on radio stations all over the world. He had 8 Top 40 Billboard hits. Starting with two from Quincy Jones’ ‘The Dude” […]
Steve Ripley of the Tractors Dead at 69 He was an amazing man – a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, producer, radio host and inventor. He just turned 69 on January 1st. He died at his home in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He had been suffering from cancer. He lead the multi platinum band […]
