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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…
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Lamar Williams dies at 34 – The Allman Brothers Band bassist
Lamar Williams (January 14, 1949, Gulfport, Mississippi – January 21, 1983) was an American musician, most known as the bassist for The Allman Brothers Band and Sea Level. After jamming with a Biloxi group known as the Fungus Blues Band, Williams joined the Allman Brothers Band in late 1972 after the death of original bassist…
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Spencer Dryden dies at 66 – Jefferson Airplane drummer
Spencer Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician best known as drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with The Dinosaurs, and The Ashes (later known as The Peanut Butter Conspiracy). Dryden did not participate in Jefferson Airplane’s 1989 reunion. In 1996, Dryden…
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Brad Delp dies at 55, Boston | March 9, 2007
Brad Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock bands Boston and RTZ. Delp committed suicide sometime between 11:00 pm on March 8 and 1:20 pm on March 9, 2007. The local police discovered his body after a 911 call from Pamela…
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Danny Joe Brown dies at 53 | Molly Hatchet
Danny Joe Brown (24 August 1951 – 10 March 2005) was the original lead singer of the Southern rock group Molly Hatchet, and co-writer of the band’s biggest hits from the late 1970s. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1951 and graduated from Terry Parker High School in 1969. Shortly after graduating, he enlisted…