R.I.P. Robert Hunter (The Grateful Dead)
Poet, lyricist, and musician Robert Hunter has died at the age of 78. He was...
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“Rest in peace” (often abbreviated as R.I.P.) is an idiomatic expression and epitaph wishing eternal peace and rest to someone who has passed away
R.I.P. Peter Fonda
Read More Peter Fonda The latest Keepers Record (for the month of May) will be...
R.I.P. David Berman (Silver Jews)
Singer/songwriter David Berman, from Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, killed himself by hanging on August...
R.I.P. Ian Gibbons (The Kinks)
Former The Kinks keyboardist Ian Gibbons has died at the age of 67. According to...
R.I.P. Art Neville (The Neville Brothers)
Neville Brothers : Gold Read More Aaron Neville The concert will be filmed by PBS...
R.I.P. João Gilberto
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto: Getz-Gilberto, 1963 Read More Joao Gilberto Stan Getz and Joao...
R.I.P. Philippe Zdar (Cassius)
Grammy-winning producer Philippe Zdar (half of influential French house duo Cassius) fell off a building...
R.I.P. Tony Glover (Koerner, Ray & Glover)
Koerner, Ray & Glover: The Return of Koerner, Ray & Glover Read More Koerner, Ray...
R.I.P. Doris Day
Doris Day: The Essential Doris Day Read More Doris Day My favorite track from the...
R.I.P. Shawn Smith (Brad) and Les Reed
It’s been a while since we mentioned a musician death. Although there are many deaths,...
R.I.P. Ranking Roger (The Beat)
The Beat: Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The Beat Read More English Beat...
R.I.P. Scott Walker (The Walker Brothers)
Scott Walker: Scott 4 Read More Walker Brothers Digitally remastered edition of The Sun Ain’t...
R.I.P. Dick Dale
Guitar Legend: The Very Best Of Dick Dale Read More Dick Dale Dick Dale is...
R.I.P. Asa Brebner (The Modern Lovers)
Asa Brebner, the American guitarist, singer, and songwriter for The Modern Lovers has died at the age of 65. When Greg “Curly” Keranen left the band in 1977, he was replaced by Brebner (who would go on to play on The Modern Lovers Live (1978) and Back in Your Life (1979).
R.I.P. Keith Flint (The Prodigy)
Read More The Prodigy Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, who along with The Prodigy (and...
R.I.P. Mark Hollis (Talk Talk) and Mac Wiseman (Foggy Mountain Boys)
Read More Talk Talk Sheik is a bit of an anglophile, considering the artists covered...
R.I.P. Peter Tork (The Monkees) and Fred Foster
American actor and musician Peter Tork has died at the age of 77. Tork was...
R.I.P. Albert Finney
Actor Albert Finney died on February 7 at the age of 82. Although he’s known...
R.I.P. Under 30: Legarda, Kyle Yorlets, and Cadet
Recently, there’s been a string of the Under 30 deaths… who knows if these upcoming...
R.I.P. Tim Landers (Transit) and Harold Bradley
Read More Transit If you’ve never heard of Boston’s Transit, they are considered an emo...
R.I.P. Maxine Brown (The Browns)
Country singer Maxine Brown (not to be confused with soul singer Maxine Brown – who...
R.I.P. Debi Martini (Red Aunts) and Lorna Doom (Germs)
Read More The Red Aunts The band will be playing some of the new songs...
R.I.P. Eric Haydock (The Hollies)
Six-string bassist Eric Haydock of The Hollies has died at the age of 75. According...
R.I.P. The Captain (Captain & Tennille)
Daryl Dragon, aka “The Captain” of Captain and Tennille has died today (January 2nd) to...
R.I.P. Mike Taylor (Walk Off The Earth)
Read More Walk Off The Earth The first time I heard of Walk Off The...
R.I.P. Seventeen and Honey Lantree (The Honeycombs)
Read More The Honeycombs I will never understand why the Honeycombs weren’t more successful. “Have...
R.I.P. Nancy Wilson and Anca Pop
American singer Nancy Wilson has died on December 13th. I know we’re late to mention the news, but her contribution to blues and jazz is so important that we had at least acknowledge the sad news of her passing.
R.I.P. Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks)
Read More Buzzcocks Speaking of the Varsity Theater, legendary power punk band The Buzzcocks will...
R.I.P. Roy Clark
We got the announcement that legendary “superpicker” Roy Clark has died at the age of...
R.I.P. Stan Lee
Read More Stan Lee Marvel Comics Chairman Emeritus and Generalissimo, Stan Lee, held court earlier...