R.I.P. Dave Rosser (Afghan Whigs)
Read More The Afghan Whigs Surely, you remember the high-drama swagger of the Afghan Whigs,...
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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. Sonny Knight
Minneapolis-based soul singer, Sonny Knight, has died. He was 69. We love the retro-soul sound...
R.I.P. Gregg Allman (The Allman Brothers)
Read More Allman Brothers The Allman Brothers Band’s longtime guitarist Warren Haynes will be stopping...
R.I.P. Rich Buckler
This has nothing to do with music, but the death of comic book artist Rich...
R.I.P. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, has died at the age of 52....
R.I.P. Keith Mitchell (Mazzy Star)
Read More Mazzy Star We’ve been following Mazzy Star for a while now, particularly since...
R.I.P. Col. Bruce Hampton and Kevin Garcia (Grandaddy)
Bruce Hampton was listed as “the Granddaddy of the Jam Scene”... and speaking of Grandaddy, Grandaddy’s bassist and co-founder Kevin Garcia, died at the age 41 to a stroke.
R.I.P. Belchior
Read More Belchior Classic Album from Fantastic Brazilian Singer and Composer. Belchior Wrote Several Great...
R.I.P. Cuba Gooding, Sr. (The Main Ingredient)
Read More The Main Ingredient The Main Ingredient became much more famous on the national...
R.I.P. Allan Holdsworth
Read More Soft Machine Soft Machine was one of the first prog-rock bands, but if...
R.I.P. Sib Hashian (Boston)
Boston’s drummer Sib Hashian died on stage on the Legends of Rock Cruise last night....
R.I.P. Chuck Berry
Legendary Rock & Roll pioneer Chuck Berry has passed away at the age of 90....
R.I.P. Joey Alves (Y&T)
Read More Y&T Y&T Live at the Mystic is a new double live CD recorded...
R.I.P. Joni Sledge (Sister Sledge)
Read More Sister Sledge Original Album Series – Sister Sledge Box set UK-only five CD...
R.I.P. Tommy Page
The “I’ll Be Your Everything” singer Tommy Page has died from an apparent suicide on...
R.I.P. Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown)
Questlove broke the news, via his instagram, that “The Funky Funkiest Drummer Of All Time”...
R.I.P. Al Jarreau
Read More Al Jarreau Breakin’ Away Al Jarreau I first borrowed the vinyl of Breakin’...
R.I.P. Tom Edwards (Adam Ant)
Read More Adam Ant You might remember Adam Ant as the lead singer of the...
R.I.P. Rembert De Smet (2 Belgen)
Thanks to reader Johan, who sent in the link and information, regarding the death of...
R.I.P. Pete Overend Watts (Mott the Hoople)
Read More Mott the Hoople Also note that Mott the Hoople’s drummer passed away on...
R.I.P. Maggie Roche (The Roches)
Maggie Roche, the eldest of the three sisters act The Roches has passed away. The...
R.I.P. Steve Wright (The Greg Kihn Band)
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)
Read More Bye Bye Birdie A lighthearted romp reflecting the Elvis revolution, Bye Bye Birdie...
R.I.P. Sylvester Potts (The Contours)
Sylvester Potts, member of The Contours has died on January 6. Potts joined the band...
R.I.P. Debbie Reynolds
It seems that all we do is write about the musicians and singers that passed...
R.I.P. Red Army Choir
Thanks to reader Katarina for mentioning that the entire Red Army Choir (64 members) has...
R.I.P. Bunny Walters and Barrelhouse Chuck
Maori singer Bunny Walters has died today (December 14th in New Zealand’s time zone) at...
R.I.P. Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
Greg Lake, of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson, has died of cancer at...
R.I.P. Jeff White (Atrocity)
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)
Thanks to reader Phil B who told us that Ray Columbus has died today (29...