Category: News
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Jimmy Greenspoon dies at 67 – Three Dog Night
Jimmy Greenspoon (February 7, 1948 – March 11, 2015) was an American keyboard player and composer, best known as a member of the band Three Dog Night. In 2014, Greenspoon was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, and stopped touring with Three Dog Night. He died of cancer in North Potomac, Maryland, at the age of 67.
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Ronnie Montrose dies at 64
Ronnie Montrose (29 November 1947 – 3 March 2012) was an American rock guitarist, who led the bands Montrose (1973-77 & 1987) and Gamma (1979-83 & 2000) and also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison (1971–72), Herbie Hancock (1971), Beaver & Krause (1971), Boz Scaggs (1971), Edgar Winter…
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27 Club Musicians Forever Remembered
27 Club Musicians Forever Remembered Alexandre Levy (November 10, 1864 — January 17, 1892) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor. Louis Chauvin (March 13, 1881 – March 26, 1908) was an American ragtime musician. Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues singer and musician. His landmark recordings from…
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The Byrds drummer Michael Clarke Death remembered
Michael Clarke (born June 3, 1946 – December 19, 1993), was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the 1960s rock group The Byrds from 1964 to 1967. He died in 1993, at age 47, from liver failure, a direct result of more than three decades of heavy alcohol consumption. Clarke’s health declined…
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Gary Thain Electrocuted – Bassist for Uriah Heep dies at 27 in 1975
Gary Thain (15 May 1948 – 8 December 1975) was a rock bassist, best known for his work with British band, Uriah Heep. During his last tour with Uriah Heep, Thain suffered an electric shock at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas on 15 September 1974, and was seriously injured. Due to his drug addiction…
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Keith Richards Electrocution Guitarist survives December 1965
The day in history was December 3rd 1965 when Keith Richards electrocution happens. Steps on a microphone cable and is electrocuted and knocked unconscious during a Rolling Stones concert in Sacramento, California. After a short break, he recovers and is able to continue. Keith Richards Electrocution Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding…
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Mariska Veres Singer for Shocking Blue remembered
Mariska Veres (1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006) was a Dutch singer who was best known as the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. Veres began her career as a singer in 1963 with the guitar band Les Mysteres. In 1965 she joined the Bumble Bees, the Blue Fighters, Danny and his…
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Scott Smith Loverboy Bassist 11 years since went missing
Scott Smith Loverboy Bassist (13 February 1955 – 30 November 2000), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the original bassist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy, best known for their hit singles “Working for the Weekend” and “Turn Me Loose”, although their U.S. Top Ten hits were “Lovin’ Every Minute of It” in 1985 and “This…
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Jerry Edmonton Steppenwolf’s drummer remembered
Jerry Edmonton (October 24, 1946 – November 28, 1993) was the drummer for the rock band, Steppenwolf. When Steppenwolf temporarily broke up on February 14, 1972, Edmonton and Steppenwolf organist Goldy McJohn formed the band Seven with singer Lance Gullickson and guitarist Robin Huff. After Seven, Edmonton and McJohn formed Manbeast with Rod Prince and…
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Exclusive Epitaph for Ronnie James Dio Book by Claude Schnell
”After an over eight month period of atypical reticence, Claude Schnell, long time keyboardist, confidant and collegue of the late Ronnie James Dio, speaks out on the passing of his friend.” Epitaph written by Claude Schnell RONNIE JAMES DIO – A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMOIR by P.G. Brunelli With the dawn of the new day on May…