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R.I.P. Cuba Gooding, Sr. (The Main Ingredient)

April 21, 2017

Read More The Main Ingredient The Main Ingredient became much more famous on the national...

R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth

April 17, 2017

Read More Soft Machine Soft Machine was one of the first prog-rock bands, but if...

R.I.P. Sib Hashian (Boston)

March 23, 2017

Read More Boston Unlike Of Montreal, Beirut, Architecture in Helsinki, and I’m From Barcelona, rock...

R.I.P. Chuck Berry

vusleeper March 19, 2017

Legendary Rock & Roll pioneer Chuck Berry has passed away at the age of 90....

R.I.P. Joey Alves (Y&T)

March 12, 2017

Read More Y&T Y&T Live at the Mystic is a new double live CD recorded...

R.I.P. Joni Sledge (Sister Sledge)

March 12, 2017

Read More Sister Sledge Original Album Series – Sister Sledge Box set UK-only five CD...

R.I.P. Tommy Page

vusleeper March 5, 2017

The “I’ll Be Your Everything” singer Tommy Page has died from an apparent suicide on...

R.I.P. Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown)

vusleeper February 19, 2017

Questlove broke the news, via his instagram, that “The Funky Funkiest Drummer Of All Time”...

R.I.P. Al Jarreau

February 12, 2017

Read More Al Jarreau Breakin’ Away Al Jarreau I first borrowed the vinyl of Breakin’...

R.I.P. Tom Edwards (Adam Ant)

January 29, 2017

Read More Adam Ant You might remember Adam Ant as the lead singer of the...

R.I.P. Rembert De Smet (2 Belgen)

vusleeper January 29, 2017

Thanks to reader Johan, who sent in the link and information, regarding the death of...

R.I.P. Pete Overend Watts (Mott the Hoople)

January 22, 2017

Read More Mott the Hoople Also note that Mott the Hoople’s drummer passed away on...

R.I.P. Maggie Roche (The Roches)

vusleeper January 21, 2017

Maggie Roche, the eldest of the three sisters act The Roches has passed away. The...

R.I.P. Steve Wright (The Greg Kihn Band)

January 17, 2017

Read More Greg Kihn Band Speaking of 80s, The Greg Kihn Band had two big...

R.I.P. Peter Sarstedt and Dick Gautier (Get Smart)

January 15, 2017

Read More Bye Bye Birdie A lighthearted romp reflecting the Elvis revolution, Bye Bye Birdie...

R.I.P. Sylvester Potts (The Contours)

vusleeper January 8, 2017

Sylvester Potts, member of The Contours has died on January 6. Potts joined the band...

R.I.P. Debbie Reynolds

vusleeper December 28, 2016

It seems that all we do is write about the musicians and singers that passed...

R.I.P. George Michael

vusleeper December 25, 2016

2016 is not over folks. BBC news confirmed that legendary rock star George Michael is...

R.I.P. Red Army Choir

vusleeper December 25, 2016

Thanks to reader Katarina for mentioning that the entire Red Army Choir (64 members) has...

R.I.P. Bunny Walters and Barrelhouse Chuck

vusleeper December 13, 2016

Maori singer Bunny Walters has died today (December 14th in New Zealand’s time zone) at...

R.I.P. Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)

vusleeper December 9, 2016

Greg Lake, of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson, has died of cancer at...

R.I.P. Jeff White (Atrocity)

vusleeper December 1, 2016

Thanks to reader G who told us that Atrocity’s drummer Jeff White (not to be confused with alt-country folk singer) has died on 27 Nov 2016. Like you, I was confusing this US-based band with Germany’s Atrocity. Doing a quick check, I can tell you that this Torrington, CT, band started a full three years before the German band with a demo tape in 1985. Subsequently releasing Infected in 1990 and The Art of Death! in 1992. The US band broke up in 1993, but reformed in 2006 and released Let War Rage in 2009 via Mad Lion Records.

R.I.P. Ray Columbus (Ray Columbus & the Invaders)